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{{Infobox airport
| name         = Sylt Airport
| nativename   = <small>''Flughafen Sylt''</small>
| nativename-a =
| nativename-r =
| image        = Flughafen Sylt Logo.svg
| image-width  = 150
| image2       = Flughafen_Sylt_(27767665869)_(3).jpg
| image2-width = 250
| caption      =
| IATA         = GWT
| ICAO         = EDXW
| type         = Public
| owner        =
| operator     = Flughafen Sylt GmbH
| city-served  = [[Sylt]], [[Germany]]
| location     = <!--If different than above-->
| metric-elev  =
| elevation-f  = 51
| elevation-m  = 16
| website      = [http://www.flughafen-sylt.de/ flughafen-sylt.de]
| coordinates  = {{coord|54|54|48|N|008|20|26|E|region:DE|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map            = Germany Schleswig-Holstein
| pushpin_mapsize        = 250
| pushpin_map_caption    = Location of Sylt Airport in [[Schleswig-Holstein]]
| pushpin_label          = '''EDXW'''
| pushpin_label_position = left
| built        =
| metric-rwy   =
| r1-number    = 06/24
| r1-length-f  = 5,564
| r1-length-m  = 1,696
| r1-surface   = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]]
| r2-number    = 14/32
| r2-length-f  = 6,955
| r2-length-m  = 2,120
| r2-surface   = Paved
| stat-year    = 2022
| stat1-header = Passengers
| stat1-data   = 119,763 {{increase}}+17,4%
| stat2-header = Aircraft movements
| stat2-data = {{0|0}}12,641 {{increase}}+18,0%
| stat3-header = Cargo (metric tons)
| stat3-data = {{0|000,00}}0 {{steady}}{{0|0}}0,0%
| footnotes    = Sources: Statistics at ADV.<ref name="adv_2022">{{cite web |url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2022-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf |title=ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2022 |website=adv.aero |publisher=Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. |date=2023-02-13 |accessdate=2023-02-17 |language=de |format=PDF; 919&nbsp;KB}}</ref><br /> [[Aeronautical Information Publication|AIP]] at [[Deutsche Flugsicherung|German air traffic control]].<ref name="AIP">{{cite web|url=https://aip.dfs.de/BasicIFR/pages/C005EF.html|title=AIP VFR online|website=dfs.de|access-date=2023-02-21|publisher=DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH|language=en}}</ref>
}}

'''Sylt Airport''' {{Airport codes|GWT|EDXW}} is the [[airport]] on the [[Germany|German]] island of [[Sylt]] located in [[Sylt (municipality)|the municipality of the same name]]. It mostly features summer seasonal scheduled traffic to major German cities as well as general aviation and [[gliding]]. Sometimes the airport is referred to as ''Westerland/Sylt'' named after [[Westerland, Germany|Westerland]], a well-known part of the municipality of Sylt which however is not the nearest settlement to the airport.

==History==
The island of Sylt was a famous destination for leisure and holidays in the early 20th century. Sylt's first small airport was established right after World War I, and in 1919 the first scheduled routes to [[Weimar]], [[Hamburg]] and [[Berlin]] commenced.<ref name="officialhistory">[http://www.flughafen-sylt.de/flughafen/historie.html flughafen-sylt.de - Historie] {{in lang|de}}</ref> As Germany had lost the mainland port serving Sylt due to the [[Treaty of Versailles]], the airport became an important way for travelers to avoid entering Denmark, before the construction of the "[[Hindenburg causeway]]" linking Sylt to the mainland by railway.

During World War II the airport was significantly redeveloped and enlarged to serve as a military base. After the war, it became [[RAF Sylt]] and was used for weapons and other training until closure in late 1961.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raf-sylt.co.uk/pages.asp?id=5|title=RAF Sylt Association}}</ref> In the 1960s the leisure traffic came back and developed strongly from the 1970s onwards.<ref name="officialhistory"/>

In 1990 Sylt Airport received new technical equipment as well as new passenger facilities.<ref name="officialhistory"/> Today it is capable of handling medium-sized aircraft such as the [[Boeing 737]].

In June 2015, [[Lufthansa CityLine]] announced the expansion of their services to Sylt: instead of being seasonal, flights from [[Frankfurt]] and [[Munich]] are now operated year-round.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/lufthansa-drehkreuze-winter-sylt/35859|title=Lufthansa verbindet ihre Drehkreuze auch im Winter mit Sylt}}</ref> [[easyJet]] announced in April 2019 that they would launch weekly flights throughout the summer season to their base in [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]].<ref>[https://www.easyjet.com/de/streckennetz easyjet.com] retrieved 8 February 2021</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Sylt Airport:<ref name=2025schedule>{{cite web|url=https://www.flughafen-sylt.de/fluggaeste/flugplan|title=flughafen-sylt.de - Flugplan (German)|access-date=18 May 2025}}</ref>

