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Munich Airport at a glance 2
The passenger facilities and airport city 6
Air traffic operations 10
Cargo hub operations 14
Aviation safety 18
Facts and Figures
Employees at Munich Airport
Jobs at the airport2008: approx. 30,000
Largest employers:Lufthansa Group: approx. 8,000 employeesFMG Group: over 7,400 employees
Trainees:Airport, total: approx. 650FMG Group: approx. 270
Start of operations at Munich-RiemAirportOctober 25, 1939
Start of operations at the new location inErdinger MoosMay 17, 1992
Airport operatorFlughafen München GmbH (FMG)
Location28.5 kilometers northeast of the center of Munich,Bavaria’s capital448 meters above standard sea level
Area1,570 hectares,including 950 hectares of green zone (approx. 60percent of the site)2,200 hectares following completion of the thirdrunway
Munich Airport at a glance
Road and rail accessRail:- Rapid transit rail lines S1 and S8 between the air-port and Munich’s Central, East and Pasing trainstations, where travelers can connect to nationaland regional mainline rail services operated byDeutsche Bahn
Road:- A 92 autobahn (Munich-Deggendorf)- Airport east expresswayBuses, hotel shuttles, and airport transfer servicesthroughout the airport’s wider catchment area(southern Germany, parts of Austria, northern Italyand the Czech Republic).
Businesses/organizations at the airport2008: over 500
Flughafen München GmbH (FMG) shareholdersFree State of Bavaria 51 percentFederal Republic of Germany 26 percentCity of Munich 23 percent
FMG affiliates- aerogate München Gesellschaft für Luftverkehrs-abfertigungen mbH- AeroGround Flughafen München Aviation SupportGmbH- Allresto Flughafen München Hotel und GaststättenGmbH- Bayern Facility Management GmbH- Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH der FMG- CAP Flughafen München Sicherheits-GmbH- Cargogate Flughafen München Gesellschaft fürLuftverkehrsabfertigungen mbH- EFM – Gesellschaft für Enteisen und Flugzeug-schleppen am Flughafen München mbH- eurotrade Flughafen München Handels-GmbH- Flughafen München Baugesellschaft mbH- FMTerminal 2 Immobilien-VerwaltungsgesellschaftmbH & Co oHG- FMV – Flughafen München Versicherungsvermitt-lungsgesellschaft mbH- MediCare Flughafen München MedizinischesZentrum GmbH- MUCGround Services Flughafen München GmbH- Terminal 2 Betriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co oHG
Driving employment growth
Munich Airport continues to fuel growth and se-cure employment. The three largest companies atthe airport alone – the Lufthansa Group, FlughafenMünchen GmbH (FMG) plus subsidiaries, andSicherheitsgesellschaft am Münchner Flughafen(SGM) – have increased their total headcount byalmost 2,800 to more than 18,300 since the sum-mer of 2006. During the past five years, almost5,000 people have found new work at MunichAirport with these three companies.
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Number 7 among Europe’s top ten
With around 34.5 million passengers in 2008,Munich is the second-busiest passenger airport inGermany and ranks seventh among Europe’s tenleading airports. Over the years, Munich has alsoachieved a higher worldwide ranking, rising from42nd place in 1998 to 27th in 2008.
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Munich Airport at a glance
Commercial passenger movements1999–2008
Munich compared to other European airports –Passenger figures
Munich’s role as a hub airport
Munich Airport has long since earned itself a repu-tation as an important hub in European and inter-national aviation. Today, a growing number of pas-sengers fly to Munich in order to catch onwardflights to destinations all over the world. In 2008,these travelers accounted for 36 percent of ourtraffic. Airport records show that in 2008, 18 per-cent of transfer passengers were of domestic ori-gin and switched to an international flight atMunich Airport; roughly the same number arrivedfrom foreign countries and boarded an onward do-mestic flight; and 64 percent arrived from abroadand flew on to a destination outside Germany.Only a few transferred from one domestic flightto another.
