European Airports Open After the 2010 Icelandic Volcanic Eruption

During the April–May 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption, airspace closures shifted daily based on ash cloud forecasts. The list below reflects airports reported open at various points (not simultaneously). Major hubs that reopened relatively early or stayed open:

• UK: London Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Newcastle.
• Ireland: Dublin, Cork, Shannon.
• France: Paris CDG, Orly, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nantes.
• Benelux: Amsterdam, Brussels, Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Luxembourg.
• Germany: Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Stuttgart.
• Switzerland: Zurich, Geneva, Basel.
• Southern Europe: Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Milan, Venice, Athens, Lisbon.
• Nordics: Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki.

Closed: Iceland (Keflavík, Reykjavík), and intermittently northern UK/Scandinavia. Always check NOTAMs and airline status during volcanic events.