Leipzig/Halle Airport: Germany's safest airport 2025!

Leipzig/Halle Airport: Germany's safest airport 2025!

In one of the last evaluations of airport safety, Leipzig/Halle Airport is ahead - in an impressive way. He takes first place in the current airport check of the pilot association Cockpit. The focus was on the security standards that contribute to avoiding flight accidents. Among other things, Leipzig/Halle convinces with exemplary lighting systems and the red-flashing stop bar on the roller trains. These characteristics are considered the best example of modern airport design, which not only increases security, but also strengthens the trust of passengers, as MDR.

What makes the ranking more exciting is the fact that Munich Airport, the previous leader, is now taking second place. Erfurt Airport has also improved remarkably and slips to fourth place. Interestingly, the Dresden Airport also did well with 13th place compared to previous years. These new placements show that European airports are increasingly taking the importance of security seriously.

focus on safety and quality

As the current rating shows, security aspects were put to the fore in the annual review. This review helps the airports to continuously improve their security standards and to adapt to changes in the aviation industry. The obligation to avoid Runway Incursions is particularly important- this is the unauthorized presence of vehicles or aircraft in the security area of the starting and landingways.

This topic was also important in an earlier examination of Swiss airports, which was carried out on July 12, 2024 in cooperation with the Swiss Pilot Association Aeropers. The Munich Airport again cut out, followed by Leipzig and Zurich Airport. Thanks to the consistent use of Stopbars, the latter was able to move into the top positions for the first time, which shows how important such measures are for security. Vcockpit emphasizes that the use of stopbars is an essential claim of the cockpit association to prevent accidents.

Development in the airport assessment

The annual evaluation has been carried out by the Airport and Ground Environment (AGE) working group of the Cockpit Association since 1978, and the criteria are continuously adapted to new requirements. Regional airports have also flowed into the assessment since 1996, whereby there was a separate assessment for airports with fewer than 50,000 flight movements this year. It is particularly gratifying that Bremen Airport has taken first place in this category, followed by Kassel and Erfurt. This clearly shows that the security standards at smaller airports in Germany are high, which is consistently assessed by the experts.