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Norderney (NRD): fixed departures from Norddeich, all of them booked ahead

FLN flies Norderney from Norden-Norddeich year round on fixed departure times. Reserve before you travel and be at the airfield fifteen minutes early.

  • FLN flies Norderney from Norden-Norddeich year round, with fixed departure times rather than on demand.
  • Every flight requires a reservation in advance. Book by phone or through FLN's contact form.
  • Be at the airfield at least 15 minutes before the agreed time, or your seat may be given away.
  • Check-in only happens together with handing over your baggage.
  • 10 kg of baggage free per passenger, 5 kg for children up to 11, and nothing over 20 kg per piece.
  • Baggage travels only if there is space by size and weight.
  • Norderney is also served by OFD, which Ostfriesland Tourismus lists as flying Norderney alongside Wangerooge, Langeoog and Baltrum.
  • The Norddeich airfield is next to the island ferry harbour and close to Norddeich-Mole station.
  • The ferry to Norderney is tide-dependent. On tight days the flight is the reliable option.
  • Some shipping lines sell a Verbundkarte combining a flight one way with a ferry the other.
  • Norderney is the largest East Frisian island and, unlike Juist and Baltrum, is not car-free.

The flight

  • FLN Frisia-Luftverkehr flies Norderney from Norden-Norddeich, year round, with fixed departure times.
  • Ostfriesland Tourismus also lists OFD as serving Norderney, along with Wangerooge, Langeoog and Baltrum.
  • The hop is short. The Norddeich airfield lies directly on the coast opposite the island, which is why it exists where it does.

The rules

  • Reserve every flight in advance, by telephone or through the operator's contact form. There is no walk-up.
  • Be at the airfield at least 15 minutes before the agreed time. FLN is explicit that after this point the seat can be disposed of otherwise.
  • Check-in is only possible together with handing over your baggage.

Baggage

Norderney (NRD): fixed departures from Norddeich, all of them booked ahead
PassengerFree allowance
Adult10 kg
Child up to 115 kg
  • Excess is charged at the tariff, no piece may exceed 20 kg, and everything travels subject to available space.

Why fly rather than sail

  • The ferries to the East Frisian islands are tide-dependent, and Ostfriesland Tourismus notes some islands are reachable only once a day as a result.
  • Some shipping lines sell a Verbundkarte letting you fly one way and take the ferry the other.
  • Norddeich-Mole station is close to the airfield, so a train-and-plane arrival is straightforward.

The island

  • Norderney is the largest of the East Frisian islands and has a substantial town, so it is less austere than its car-free neighbours.

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