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74-483: The exhibition center was built on the northern half of the former Munich-Riem airport . It is bordered by the south Willy-Brandt-Allee and the residential development of Riem Messestadt and Riem arcades , there are also the two underground stations for the U2 line, Messestadt West and East located there. The Bundesautobahn 94 passes to the north and the exhibition grounds are connected with two highway exits. Further north

148-476: A letter of intent on 16 December 2019 to expand Terminal 2 Satellite. The expansion will build a new terminal extending from the centre of Terminal 2 Satellite building at right angle toward the east. The Memorandum of Understanding from Flughafen München GmbH stipulates that both parties reach the goal of becoming a CO 2 -neutral by 2030, utilising highly fuel-efficient aircraft. No further detail about number of gates along with construction and completion dates

222-588: A shopping mall , recreational areas and the Neue Messe München , an exhibition and convention center. Construction started in 1936. The first plane landed on 25 October 1939, signalling the beginning of air traffic. At this time it was one of the most modern airports in the world. It replaced the airfield at Oberwiesenfeld (now the site of the Olympic Village ). In World War II it was home to Adolf Galland 's legendary Jagdverband 44 . It

296-475: A 'Visitors Park' which includes a 'Visitors Hill', from which a good view of the westerly aircraft apron and Terminal 1 can be obtained, as well as a restaurant and a shop for aircraft models and other collectors' items. This location is served by a railway station named ' Besucherpark '. The view from the hill is shown in the above widescreen image of the Terminal 1 apron. Three historic aircraft are on display in

370-413: A major redesign of Terminal 1 including a capacity increase and an extension of the central terminal building to the west for centralised security and shopping facilities was under preparation. In November 2016, a major €400m extension and refurbishment for Terminal 1 was announced. Terminal areas A and B will be entirely redesigned with the addition of a 320-metre-long (1,050 ft) pier stretching out on

444-408: A new estimated opening of 2025. Terminal 2 commenced operation on 29 June 2003. It has a design capacity of 25 million passengers per year and is exclusively used by Lufthansa and all other Star Alliance members serving Munich except Turkish Airlines . Luxair also uses Terminal 2. Etihad Airways has shifted to Terminal 1 effective from 1 June 2023. Having been designed as a hub terminal, it

518-438: A new font type, and a dash has been added which changes between several colors. There are also animated color-changing versions of the 'M'-sign placed throughout the airport area, for example on the main entrance road and on the new Terminal 2 satellite. In June 2015, Condor announced it intends to establish a long-haul base at Munich Airport from the 2016 summer season. Condor has already based short- and mid-haul operations at

592-527: A night at the Hilton hotel is included. Also there is an option for oversized parking spaces, the so-called XXL parking, and secure parking. Lastly, there is a special separate parking level in the P20 parking garage, where the parked cars are guarded. In addition, special services can be booked, such as interior/exterior cleaning and fuelling. To make shopping in the public areas more attractive for local residents of

666-498: A number of nearby communities. A number of accidents further encouraged the decision to build a new airport further away from the city and to close down Riem. In October 1965 a new maintenance hangar for jets, that had been built at a cost of DM 10 million, was put into operation and transferred to Lufthansa . In 1969 the Flughafen München-Riem GmbH was renamed Flughafen München GmbH. The main runway (07R/25L)

740-532: A parking space is occupied and newly arriving vehicles are shown where the empty parking spaces are located. Apart from the usual parking facilities, the Munich Airport offers, at additional cost, special parking spaces with additional benefits. This includes valet parking , in which the vehicle is picked up by an airport employee upon flight departure and parked, and the Park, Sleep & Fly option, in which

814-431: A second hub, offering several short- and long-haul connections through Munich in addition to Frankfurt. While Lufthansa serves more European destinations from Munich Airport than from Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt has many more intercontinental routes. Between 1995 and 2006, passenger numbers doubled from under 15 million per annum to over 30 million, despite the impact of the 11 September attacks in 2001 and 2002. In 1996

