Munich International Airport

Munich Airport Flughafen München
IATA: MUC ICAO: EDDM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Flughafen München GmbH
Serves	Munich, Germany
Location	near Freising
Hub for	Air Dolomiti Condor Lufthansa Lufthansa CityLine
Focus city for	BMI Regional Eurowings SunExpress Deutschland Transavia (ends 26 October 2017) TUI fly Deutschland
Elevation AMSL	1,487 ft / 453 m
Coordinates	48°21′14″N 011°47′10″E / 48.35389°N 11.78611°E / 48.35389; 11.78611Coordinates: 48°21′14″N 011°47′10″E / 48.35389°N 11.78611°E / 48.35389; 11.78611
Website	munich-airport.de
Map
MUC Location within Bavaria
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 08R/26L 4,000 13,123 Concrete 08L/26R 4,000 13,123 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface m ft H 30 98 Concrete
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft Movements 394,430 +3.8 % Passenger Movements 42,261,309 +3.1% Freight (in tons) 353,650 +5.2 %
Sources: Passenger Traffic & Aircraft Movements, ADV German AIP at EUROCONTROL

Aircraft Movements	394,430 +3.8 %
Passenger Movements	42,261,309 +3.1%
Freight (in tons)	353,650 +5.2 %

Munich Airport (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM), German: Flughafen München, is a major international airport near Munich, the capital of Bavaria. It is the second busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic behind Frankfurt Airport, and the seventh busiest airport in Europe, handling 42 million passengers in 2016. It is the world's 15th busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic, and was the 34th busiest airport worldwide in 2015. As of February 2017, the airport features flights to 248 destinations, making it the airport with the fifth-most destinations worldwide. Munich Airport serves as the secondary hub for Lufthansa including Lufthansa Regional and its Star Alliance partners besides Frankfurt.

The airport is located 28.5 km (17.7 mi) northeast of Munich near the old city of Freising and is named in memory of the former Bavarian Prime Minister Franz Josef Strauss. It features two passenger terminals with an additional midfield terminal and two runways as well as extensive cargo and maintenance facilities and is fully equipped to handle wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A380.

From 1939 to 1992, Munich was served by Munich-Riem Airport. First plans to expand or build a new airport were made in 1954 owing to the traffic flow-rate and the population density in its proximity. The decision for building the new airport at Erdinger Moos was made on 5 August 1969 by the Bavarian government. When construction started on 3 November 1980, a village named Franzheim was demolished and the ~500 inhabitants were resettled. The airport is located on the territory of four different municipalities: Oberding (location of the terminals; district of Erding), Hallbergmoos, Freising, and Marzling in the district of Freising.