Munich Airport
international airport serving Munich, capital of Bavaria
Munich Airport (German: Flughafen München “Franz Josef Strauß“; IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM) is an international airport serving Munich and the surrounding region of Upper Bavaria and Lower Bavaria. 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. According to the German Aeronautical Information Publication, the airport's official English name is Muenchen Airport.
The airport is the second-busiest in Germany after Frankfurt Airport and the eleventh-busiest in Europe, handling 41.6 million passengers in 2024. It ranked as the 39th-busiest airport worldwide that year.
Munich Airport is a hub for Lufthansa. It has two passenger terminals, two runways, and extensive cargo and maintenance facilities capable of handling wide-body aircraft such as the Airbus A380.
History
Foundation
Munich Airport was named after Franz Josef Strauss, Minister-President of Bavaria from 1978 until 1988, who had supported the project and promoted Bavaria as an aviation hub. Strauss, a private pilot, also served as the first chairman of the Airbus supervisory board.
The airport opened on 17 May 1992.
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