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888-516: A self-contained sub-terminal of its own. Modules A and D are used for flights within the Schengen-area, while modules B and C handle those to destinations outside it. Hall F is separate, located near Terminal 2, and handles flights with increased security requirements, i.e. those to Israel . Furthermore, the check-in counters for some flights departing from Terminal 1 are located in the central area Z (German: Zentralbereich ) where most of

962-498: A so-called "four-pillar strategy" with an overall concept designed to improve environmental protection; these four pillars include: From the beginning, the state-administered parts of nature conservation aspects were considered in the planning of the airport. At the opening of the airport, 70% of the grounds were planted; today there are 925 of the 1,575 hectares which remained planted, only 60%. The prevalent Erdinger Moos area with its many intersecting small streams, and woodland series

1036-490: A total of 180,000 m of exhibition space with the added, when needed, additional 360,000 m of open area to the north and east of the site. The two main entrances are located on the western and eastern end, these are connected by a 650 m long and 35 m wide atrium, which allow access to the twelve halls. Located at the western entrance is the International Congress Centre (ICM) , the exhibition hall and

1110-482: A total of 30,000 parking spaces of which approximately 16,500 are under a roof. The parking garage P20 at Terminal 2, with 6,400 parking spaces on eleven levels (including four that are underground) since its commissioning in 2003 was the largest parking garage in Germany until the car park at the new Allianz Arena was opened in 2005. A parking guidance system was installed in the parking garages, which detects whether

1184-405: A year of service due to a change in their business strategy and negative economic outlook. Munich Airport's dynamic growth continued in 2018 with new traffic records and an all-time high of 46.2 million passengers. The airport also saw a strong surge in take-offs and landings, with 413,000 movements, an increase of 2.2% in 2018. With 266 destinations, Munich Airport increased its global network and

1258-626: Is 18.5 megawatts. The cogeneration modules run smoothly all year long; this creates surplus heat at certain times which is stored in heat storage to be used later. In summer, the heat generated is used for the operation of the absorption refrigerating machine. The total gross utilization rate is 78 percent (diesel) and 83 percent (gasoline). The cogeneration modules are an obligation, from the Renewable Energy Sources Act , so that Munich Airport can generate electricity from renewable energy sources, using biogas. The airport also has

1332-415: Is 609 metres (1,998 ft) long with 125,000 square metres (1,345,500 sq ft) of floor space with 52 additional gates and 27 parking positions, 11 of which are able to handle wide-body aircraft, including Airbus A380 . The building has separate access facilities for Schengen and Non-Schengen passengers on two main levels ( K Level for Schengen and L for Non-Schengen destinations). The J section

1406-537: Is 980 m (3,220 ft) long, is equipped with 24 jet bridges. As the total number of 75 aircraft stands on the east apron is not always sufficient, Terminal 2 sometimes also uses parking positions on the west apron, to which passengers are carried by airside buses. Terminal 2 is able to handle the Airbus A380 as well, however, prior to the opening of the Terminal 2 satellite building, there were no designated stands or additional jet bridges for it. Lufthansa flies

1480-713: Is a limited liability company consisting of three shareholders: the State of Bavaria (51%), the Federal Republic of Germany (26%) and the City of Munich (23%). The logo of Munich Airport consists of the letter "M" with the slogan "Living ideas – Connecting lives". Munich Airport is usually referred to as "Flughafen München" or simply "MUC", its IATA code. During construction, the airport was referred to as "Flughafen München II". As their home base at Frankfurt Airport suffered from capacity limits back then, Lufthansa established

1554-668: Is achieved; as a result, three water fountains which are in operation in the summer months, are located in pools. At the northern end, the water runs a stone filled infiltration basin. The banks are partially overgrown with reeds. At the entrance to the fair, the two-part installation Gran Paradiso from the Munich artist Stephan Huber , stands in the water since 1997. 48°08′08″N 11°41′55″E  /  48.13556°N 11.69861°E  / 48.13556; 11.69861 Munich-Riem airport Munich-Riem Airport ( German : Flughafen München-Riem ) ( IATA : MUC , ICAO : EDDM )