Traffic figures
2008 2007 2008/2007
PassengersTotal 34,552,189 33,979,904 + 1.7 %Commercial traffic* 34,530,593 33,959,422 + 1.7 %Transfers 36 % 35 %
Aircraft movementsTotal 432,296 431,815 + 0.1 %Commercial traffic* 420,866 419,977 + 0.2 %
Air cargofreight and mail 259,645 265,607 - 2.2 %
Scheduled and charter airlines 99 106Destinations served regularly 244 244Countries 71 73
* Any flights carrying passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration are classed as commercial traffic.
Europe’s best airport
In the 2008World Airport Awards, Munich Airportwas not only named as Europe’s best airport forthe fourth time in succession, it also ranked asthe fifth-best worldwide. The Awards are based ona global survey conducted by Skytrax, an indepen-dent aviation research organization headquarteredin London. Some 8.2 million passengers aroundthe world took part in the most recent survey.
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Terminal 1Decentralized structure:- Areas A through D: arrivals and departures, 143check-in counters, plus ticket desks, screeningpoints, lounge areas, baggage claims, around90 gates- Area E: arrivals onlyAll five areas are located at street level (level 04)- Several lounges, evening-before check-in, servicesfor special needs passengers
Capacity:Over 20 million passengers a year
Length:1,081 meters
Gross floor area:198,000 square meters
Baggage transportation system:Total length: 18 kilometersCapacity: 19,200 items of baggage an hourBaggage claim carousels: 14
Area F:Flight arrivals and departures requiring specialprovisions, 11 check-in counters
Munich’s two terminals, located at the heart of theairport campus, handled roughly 34.5 million passen-gers during 2008. That’s an average of more than94,000 air travelers a day. Lufthansa and its partnerairlines have exclusive use of Terminal 2, whileTerminal 1 is used for the most part by the other car-riers. In the two terminals, the Central Area, theMünchen Airport Center, collectively termed the“airport city“, passengers and airport visitors canchoose from scores of retail stores, service outletsand places to eat and drink – more than 200 in all,open 365 days a year.
München Airport Center (MAC)Service and communications center
Total rental space:31,000 square meters on six levels comprising:
- 10,000 square meters for services, shops andrestaurants
- 21,000 square meters for offices (levels 05 to 08),a medical center and a conference center
- 10,000 square meters/approx. 3,500 square metersof usable space:the MAC Forum, Europe’s largest covered open-airvenue for large-scale events with up to 3,200people, equipped with media and communicationsystems and full utility services
Terminal 2Centralized structure:- Level 03: arrivals (central baggage claim) andcheck-in- Central hall (level 04): ticket desks and around 129check-in counters- Areas G (level 04) and H (level 05): departures,screening points and lounges, around 110 gates- Several lounges, evening-before check-in, servicesfor special needs passengers
Capacity:20-25 million passengers a year
Pier length:980 meters
Gross floor area:260,000 square meters
Baggage transportation system:Total length: 40 kilometersCapacity: 14,000 items of baggage an hourBaggage claim carousels: 14
Minimum connecting time:30 minutes
Central AreaLevel 02: Underground rapid transit train station
Level 03: Check-in with around 37 counters andcentral retail, hospitality and service area
Gross floor area: 46,000 square meters
The passenger facilities and airport city
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Highlights in the MAC Forum
The forum in the München Airport Center is theideal venue for events of all kinds. Recent high-lights included public viewing of European Cupfootball matches and the 2008 Olympic Games ona giant LED wall, the “Airport Beach” beach volley-ball challenge, the “Children Running for Children”charity event, the “Open Airport” music festival,product presentations, and the traditional wintermarket with festive booths, ice rinks and live music.
