Cologne Bonn Airport
Germany's express cargo hub and passenger airport for the Rhineland

About Cologne Bonn Airport
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) is one of Germany's most important passenger and cargo airports, located in the south of Cologne next to Bonn in North Rhine-Westphalia. Every year many millions of passengers start holiday and business trips there, with more than 30 airlines flying to around 120 destinations in almost 50 countries in Europe and beyond. The airport calls itself the logistical heart of NRW: it sits at the centre of one of the largest import and export regions in Europe, ranks among the ten largest cargo airports on the continent and is the only German airport at which the express carriers UPS, FedEx and DHL all operate a hub. UPS has been at Cologne/Bonn for 40 years.
Economic role
- Around 15,000 people employed by some 130 companies, service providers, authorities and the airport company, making it one of the largest workplaces in the region and an image driver for the Rhineland
- Recent route news including Ryanair services to Tirana and Agadir, Air Cairo flights to Luxor, Mavi Gok Airlines' additional Antalya flights and British Airways and Jet2.com services to the UK
- More than 680,000 passengers expected over the two-week North Rhine-Westphalia autumn half-term in October and November 2026
Passenger services
- Online parking booking from 39 euros a week, free bookable time slots for the security check and contactless self-service bag drop
- Travel agencies and ticket counters, accompaniment and porter services, and a flight status display with push notifications for flight changes
- Shops and restaurants in the terminals including a Grab and Go concept in Terminal 1, bakeries, a Cologne brewhouse, sushi and noodle bars, Espresso House and the Italian restaurant Terracotta
Sustainability
Sustainability is part of the airport's corporate strategy, with a goal of Net Zero status by 2045 at the latest and three fields of action: responsible treatment of employees and the local community, sparing use of resources and environmental protection, and long-term economic viability. The airport publishes an annual German Sustainability Code (DNK) declaration and reports regularly on projects under its philosophy of becoming more sustainable together, every day.
Shows
Cologne Bonn Airport appears in the exhibitor lists of Air Cargo Europe 2027 and the IATA Slot Conference 2026.
Contact
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Open in maps ↗Events where Cologne Bonn Airport exhibits
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View eventIATA Slot Conference (159th)
17 to 19 November 2026 · Budapest, Hungary
Exhibitor
View eventair cargo Europe
26 to 29 April 2027 · Munich, Germany
Stand A1.413/514listed for the 2025 edition
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