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1628-489: Is among the leading air transportation hubs in Europe. In February 2021, Lufthansa announced it would take over most of Eurowings 's routes in Munich, with the exception of few domestic services and flights to Palma de Mallorca and Pristina . The airport covers 3,892 acres (1,575 ha) of land area. Most of the airport's facilities are located in the area between the two runways. The approach road and railway divide

1702-593: Is an international airport serving Munich and Upper Bavaria . To the German Aeronautical Information Publication , it is known as Muenchen Airport . It is the second-busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic after Frankfurt Airport , and the tenth-busiest airport in Europe , handling 47.9 million passengers in 2019. It is the world's 15th-busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic, and

1776-459: Is co-operated by an airline. Terminal 2 was projected to reach its full capacity of handling 27.5 million passengers a year by 2013. Lufthansa and Star Alliance partners stipulated the expansion of Terminal 2 without constructing the separate facilities for luggage claim, arrival and departure levels, etc. This was to ensure the easy access for the passengers who appreciate the convenience of central plaza for checking in their luggage, going through

1850-521: Is for bus transportation between the terminal and aircraft parked at aprons. 44 new passport control stations and 24 security lanes for transfer passengers are installed in the terminal. Five new Lufthansa lounges along with new restaurants and shops are set up throughout the terminal. However, the satellite terminal is airside-only facility: the check-in, luggage claim, departure and arrival passenger meet points are still done at Terminal 2. The passenger transportation between Terminal 2 and Terminal 2 Satellite

1924-413: Is fully equipped to handle wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A380 . Munich's previous airport, Munich-Riem Airport , was operational from 1939 to 1992. Initial plans for an expansion of the airport date back to the year 1954. With rising passenger numbers and a growing number of inhabitants in its proximity, plans were made to completely move the airport to another site. The Bavarian government took

1998-452: Is given yet. The Munich Airport Center ( MAC ) is a shopping, business, and recreation area that connects the terminals. The older Central Area (German: Zentralbereich ), which was originally built as part of Terminal 1, hosts a shopping mall and the S-Bahn station. The newer MAC Forum built with Terminal 2 is a large outdoor area with a partly transparent tent-like roof. Next to it is

2072-422: Is located with a water area of 2.6 ha . It is separated in the middle, creating a northern and southern part, by a causeway that runs to the main entrance. The road "Am Messesee" runs across the causeway as an extension of Joseph-Wild-Straße, it is used during trade fairs as an entrance taxis. The lake flows to the north of the causeway over one sheet pile, and to the south over two, so that a continuous flow of water

2146-596: Is not divided into modules like Terminal 1. Instead, all facilities are arranged around a central Plaza . Owing to security regulations imposed by the European Union, the terminal has been equipped with facilities to handle passengers from countries considered insecure, i.e. not implementing the same regulations. This required the construction of a new level as, unlike other airports, the terminal does not have separate areas for arriving and departing passengers. The new level 06 opened on 15 January 2009. The pier, which

2220-478: Is served by fully automated people mover by Bombardier Transportation that operates in the tunnels. The satellite terminal celebrated its one millionth passenger in July 2016, less than three months after its opening. A future expansion of the satellite building into a 'T' shape has been planned along with a possible third terminal to the east. Lufthansa and Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport operator) signed

2294-408: Is smaller than the main levels and consists of two separate parts which can be reached from two points on level 04. One area of these gates is designated to Air Dolomiti . The terminal is operated by Terminal-2-Betriebsgesellschaft (German for Terminal 2 Operating Company ), which is owned by Flughafen München GmbH (60%) and Lufthansa (40%). This makes Terminal 2 the first terminal in Germany which

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2368-531: Is the S-Bahn station in Munich-Riem , where the transportation of freight to the fairgrounds runs since 2001. A direct connection of the S-Bahn to the fairgrounds is being discussed throughout the course of the construction of the Erding Ring Closure , which would also allow for a direct connection to the new Munich Airport . The heart of the exhibition grounds are 16 exhibition halls with