An airport with a city
Airports are now much more than pieces of trans-port infrastructure where air travelers arrive, de-part and transfer between flights: They have trans-formed into multifunctional service and communi-cation centers. Today, they offer everything fromconference and event facilities to retail malls anda wide choice of places to eat and drink. MunichAirport is no exception, and in fiscal 2008, theFMG Group’s non-aviation business generatedaround 50 percent of revenue.
Other airport city facilities:- A medical center and emergency doctor’s office,the AirportClinic M (which offers local and foreignpatients an innovative, full-service style of health-care), a healthcare center with specialists in ten ormore different medical fields, a chapel, a prayer andreflection room, and south Germany’s largest travelmarket with more than 40 major travel agents andtour operators.
- The “municon” conference center:35 conference rooms in sizes from 21 to 210square meters, the latest in conference equipment,and restaurants and lounges
- Hotel Kempinski Airport München:Around 400 rooms and suites, conference facilities,restaurants, bars, a spa area, and undergroundparking, plus around 170 additional rooms due tobe completed by the end of 2010.
- A three star plus hotel:Around 250 rooms, scheduled to open in the fallof 2009
München Airport CityThe airport city consists mainly of the public accessareas in Terminals 1 and 2, the München AirportCenter (MAC), and the terminals’ gate areas. Thereare also around 32,000 square meters of retail space(hospitality, retail and service outlets).
Retailers:The airport has an attractive retail mix with morethan 100 stores, including duty free andTravel Valueshops, selling all kinds of goods.
Food and drink:More than 50 bars, restaurants and cafés at the air-port offer everything from snacks and fast food tofine dining. The Airbräu restaurant brews its ownbeer.
Services:There are around 50 outlets, including two centersoffering a wide range of services.
Car rental center in the Central AreaCars can be hired here from major rental operators.
Rental car return area:1,800 parking spaces
ParkingFour multistory parking garages, six undergroundgarages, and special vacationer and visitor park-ing:capacity for 20,000 cars, with 16,500 coveredspaces
Total parking capacity, including areas for airportemployees and tenants:around 33,200 spaces
Parking services:- Automatic parking management system- Parking management center located in the centralarea (open 24 hours)- Credit card payment- Disabled parking spaces (50 percent reduced rate,depending on disability)- Women’s parking spaces- Convenience and secure parking with valet ser-vices- Extra-wide (XXL) parking spaces- Valet parking (the car is left in a garage of the dri-ver’s choice)- Last minute parking in designated stopping zonesat both terminals- Parking spaces can be booked at discounted ratesover the Internet
The passenger facilities and airport city
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The airport experience
Munich Airport has plenty for visitors to see anddo. The Visitors Park has a hilltop viewing platformoverlooking the airport, historic aircraft, a souvenirshop and restaurant, and an airport exhibition.There are also airport tours for groups and individ-uals, and a visitors’ terrace in Terminal 2.
For more information, visit www.munich-air-port.de � Passengers and Visitors � Experiencethe airport
Satisfied passengers
The FMG Group offers airport users a wide rangeof services and retail goods that is constantly be-ing adapted and extended in line with their needs.This commitment to customer satisfaction hasearned awards for the airport on more than oneoccasion. In a recent survey among 8.2 millionpassengers for example (see p. 4), the airport’srestaurants, shopping, service and convenienceall received excellent scores.
North and south runwaysRunway arrangement:Parallel, 2,300 meters apart
Runway threshold stagger:1,500 meters
Runway length/width:4,000/60 meters each
Dual runway capacity:90 schedulable aircraft movements per hour
The two runways can be operated independentlyand, thanks to their length, can support long-haul air-craft without weight or range limits. Aircraft can takeoff and land in both operating directions.
In 2008, 432,296 aircraft took off and landed atMunich Airport – on average, 1,150 a day. To continueto meet the steadily growing demand for passengerand freight services and to compete successfully asa major European hub, Munich urgently needs to in-crease its capacity. The only way to achieve this is tobuild a third runway, and this is already at the plan-ning stage. For general aviation – smaller planes witha maximum takeoff weight of more than two tonsand capable of landing on instruments – the airporthas a separate terminal and apron area.
