Munich Airport
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Franz Josef Strauss International Airport
Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß
Munich International Airport
IATA: MUC – ICAO: EDDM
Summary
Airport type
Public
Operator
Flughafen München GmbH
Location
Munich, Germany
Elevation AMSL
1,487 ft / 453 m
Coordinates
48°21'14?N 11°47'10?E? / ?48.35389, 11.78611Coordinates: 48°21'14?N 11°47'10?E? / ?48.35389, 11.78611
Runways
Direction
Length
Surface
ft
m
08R/26L
13,123
4,000
Concrete
08L/26R
13,123
4,000
Concrete
Munich International Airport (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM), officially named Franz Josef Strauss International Airport (German: Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß) is located 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Munich, Germany, and is a hub for Lufthansa and Star Alliance partner airlines. The airport lies in portions of four municipalities: Freising, Oberding (location of the terminals), Hallbergmoos and Marzling. The airport is named in memory of politician Franz Josef Strauss.
Munich Airport is the second busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic (33.96 million in 2007) after Frankfurt International Airport and the 28th busiest airport in the world. In 2007, it was named the "Best Airport in Europe" and fourth-best in the world by Skytrax, the air transport research company.[1]
