Our Story
Welcome to the airport. Here you can discover more about Luxembourg Airport. Learn our story, find out about our current performance as well as our vision for the future. We are the Société de l’Aéroport de Luxembourg SA, better known by our commercial name, lux-Airport.
lux-Airport is a boutique airport which strives to offer you the quality and standards of a large hub airport with the shortcuts, comfort and efficiency of a regional one. Although small, the airport prides itself on having 4.4 million passengers in 2019, 957.000 tonnes of cargo (2018), 7,400 parking spaces, more than 86 direct flight destinations and 16 different airlines. Located in the heart of Europe, the airport strives to provide convenience and comfort to all its travellers at all stages of their journey.
Our story about Luxembourg Airport starts here..
1930
Aviation pioneers chose the site at Findel, to pursue their passion for flying
1940
German Forces occupied the field to use it as an airbase
1944
The United States Army used the airport to transport supplies to the war zone
1945
The airfield was returned to Luxembourgish control and operations began
1946
Luxembourg Airport opened for business, hosting over a thousand flights. Wooden barracks served as the first terminal and tower
1948
The first solid terminal opened and the home flag carrier “Luxembourg Airlines” was launched
1950
Rapid expansion occurred thanks to Luxembourg’s flag carrier. A significant increase in traffic, saw the construction of two new runways measuring 2000 m by 60 m and 1600 m by 50 m.
1952
The first aircraft hangar was set up. This hangar still exists today.
1954
The main runway was extended to 2830 m and equipped with a lighting system, allowing flights to operate during the night
1962
The home flag carrier “Luxembourg Airlines” was renamed to ‘Luxair’
1963
The first jet aircraft landed at Luxembourg Airport
1970
The cargo company Cargolux started operations on the grounds of Luxembourg Airport
1975
A new and larger terminal was developed, giving the airport a fresh modern look
1984
The main runway was extended again to reach a total of 4000 m
1996
The Cargocenter opened
2003
A massive reconstruction project began. Terminal A was built, bringing the airport into the 21st century
2004
Terminal B, built to facilitate smaller planes, opened its doors to the public
2008
The new contemporary Terminal A was inaugurated
2009
The new Cargolux maintenance hangar suitable for Boeing 747 aircraft, opened
2015
Luxembourg airport’s free trade zone, the “Freeport”, opened
2016
Luxembourg Airport reached a record of 3 million passengers in one year
2017
Opening of the new Terminal B
2018
More than 4 million passengers fly through LUX and more than 950.000 tonnes of Cargo.
2019
More than 4,4 million passengers fly through LUX to more than 86 direct destinations.
