Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport

Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (IATA: XFW), opened in 1917, is a compact, specialized airfield on the Elbe serving southwest Hamburg and the Airbus factory; it has a single runway and one small passenger terminal geared toward business, test and charter traffic. As an important industrial airport, XFW functions as a base for Airbus’s Hamburg operations and for various business and commuter airlines handling employee shuttles and private flights. Accessibility is straightforward — regional buses and short ferry connections link Finkenwerder to central Hamburg and nearby S-Bahn stations, with easy taxi or car access. Travelers generally find XFW to be a practical and often affordable alternative to larger Hamburg airports.