# Nuremberg Airport (NUE)

> Nuremberg, DE · IATA: NUE · ICAO: EDDN · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `NUE` |
| ICAO | `EDDN` |
| City | Nuremberg |
| Country | DE |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 319 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 49.49870, 11.07806 |

## Description

A twelve-minute subway ride separates Nuremberg's main station from the terminal: Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg (IATA: NUE, ICAO: EDDN) is Germany's only airport with a direct underground connection, the U2 line ending right at departures. Named after the city's most famous son and opened in 1955, the airport handles around 4 million passengers a year, mainly on leisure and European routes, with Ryanair and Corendon among the most visible operators. Cargo volumes are small but well organised: a dedicated freight building with on-site customs processes belly shipments and express goods, while most Franconian air freight travels by road feeder service to the Munich and Frankfurt hubs. Night-time express is the historical strength - NUE served for years as a station in Germany's night airmail network and still handles integrator feeder traffic today. The Nuremberg metropolitan region, home to Siemens, Schaeffler and Diehl, generates steady export demand, particularly for urgent spare parts. Via the A73 the site quickly reaches the A3 and A9, two of Europe's main north-south and east-west corridors, and the city centre lies only about 7 kilometres away. Short distances define this airport, from the cargo shed to the old town.

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