ApronsWest passenger apron (Terminal 1):Area: 600,000 square meters60 aircraft parking stands in total- 19 stands at Terminal 1 with passenger boardingbridges- 2 additional stands at the terminal- 14 boarding stations (weatherproof)- 25 remote stands
East passenger apron (Terminal 2)Area: 760,000 square meters75 aircraft parking stands in total- 24 stands at Terminal 2 with passenger boardingbridges- 4 additional stands at the terminal for regional jets- 47 boarding stations (weatherproof)
Third runway (planned)Location:Northeast of the north runway
Centerline distance from north runway:1,180 meters
Threshold stagger to the east:2,100 meters
Length/width:4,000/60 meters
Scheduled to open:as of 2011
The three-runway system will have a capacity of atleast 120 schedulable aircraft movements an hour. Allthree runways will be capable of operating indepen-dently.
Information on expansion work:- www.muc-ausbau.de- Information center on the 3rd runway, MünchenAirport Center, open Monday-Sunday,10:00am–6:00pm
Air traffic operations
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Thirty-three to one
A total of 33 potential sites were reviewed as can-didates for the location of Munich Airport’s thirdrunway. Studies showed that the only way toachieve the projected capacity of 120 aircraftmovements an hour with an average delay of, atmost, four minutes was to build an independentlyoperable runway, parallel to the current runwaysystem. The site with the designation 5b waseventually chosen, based on numerous criteria, in-cluding space and land requirements, noise, andenvironmental impacts.
A regional aviation award
Munich Airport was honored by the EuropeanRegional Airline Association (ERA) with the AirportAchievement Award 2007/2008.With prior wins in2002 and 2005, this is the airport’s third ERAaward. The ERA presents the award to airports inrecognition of their efforts to support regional airtraffic. For Munich, regional aviation plays an im-portant role by providing feeder services forflights to European and intercontinental destina-tions.
All-weather operationsMunich Airport is equipped and certified for CAT III ball-weather operations.
CAT III b:Requires horizontal runway visibility of at least 75metersRequirements:- Instrument landing system (ILS) with localizer andglide path beacons and outer and middle markers- ILS-certified pilot and ILS-equipped aircraft
Turnaround timeThe time spent by an aircraft on the ground betweenlanding and takeoff
Duration at Munich Airport:45 minutes for a fully loaded Boeing 747A variety of handling operations are carried out du-ring this time.
TowerHeight:78 meters
Design:The windows in the glass-walled control rooms areangled outwards 15 degrees to cut glare and reflec-tions.
Roof antenna:Airport surface detection equipment (ASDE) antennafor the airport’s ground radar
Users:- German Air Traffic Control (DFS)- Flughafen München GmbH Apron Control- German Meteorological Service (DWD)
Aircraft arrivals, departures and ground movementsare controlled from the tower.
Users:Customs, Federal Border Police, German MetService, Aviation Supervision Office, aircraft catering,plane and helicopter rental operators, air rescue ser-vices, air taxi operators, limousine service
Apron:- 120,000 square meters- 50 parking stands
Aircraft hangar (Hangar 10):10,800 square meters, full aircraft maintenancefacilities
Aircraft handling operationsThese include:- Passenger and crew transports in buses or othervehicles- Aircraft loading and unloading- Transportation of freight and mail- Baggage sorting- Water service- Cleaning- Garbage disposal- Galley servicing- Refueling- Ground power
General aviationCivil and private aviation other than carriers’ sched-uled and charter traffic
In Munich, aircraft must have a maximum takeoffweight of more than two tons and be equipped forinstrument landings.
