# Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)

> Hamburg, DE · IATA: HAM · ICAO: EDDH · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `HAM` |
| ICAO | `EDDH` |
| City | Hamburg |
| Country | DE |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 16 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 53.63040, 9.98823 |

## Description

Unlike dedicated freighter hubs, Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM/EDDH) relies almost entirely on belly cargo carried in the holds of passenger aircraft operated by Lufthansa, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air France and KLM. The Hamburg Airport Cargo Center (HACC) handled 68,400 tonnes of freight in 2025, up from 65,400 tonnes the year before and approaching the pre-pandemic 2019 level of roughly 70,000 tonnes. With a design capacity of about 150,000 tonnes per year, the facility still has substantial spare capacity for growth. Shippers needing dedicated all-cargo freighter capacity typically route through Leipzig/Halle (LEJ), Germany's DHL express hub, or Frankfurt (FRA), the country's largest cargo airport. Hamburg is well connected by the A1 and A7 motorways to northern Germany's industrial hinterland and to the Port of Hamburg, supporting sea-air combinations for overseas shipments. Customs clearance runs through the Hauptzollamt Hamburg, and shippers should confirm procedures for dangerous goods or special cargo in advance with their handling agent. For importers and exporters in northern Germany, HAM primarily offers fast belly-cargo links into the major Middle Eastern and European airline hubs rather than large-scale dedicated freight handling on site.

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