2442-461: Is the older terminal and commenced operation when the airport was opened on 17 May 1992. It has a total capacity of 25 million passengers per year and is subdivided into five modules designated A , B , C , D and E . Modules A through D provide all facilities necessary to handle departures and arrivals, including individual landside driveways and parking, whereas module E is equipped to handle arrivals only. This design essentially makes each module

2516-436: Is then sent to a purification plant. For the necessary winter de-icing of the airport, used deicing chemicals such as glycol are collected together with the contaminated melted water, and then either purified or reused. The cleaning is done in the degradation system area, where soil bacteria decompose the glycol into harmless components of water and carbon dioxide. To reduce noise from thrust reversal during aircraft landings,

2590-575: The Star Alliance with the exception of Turkish Airlines . However, owing to lack of capacity at Terminal 2, Lufthansa's subsidiary Germanwings and former affiliate Condor both moved back to Terminal 1 in 2007. Germanwings however moved back to Terminal 2 in late 2015. Some of the major users at Terminal 1 are American Airlines , Condor , Delta Air Lines , easyJet , Eurowings , Emirates , Etihad Airways , Qatar Airways and TUI fly Deutschland amongst several others. As of December 2015,

2664-491: The district of Freising . The new Munich airport commenced operations on 17 May 1992, and all flights to and from Munich were moved to the new site overnight. Munich-Riem closed on 16 May 1992 shortly before midnight. The airport is named after Franz Josef Strauss , who played a prominent, albeit sometimes controversial, role in West German politics from the 1950s until his death in 1988. Amongst other positions, Strauss

2738-599: The A380 into the satellite building. Terminal 2 has two main departure levels, 04 and 05 and additional bus gates on the lower level 03. Gates on level 05 ( H ) are designated non-Schengen gates. Until the new transfer level 06 opened, the northernmost gates were behind an additional security checkpoint for departures to the USA most of the day. The lower level 04 ( G ) contains Schengen gates. The bus gates on level 03 are also designated G and are also used for Schengen flights. Level 03

2812-530: The Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology are also feasible at this time. From 10 p.m. to midnight and 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. flights are possible through the so-called bonus list. Exceptions are delayed flights or premature landings if these aircraft are at least noise-admitted according to ICAO Chapter 3. In addition to both the bonus list and noise requirements they must fulfill further conditions, this includes that

2886-544: The Messesee. An 86 meter high fair tower stands at the eastern entrance. Architects were Bystrup Architecture Design Engineering , Bregenhøj + Partners, Kaup, Scholz, Jesse + Partner. At the third entrance, to the north, a press center with the World Cup fountain was established for the 2006 FIFA World Cup , it has since been used by Messe München. Upon the completion of construction, the world's largest photovoltaic system

2960-600: The airline must have a maintenance base at the airport, the maximum number of 28 scheduled flights per night (charter and scheduled services) must not be exceeded, the aircraft is not louder than 75 db (A) or it is an education or training flight. This rule applies until the total annual volume is exhausted in air traffic movements by these regulations. More flights of this type are then no longer allowed. The number of night flights increased from 1999 to 2007 from 42 to 60 flights average per night. Residents have been protesting for years against aircraft noise, in particular against

3034-469: The airport area, there are special offers where visitors can park up to three hours for free in the P20 parking garage. Short-term parking can be found east of the central area, where visitors can park for free for a maximum of thirty minutes. During the holiday periods other cheaper options are provided in the P8 parking garage. The airport authorities have set out to cater for visitors and sightseers by creating

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3108-782: The airport hotel managed by Hilton Hotels & Resorts which was designed by the world-famous architect Helmut Jahn and landscape architecture firm PWP Landscape Architecture in 1994. The Munich Airport Center has a supermarket where one can shop from 5:30 a.m. to midnight every day, including Sundays, as it is exempt from the Bavarian law governing retail hours of operation ( German : Ladenschlussgesetz ). The airport has two parallel runways and one concrete helipad . The two concrete runways (08R/26L and 26R/08L) are each 4,000 metres (13,120 ft) long and 60 metres (200 ft) wide. Currently, there are five parking garages and six underground parking areas, amounting together to

