Overview

• Witness reports began around 21:30 in the airport’s vicinity and were later confirmed over the airfield, leading to a full runway closure at about 22:30.
• Police searched with ground units and a helicopter but found no drone or suspects, and the number and type of drone remained unknown.
• Airport officials said 17 departures were canceled and roughly 3,000 passengers were affected, with about 15 arrivals diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt.
• Dozens of field beds were set up in the terminal as stranded travelers spent the night, and it was initially unclear whether morning operations would resume as normal.
• The incident follows recent unexplained overflights in northern Germany and Scandinavia, as German leaders push for stronger detection and legal authorities and Norwegian police report separate detentions and an expulsion over airport drone breaches.