![]() With rising passenger numbers and a growing number of inhabitants in its proximity, plans were made to completely move the airport to another site. Initial plans for an expansion of the airport date back to the year 1954. Munich's previous airport, Munich-Riem Airport, was operational from 1939 to 1992. History Development An Air Toulouse Sud Aviation Caravelle at Munich Airport in 1993 with the construction site of today's Hilton Munich Airport in the background Aerial view of Terminal 1 in 2001, when Terminal 2 was not yet operational It has two passenger terminals with an additional midfield terminal, two runways as well as extensive cargo and maintenance facilities and is fully equipped to handle wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A380. It is named after former Bavarian minister-president Franz Josef Strauss. The airport is located 28.5 km (17.7 mi) northeast of Munich, near the town of Freising. It serves as hub for Lufthansa including its subsidiaries Lufthansa CityLine, Air Dolomiti and Eurowings as well as a base for Condor and TUI fly Deutschland. It is the world's 15th-busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic, and was the 38th-busiest airport worldwide in 2018. It is the second-busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic after Frankfurt Airport, and the ninth-busiest airport in Europe, handling 47.9 million passengers in 2019. To the German Aeronautical Information Publication, it is known as Muenchen Airport. Munich Airport (German: Flughafen München, IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM), also named Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport, is an international airport serving Munich and Upper Bavaria. ![]()
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