Kick-Off in Germany: Euro Jet’s Airport Guide for the European Football Championship
Euro Jet is ready to support your flights related to the upcoming European Football Championship taking place in Germany June 14-July 14, 2024. As the matches will be held in 10 different German cities, we have put together an overview of the most essential information regarding slots, main airports, and the closest repositioning options to help you navigate your flight operations all over the country.
The European Championship matches will be played in Berlin, Leipzig, Hamburg, Dortmund, Gelsenkirchen, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Munich. The semi-finals will be held in the Fußball Arena in Munich and in the BVB Stadion in Dortmund. The final match will be played on July 14 at 21:00 in the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Slot Coordination
There will be seven coordinated airports during the Championship, which include Berlin Brandenburg, Dusseldorf, Cologne-Bonn, Frankfurt am Main, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Munich. All flights arriving to or departing from any of these seven airports will require an airport slot allocated by Fluko Flughafen Deutschland GmbH prior to the operation and prior to filing the corresponding ATC flight plan.
Service type code L must be used for all flights with passengers operated specifically for the Championship so that the tournament-related requests can be identified among all other requests.
Priority slots will be assigned based on the special priority order, with scheduled and non-scheduled flight services according to Regulation (EEC) No. 95/93 having the first priority, flights carrying football teams and flights carrying fans having the second and the third priority followed by other ad hoc flights.
Slots that have already been allocated or slot requests without relation to the Championship will not be affected by these new rules and will be treated following a standard procedure.
Airports and Repositioning Options
- Located 40 minutes from the Olympiastadion
- A coordinated Level 3 airport
- Night curfew: 2130z-0330z
- Closest repositioning option: Neuhardenberg (EDON) – 1 hour 35 minute drive to the venue
- Located 30 minutes from the Leipzig Stadium
- A facilitated Level 2 airport
- Night curfew for any flights except cargo: 2130z-0330z
- Closest repositioning option: Dresden Airport (EDDC / DRS)– 1 hour 30 minute drive to the stadium
- Located 25 minutes from the Volksparkstadion Hamburg
- A coordinated Level 3 airport
- Night curfew: 2130z-0300z; limited slot availability in the nighttime marginal hours between 2000z-2130z and 0300z-0400z
- Closest repositioning option: Kiel Airport (EDHK/KEL)– 1 hour 10 minute drive to the venue
- Located 25 minutes from the BVB Stadion
- A non-coordinated Level 1 airport
- Opening hours: 0400z-2000z
- Closest repositioning option: Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (EDLP/PAD) – 1 hour drive to the venue
- Located 15 minutes from the Dusseldorf Arena
- A coordinated Level 3 airport
- Night curfew: 2100z-0400z; between 2000z-2100z arrival only, departure not allowed
- Possible to use the second main Dusseldorf airport: Moenchengladbach (EDLN/MGL) – located 30 minutes from the venue
- Closest repositioning option: Weeze Airport (EDLV/NRN) – 1 hour 10 minute drive to the venue
- Located 25 minutes from Cologne’s RheinEnergieStadion
- A coordinated Level 3 airport
- Open 24/7 for aircraft listed on the bonus list of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
- Closest repositioning option: Moenchengladbach (EDLN/MGL) – 55 minute drive to the venue
- Located 10 minutes from the Frankfurt Arena
- A coordinated Level 3 airport
- Night curfew: 2100z-0300z; limited slot availability during the nighttime marginal hours 0300z-0400z and 2000z-2100z
- Closest repositioning option: Frankfurt Hahn (EDFH/HHN)– 1 hour 20 minute drive to the venue
- Located 30 minutes from the Stuttgart Arena
- A coordinated Level 3 airport
- Night curfew 2130z-0400z; between 2100z-2130z arrival only, departure not allowed
- Closest repositioning option: Schwabisch Hall Airport (EDTY) – 1h20m drive to the venue
- Located 20 minutes from the Allianz Arena
- A coordinated Level 3 airport
- Night curfew: 2130z-0300z; limited slot availability in the nighttime marginal hours between 2000z-2130z and 0300z-0400z
- Closest repositioning option: Oberpfaffenhofen Airport (EDMO/OBF)– 45 minute drive to the venue
Gelsenkirchen is the only city hosting a Championship match without its own airport. The closest airports to this location are Dortmund (EDLW/DTM) and Düsseldorf International (EDDL/DUS) located 45 and 55 minutes respectively from the Veltins-Arena.
Our 24/7 Operations Control Center team is available to advise on your flights to Germany for the Football Championship. They are also ready to provide you with information on additional alternate airports for each host city as well as on night curfew exceptions for the slot allocation at each airport.
Euro Jet’s Global Flight Support Services
Germany is among Euro Jet’s global locations where we can offer assistance thanks to our network of local reliable and carefully selected ground support partners. We are closely monitoring all developments at German airports related to the European Football Championship and can provide our customers with up-to-date information about any airport in the area.
Our network also allows us to be a one-stop-shop solution for our customers no matter how complicated the operation. We can provide full trip support services for all cities hosting the Championship while being able to react quickly to the current situation at any airport and also assist with repositioning flights if necessary.
Please reach out to our Sales Team or our Operations Center if you have any questions or if we can assist with your flights to Germany this summer.
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