Altona, Hamburg surrounding cities) with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg in 1938. On 1 February 2007 the "Ortsämter" (precincts) in Hamburg were dissolved. In Altona the precincts of Blankenese, Lurup and Osdorf had existed and had local offices. On 1 March 2008 the Schanzenviertel neighborhood, which had spanned across parts of the boroughs of Altona, Eimsbüttel and Hamburg-Mitte, became the Sternschanze quarter, the entirety of which is now in the Altona borough. The border of Altona to the south is the River Elbe, and across the river the state Lower Saxony and the boroughs Harburg and Hamburg-Mitte. To the east
Hamburg Airport from motorway A7 using the state highway B433, which is the third ring road. Motorists from the east of the city must drive through Hamburg. The airport is also linked by some local bus routes to nearby areas as well as regular coach services to the cities of Kiel and Neumünster. Hamburg Airport Hamburg Airport , known in German as "Flughafen Hamburg", is the international airport of Hamburg, the second-largest city in Germany. It is located north of the city center in the Fuhlsbüttel quarter and serves as a base for Eurowings, Condor and easyJet. Hamburg Airport is the fifth-busiest