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| [[Austrian Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Vienna International Airport|Vienna]] (begins 28 June 2025)<ref>{{cite web |title=Austrian Airlines NS25 Europe Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241113-osns25eu |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=13 November 2024}}</ref>
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| [[Eurowings]] | [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-ewns23|title=Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 February 2023|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref> <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]]<ref name=2025schedule/>
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| [[Lufthansa]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]],<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-lhenns24eu">{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240122-lhenns24eu|title=Lufthansa / Air Dolomiti NS24 European Network/Frequency Changes – 21JAN24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=22 January 2024|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref> [[Munich Airport|Munich]]<ref name="aeroroutes_240122-lhenns24eu"/>
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| [[Luxair]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Luxembourg Findel Airport|Luxembourg]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shz.de/lokales/sylter-rundschau/Direktflug-Luxemburg-Sylt-Luxair-fliegt-ab-Mai-2022-nach-Sylt-id33660942.html|title = Flüge von und nach Sylt: Neue Fluglinie verbindet die Nordseeinsel ab Mai mit Luxemburg &#124; SHZ.de| date=16 September 2021 }}</ref>
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| Mannheim City Airlines | '''Seasonal:''' [[Mannheim City Airport|Mannheim]]<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250114-mcans25|title=Mannheim City Airlines Outlines NS25 Operations|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 January 2025|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref>
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| [[Swiss International Air Lines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Zurich Airport|Zürich]]<ref name=2025schedule/>
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| [[Sylt Air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Hamburg Airport|Hamburg]]<ref>[https://sylt1.tv/syltair-startet-fruehlingssaison-mit-neuen-flugzeiten-zwischen-hamburg-und-sylt/ sylt1.tv] (German) 24 March 2025</ref>
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The nearest larger international airport is [[Billund Airport]] in [[Denmark]], approx. {{convert|135|km|mi}} (by road) to the north. [[Hamburg Airport]] is approx. {{convert|220|km|mi}} to the south.

==Statistics==
[[File:Luftaufnahmen_-Westerland_(Sylt)_airport-_2012-05-by-RaBoe-170.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the airport and the Island's surroundings]]
[[File:Pan_Am_Express.jpg|thumb|A former [[Pan Am Express]] aircraft at Sylt Airport in 1991]]
<!--{{Airport-Statistics|iata=GWT}}-->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right; width:200px;" align="center"
|+
|-
! style="width:75px"| !! {{nowrap|Passengers}}
|-
!2010
| 210,000<ref>[http://www.airliners.de/verkehr/verkehrszahlen/erneut-rekordjahr-am-flughafen-sylt/23042 airliners.de Erneut Rekordjahr am Flughafen Sylt] {{in lang|de}}</ref>
|-
!2011
| {{increase}} 217,500<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/flughafen-sylt-mit-mehr-passagieren/26092|title=Flughafen Sylt mit mehr Passagieren}}</ref>
|-
!2012
| {{decrease}} 176,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shz.de/lokales/sylter-rundschau/airlines-fliegen-nicht-auf-sylt-ab-id3879036.html|title=Insel-Flughafen: Airlines fliegen nicht auf Sylt ab - shz.de|last=chr|date=12 May 2022 }}</ref>
|-
!2013
| {{decrease}} 175,000<ref name="stats1314">{{cite web|url=http://www.sylter-spiegel.de/startseite/news-anzeigen/article/flughafen-zaehlte-2014-rund-175000-passagiere-das-niveau-gehalten.html|title=Sylter Spiegel - Aktuelles von der Insel|website=www.sylter-spiegel.de}}</ref>
|-
!2015
| unknown
|-
!2016
| unknown
|-
!2017
| unknown
|-
!2018
| {{decrease}} 129,000<ref name="stats2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/luftverkehr-sylt-deutliches-plus-bei-passagierzahlen-am-sylter-flughafen-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-191229-99-288482|title=Luftverkehr - Sylt: Deutliches Plus bei Passagierzahlen am Sylter Flughafen|website=www.sueddeutsche.de|date=29 December 2019 }}</ref>
|-
!2019
| {{increase}} 140,000<ref name="stats2018"/>
|-
!2020
| {{decrease}} 85,979<ref name="stats2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2021-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf|title=ADV-Monatsstatistik Dezember 2021|website=www.adv.aero}}</ref>
|-
!2021
| {{increase}} 101,991<ref name="stats2021"/>
|-
!2022
| {{increase}} 119,763<ref name="stats2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2022-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf|title=ADV-Monatsstatistik Dezember 2022|website=www.adv.aero}}</ref>
|-

|}

==See also==
* [[Transport in Germany]]
* [[List of airports in Germany]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Sylt Airport}}
* {{Official website|http://www.flughafen-sylt.de}}
* {{NWS-current|EDXW}}
* {{ASN|GWT}}

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[[Category:1919 establishments in Germany]]