3182-436: The airport in 2015, a record at the time. In December 2016, Lufthansa 's low-cost subsidiary Eurowings announced that it would establish a major base at Munich Airport from March 2017, with 32 new routes. These new base operations were carried out by Air Berlin on a new wet-lease contract with Eurowings. In February 2017, Transavia announced the closure of their entire base at Munich Airport by October 2017 after only

3256-449: The airport overtook Düsseldorf as Germany's second-busiest airport and currently handles almost twice as many passengers as the country's third-busiest airport. In June 2003, construction of Terminal 2 was completed, and it was inaugurated as an exclusive facility for Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners. In November 2013, the airport introduced its first new corporate design since its inauguration. The large letter 'M' remains in

3330-425: The airport, and resumed long-haul flights in winter 2013 after a six-year absence. In November 2015, Transavia announced their intention to establish their first German base at Munich Airport, which will consist of four aircraft serving 18 new routes by spring 2016. As of June 2015, the biggest foreign carrier in Munich in terms of passenger numbers is Air Dolomiti . More than 40 million passengers passed through

3404-580: The airport. At Munich airport there is no strict ban on night flights, but a ban on flights arriving and departing between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.. The only exemptions are flights from mail services and DFS survey flights. From midnight until 5am only those flights that operate in the interest of the public are generally possible, this includes so-called emergency flights: police and rescue helicopter missions or medical emergencies. Also, aircraft movements for security reasons such as for precautionary landings are allowed at all times. Flights with special permission from

3478-444: The apron, some of which are equipped with specially designed apron jet bridges (German: Vorfeldfluggastbrücken ), to which passengers are brought by bus. This unique concept allows passengers to board with full protection from the weather but without the high investment required for full satellite terminals connected through a passenger transport system . Terminal 1 currently handles all airlines that are not members or partners of

3552-468: The apron. The new facilities will provide capacity for 6 million additional passengers, will be able to handle 12 aircraft including two Airbus A380s at once, and were originally due to open by 2022. However, due to the sharp decrease in passenger traffic in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and a simultaneous sharp cost increase for the new terminal annex, the building's shell will be finished by 2022 with

3626-413: The decision to build a new airport in the area called "Erdinger Moos" on 5 August 1969. When construction started on 3 November 1980, the small village of Franzheim disappeared and its approximately 400 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

3700-621: The enormous land consumption of the airport and each additional expansion project. Also, they believe that the compensation areas are insufficient to compensate for the damage caused by the airport (see below). The construction in the Erdinger Moos area had a large impact on the water budget of the region, since the groundwater levels in the marshy landscape had to be greatly reduced by creating drainage ditches. Existing watercourses, such as small streams, were not interrupted, but redirected so that they now run either around or underneath

3774-546: The existing building. The €93 million expansion should have been started as early as 2013 according to the Messe München GmbH, but its shareholders, the city of Munich and Bavaria, requested an extension. West of the exhibition halls - between the former airport tower in the north and the metro station Messestadt West and the Willy-Brandt-Platz in the south - the 390 m long and 46 to 94 m wide Messesee

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3848-875: The first residents moved into the new district. The only structures that remain of the airport today are the tower and the original terminal building, the Wappenhalle (hall of the coats of arms). Both structures are protected monuments. A small stretch of the former runway still exists at the eastern end. In 2005, the former airport was the site of the Bundesgartenschau (Federal Horticultural Show). [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency [REDACTED] Media related to Munich Airport Riem at Wikimedia Commons Munich Airport Munich Airport ( German : Flughafen München „Franz Josef Strauß“ ) ( IATA : MUC , ICAO : EDDM )

