How big is the Frankfurt airport?

Frankfurt Airport - that's how big it is

• In 1912 the first airport was built in Frankfurt-Bochenheim, and in 1936 the airport and airship port called "Rhein-Main" was opened. In 1954 it was renamed "Flughafen Frankfurt / Main AG", which is still used today.
• In terms of its size, Frankfurt Airport is in Europe and also very far ahead internationally: It has the largest freight volume in Europe (around 2.2 million / year) and ranks seventh worldwide. It is also the third largest airport in terms of passengers in Europe (around 50 to 60 million / year), and ninth internationally. That corresponds to around 150,000 passengers every day.
• Frankfurt Airport has four runways that are used differently. In addition, around 400,000 to 500,000 flights can be registered every year - that is well over 1,000 every day.
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• There are also two large terminals and a smaller one, so that there are a total of five halls for the airport. Terminal 1 has some special features: With a capacity of around 40 million passengers per year, it is by far the largest terminal at the airport. The baggage handling system is unimaginable at around 70 kilometers and is still considered exemplary with a reliability of 99.6.

This is what makes Frankfurt Airport special

• The airport is not only big, besides Munich, Frankfurt Airport is the German hub for air freight. This makes it an ideal position for companies. These are located in Cargo City North and Cargo City South and are therefore right in the middle of the action.


Friedrichshafen Airport - useful information for passengers

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• The airport also acts as an employer by providing work for around 70,000 people. This makes it the largest local workplace of the world. It will be per new plane even around 300 new places were created and even 600 at subsequent companies.
• The airport is so big that it is considered an independent district of Frankfurt. It is populated by 200 people, most of whom work for Fraport AG, the operating company of the airport.