Thanks to unrestricted 24-hour operations, Leipzig Halle Airport offers ideal conditions for intercontinental passenger and cargo traffic.

From 2007, Leipzig Halle Airport have two parallel runways. After the reconstruction of today's southern runway, a parallel runway system will be formed together with the new northern runway, which is also 3,600 m long. Being one of the very few airports which allow unrestricted operations, Leipzig/Halle is currently being transformed into a hub for international air cargo traffic and logistics companies. Availability of slots, permanent readiness for operation for intercontinental flights and available development areas are the major advantages compared with competitors in Europe.

The cities of Leipzig and Halle and adjacent districts form an economic region of extraordinary growth. A number of international firms in the logistics, automotive, chemical and pharmaceutical industries have chosen this region as a location for major investments thanks to the excellent infrastructure, professional and unbureaucratic business establishment policy pursued by the cities of Leipzig and Halle and the States of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.