3922-562: The landing of a DC-3 operated by Pan American World Airways . On 12 October 1949 the Flughafen München-Riem GmbH (Munich-Riem Airport Ltd.) was founded. Wulf-Dieter Graf zu Castell became one of its managing directors . The airport's runway was lengthened to 1,900 metres (6,234 ft) in November 1949. On 29 October 1958, the first jet aircraft , a Sud Aviation Caravelle operated by Air France , landed on

3996-460: The large numbers of aircraft that used the airport. To continue operations preliminary annexes to the terminal were built, including a special hall for charter flights . During the night from 16 to 17 May 1992, operations moved to the new location near Freising . The IATA airport code MUC and the ICAO airport code EDDM has been reassigned to the new Munich Airport . During an interim time after

4070-521: The move, the remaining terminal buildings such as Zeppelinhalle , Charterhalle , Terminal 1 and Wappensaal were used as venues for large events such as concerts and raves . Riem was well known internationally in the techno , alternative , and rock scenes. For example, the Nirvana's last concert took place there on 1 March 1994. On 17 June 1994, the Ultraschall techno club opened in what

4144-438: The noise pollution at night. The Government of Upper Bavaria approved the night flight regulations currently in force in 2001. Most of Munich airport's electricity and heat is generated by its own cogeneration plant (CHP), which is located south of the northern runway to the west of the airport. CHP has nine so-called cogeneration modules, seven run on diesel fuel , the other two on gasoline . The electrical generating capacity

4218-535: The north end of the north runway and at the center of the south runway. The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Munich Airport: Since November 2005, the Munich Airport has a certified environmental management system according to DIN ISO 14001 and EMAS . Munich Airport was involved in the Air Transport Initiative for Germany, which was also attended by Fraport , Deutsche Flugsicherung and Lufthansa . It developed

4292-468: The park, a Super Constellation , a Douglas DC-3 , and a Junkers Ju 52 /3m. There is also a visitors' viewing terrace on the roof of Terminal 2 that features a wide, glassed balcony with seating areas and gives a view of the easterly aircraft apron. All visitors can access the terrace from the landside. The entrance fee was abolished in September 2013. There are two additional smaller Visitor Hills on

4366-447: The property, limiting the effects of groundwater reduction to only the areas in which the airport is located. The wastewater from the airport and the collected rain water are both returned to the natural water cycle . In order to accomplish this, 100 km of sewer lines were laid, and seven pumping stations, a water treatment plant and four rainwater sedimentation tanks were built and put into operation. The already rough cleansed water

4440-422: The runway that had been lengthened by further 700 metres (2,297 ft). In 1962 more than one million passengers had passed through the airport. As early as 1963 the Öchsle Commission initiated a search for a new airport location as it was obvious that further extension would not be legally or politically possible. Constructing additional runways parallel or perpendicular to the existing one would require relocating

4514-451: The runways were built to a length of 4,000 meters, however the noise reduction is offset by increased taxiing times. To reduce noise pollution, a hall for engine testing was built. After 11 p.m. engine tests may be carried out only with the approval of air traffic control. To motivate airlines to use low-noise aircraft, the airport charges are calculated according to the level of noise pollution. There are 16 stationary noise measuring points at

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4588-525: The security screening, and such as well as transferring from one plane to other within Lufthansa and Star Alliance partner networks inside Terminal 2. After the completion of Terminal 2 in 2003, the preparations for a new satellite terminal already had been made. The project cost is 650 million Euro with Munich Airport contributing 60% and Lufthansa 40% toward the project. The expansion would handle additional 11 million passengers per year. The construction

4662-421: The shopping and restaurant facilities of this Terminal as well as the airport's suburban railway station are also located. The 1,081-metre (3,547-foot) pier features 21 jet bridges , two of which have been rebuilt into waiting halls for bus transfers. One gate position has been equipped with three jet bridges to handle the Airbus A380 which is regularly used by Emirates . There are further 60 aircraft stands on

