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Düsseldorf is the central city of the metropolitan region Rhine-Ruhr, the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, that stretches from Bonn via Cologne and Düsseldorf to the Ruhr (from Duisburg via Essen to Dortmund ).
- 10 boroughs, 50 quarters
- Germany
The Düssel is a small right tributary of the river Rhine in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany. Its source is east of Wülfrath. It flows westward through the Neander Valley where the fossils of the first known to be Neanderthal man were found in August 1856.
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi)
- Germany
Düsseldorf ist die Landeshauptstadt Nordrhein-Westfalens und der Behördensitz des Regierungsbezirks Düsseldorf. Die kreisfreie Stadt am Rhein ist mit 629.047 Einwohnern am 31. Dezember 2022 hinter Köln die zweitgrößte Stadt des Bundeslandes und die siebtgrößte Stadt in Deutschland. Düsseldorf hat eine Fläche von 217,41 ...
- 217,41 km²
- 38 m ü. NHN
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Usage
Düsseldorf Airport is the largest and primary airport for the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region – the largest metropolitan region in Germany and among the largest metropolitan areas in the world. The airport is located in Düsseldorf-Lohausen. The largest nearby business centres are Düsseldorf and Essen; other cities within a 20-kilometre (12 mi) radius are Duisburg, Krefeld, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Neuss, and Wuppertal. The airport extends over a compact 6.13 square kilometres (2.37 sq mi) of land...
Ownership
The city of Düsseldorf owns half the airport, with the other half owned by various commercial entities. Düsseldorf Airport is a public–private partnership with the following owners: 1. 50% city of Düsseldorf 2. 50% Airport Partners GmbH (owners: 40% AviAlliance GmbH, 40% Aer Rianta International cpt, 20% AviC GmbH & Co. KGaA)
Early years
The current airport was opened on 19 April 1927, after two years of construction. The first international route was inaugurated by SABENA in 1929 between Brussels, Antwerp, Düsseldorf and Hamburg. At the beginning of World War II, civil use of the airport ceased in September 1939 and the airfield was used by the military. After the end of the war, the airport reopened for civil use in 1948. With the area under British administration, the first international flights were operated by British Eu...
Düsseldorf Airport fire
On 11 April 1996, the Düsseldorf Airport fire, which is the worst structural airport fire worldwide to date, broke out. It was caused by welding work on an elevated road in front of Terminal A above its arrivals area. Insufficient structural fire protection allowed the fire and especially the smoke to spread fast, destroying large parts of the passenger areas of the airport. Seventeen people died, mostly due to smoke inhalation, with many more hospitalised. At the time, the fire was the bigge...
Development since the 2000s
The first construction stage in the "Airport 2000+" programme commenced in 1998 with the laying of a foundation stone for an underground parking garage under the new terminal. The new Düsseldorf Airport station was opened in May 2000, with a capacity of 300 train departures daily. 16million passengers used the airport that year; Düsseldorf is now the third-biggest airport in Germany. The new departures hall and Terminal B were opened in July 2001 after 2½ years of construction time; the rebui...
Terminals
Düsseldorf Airport has three terminals connected by a central spine, even though the terminals are essentially concourseswithin a single terminal building. The current terminal buildings are capable of handling up to 22 million passengers per year.
Runways and apron
Düsseldorf has two runways, which are 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) and 2,700 metres (8,858 ft) long. There are plans to extend the 3,000-metre (9,843 ft) runway to 3,600 metres (11,811 ft), but the town of Ratingenhas been blocking the expansion, as it lies within the approach path of the runway. 107 aircraft parking positions are available on the aprons.
Airport City
Since 2003, an area of 23 hectares (57 acres) southwest of the airport terminal has been under redevelopment as Düsseldorf Airport City with an anticipated gross floor area of 250,000 square metres (2,700,000 sq ft) to be completed by 2016. Already based at Düsseldorf Airport City are corporate offices of Siemens and VDI, a large Porsche centre and showroom, a Maritim Hotel, and a Sheraton Hotel. Messe Düsseldorfis situated in close proximity to Düsseldorf Airport City (some 500 m or 1,600 ft).
Passenger
The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Düsseldorf Airport:
Train
Düsseldorf Airport has two railway stations: 1. The S-Bahn station, Düsseldorf Airport Terminal station, is located below the terminal. It is served by the S11suburban line, which has its northern terminus there. 2. The main station, Düsseldorf Airport station, is located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the terminal, and is served by all categories of railway, including Intercity Express (ICE) high-speed trains. A fully automatic suspended monorail called SkyTrainconnects this station to the airport par...
Road
The airport can be reached via its own motorway section which is part of the motorway A44 (Belgium – Kassel, Exit Düsseldorf-Flughafen) which also connects to motorways A52, A57 and A3. There are also several local bus lines connecting the airport with nearby areas and Düsseldorf city center.
Düsseldorf Airport had the headquarters of Air Berlin's technical training facilities and also served as one of their maintenance bases.When LTU International existed, its head office was in Halle 8at Düsseldorf Airport.The corporate head office of Blue Wingswas also located in Terminal A at the airport.On 22 December 1955, a Manx Airlines Douglas C-47 on a positioning flight crashed at DUS attempting a visual approach rather than an instrument landing systemapproach in low clouds. The aircraft de...On 3 November 1957, a Karl Herfurtner Düsseldorf Douglas C-54crashed into a residential area 4.5 km (2.8 mi) S of DUS after takeoff due to mismanagement of the flight by the chief pilot. There were...Media related to Düsseldorf Airportat Wikimedia Commons 1. Official website Archived 6 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine 2. Current weather for EDDL at NOAA/NWS 3. Accident history for DUS at Aviation Safety Network
Düsseldorf is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-west of the country. It covers the western part of the Ruhr Area, as well as the Niederrheinische Tiefebene, the lower Rhine area.
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5 de nov. de 2023 · Düsseldorf [http://www.visitduesseldorf.de] is a city in western Germany located on the River Rhine and is the capital city of the state North Rhine-Westphalia.