4736-411: The terminal was intended to handle between five and eight million passengers per year, but by 1991 the passenger numbers had skyrocketed to twelve million passengers per year, which was 50% to more than double the number of passengers that the airport was originally designed to handle. Because the airport's taxiway system had been designed to be used as a smaller medium-size airport, it was unable to handle

4810-548: The west part into a southern half, which contains cargo and maintenance facilities, and a northern half, which contains mostly administrative buildings and service facilities, a holiday long-term parking lot and the visitors' centre. It is followed by the west apron and Terminal 1, then the Munich Airport Center (MAC), Terminal 2 and the east apron. Munich Airport has two passenger terminals, and shuffled 20–25 million people through each terminal in 2014. Terminal 1

4884-521: Was a long-time Minister-President (Governor) of the state of Bavaria . Strauss, a private pilot himself, initiated the new airport project and was particularly interested in attracting the aviation industry to Bavaria. He is regarded as one of the fathers of the Airbus project and served as initial chairman of the Airbus supervisory board. Flughafen München GmbH , which owns and operates Munich Airport,

4958-666: Was almost completely destroyed by bombings on 9 April 1945. Until that day, civilian air traffic had also been handled in Riem. George Raffeld of the United States Rainbow Division was the first of the allied forces to arrive at the airport. He reported to his superior officers that the airport had been abandoned by the Germans. After the war Munich-Riem was the first airport in Germany to be used for civil aviation . Post-war operations started on 6 April 1948 with

5032-462: Was approved in 2010 and started in 2012. At end of 2015, the construction was completed, and the teams of volunteers performed the trial runs in January 2016 as to identify any potential issues and to streamline the movements between Terminal 2 and Terminal 2 Satellite. The satellite terminal was inaugurated on 22 April 2016 and commenced its operations on 26 April 2016. The new satellite building

5106-417: Was installed on the roof of the exhibition halls. The system produces about 1,000 MWh of electricity annually. At the north-eastern and south-western end of the show, there are two parking garages with a total of about 5,700 parking spaces. The outdoor area is used as additional parking space or additional exhibition space for major fairs, such as Bauma . In May 2016 two more halls will be built northeast of

5180-419: Was taking into consideration in the planning by the landscape architect. At the same time, consideration was taken in making the airport unattractive to birds, in order to prevent bird strikes . An additional 230-acre green belt was placed around the airport as a compensation area, in which the overall compensation areas extend over 600 acres. Even with the focus on the environment, environmental groups criticize

5254-568: Was the 38th-busiest airport worldwide in 2018. It serves as hub for Lufthansa including its subsidiaries Lufthansa CityLine , Lufthansa City Airlines , Air Dolomiti and Eurowings as well as a base for Condor and TUI fly Deutschland . The airport is located 28.5 km (17.7 mi) northeast of Munich, near the town of Freising . It is named after former Bavarian minister-president Franz Josef Strauss . It has two passenger terminals with an additional midfield terminal, two runways as well as extensive cargo and maintenance facilities and

5328-421: Was the international airport of Munich , the capital city of Bavaria and third-largest city of Germany. It was closed down on 16 May 1992, the day before the new Munich Airport commenced operations. It was located near the old village of Riem in the borough of Trudering-Riem in the east of Munich. The area has been redeveloped into Messestadt Riem , a new urban district consisting of housing projects,

5402-413: Was the cafeteria's kitchen. The cultural centre was closed in the summer of 1996 because the area to be redeveloped into Messestadt Riem . The redevelopment of the area into Messestadt Riem ('Riem Convention City') with an eponymous convention centre , apartment houses and parks was one of Munich's largest urban planning projects in the late 1990s and at the beginning of the 21st century. In 1999,

5476-473: Was upgraded to its final length of 2,804 metres (9,199 ft) after it was closed for resurfacing for three weeks in August, 1969. In 1971 a new arrivals hall was put into operation, the passenger throughput having attained four million. On 31 December 1972 the long-time managing director Wulf-Dieter Graf zu Castell retired. Since the 1980s and into the early 1990s, the airfield was heavily congested. Originally

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