General aviation facilities:General Aviation Terminal (GAT), located to the eastof Terminal 2
Terminal:4,350 square meters of floor areaOperation office, lounge, bistro, VIP lounge, roomwith internet access for pre-flight preparations, pass-port control, security screening
Air traffic operations
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The A 380 in Munich
In February 2004, Munich became Europe’s firstairport to receive clearance to handle the AirbusA 380 – with a wingspan of almost 80 meters andthe capacity to seat up to 850 passengers, theworld’s largest passenger aircraft. Munich hasthree stands where the giant jet can park – two atTerminal 2 and a third at Terminal 1. On March 28,2007, the A 380 paid the airport its first visit,touching down on Bavarian soil at 12:35pm andsetting off for Toulouse at 5:49pm.
Environmental protection at the airport
Flughafen München GmbH’s environmental man-agement system was validated in 2008 by an in-dependent environmental auditor and certified toDIN ISO 14001:2004 and EMAS Regulation761/2001. The company publishes an environmen-tal statement each year which it submits to an en-vironmental auditor for review.
You can find out more at www.munich-airport.de �
Airport - the enterprise � Neighbors and the envi-ronment
Everything from live animals to pharmaceuticals, per-ishables, and extremely valuable and even hazardousgoods pass through the airport, and all are handledwith the utmost care. Specialized equipment, opti-mized warehouse and storage facilities, and highlyqualified staff ensure that the airport can provide thequality of service that customers expect. Thanks tothe short distances between the airport’s ramp areasand the Air Cargo Center, handling operations are al-so exceptionally swift and efficient.
Cargo handledFlown freight and mail
After years of exceptional growth in our air cargobusiness, Munich Airport saw the volume of freighthandled – trucked as well as flown freight – slip by2.2 percent in 2008.We transshipped around260,000 metric tons last year. The drop is indicativeof the speed and scale with which the turbulence inthe global economy, which began in the summer of2008, impacted on the cargo sector. Nonetheless,freight forwarders, handling companies, express car-riers and many other businesses continue to use theAir Cargo Center at Munich Airport.
Express services centerArea:4,400 square meters
Hall with two building complexes:132 meters long, approx. 8 meters high
North sectionUser: express carrier FedEx
South sectionUsers: express carriers DHL and UPS
Sophisticated sorting systems and IT ensure thatcargo is processed quickly and efficiently.
Cargo terminalThe terminal has nine areas, A through I.
Length:520 meters
Width:108 meters
Warehouse floor area incl. covered truck dock:53,000 square meters
Office space:22,000 square meters
Gross floor area:115,000 square meters
Covered truck dock:490 meters long
Capacity:Expandable up to 1 million tons a year
Users:Freight forwarders, handling companies, generalsales agents, trucking companies, packaging ser-vices, customs, and other logistics organizations
Forwarders in the cargo center and the airport’ssurrounding area:Approx. 100
Cargo hub operations
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Cargo hub growth factors
Germany is the world’s biggest exporter, and thestate of Bavaria currently has an export ratio of 45percent. This means that Munich Airport’s cargohub is a valuable and important regional asset.The airport’s excellent connections to the globalaviation network offer Bavaria’s exporters quickand easy access to the world’s key markets. Atthe same time, the quality of air transport ser-vices to and from Munich is boosting Bavaria’s ap-peal as a business location for foreign as well aslocal investors.
The world's second-best cargo airport
In the 2008 Air Cargo Excellence Survey, an inter-national comparison review of air cargo facilities,Munich Airport ranked second in the world, be-hind Japan's Nagoya Airport. Conducted amongairlines and forwarders, this, the fourth such sur-vey, was initiated by the well known industrymagazine Air CargoWorld. The survey scores air-ports in four categories: performance, value, facili-ties and operations. Munich ranked consistentlyamong the top three in each of these, and eventook first place in the facilities category.
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Tasks:- Protection against the introduction of animal dis-eases- Ensuring correct treatment of animals- Proper temporary storage of goods with a varietyof temperature requirements- Verification of required documents- Verification of compliance with EU health, hygieneand quality standards- Examination and temporary storage of all animalproducts, including leather and pelts
Border control point with live animals stationArea:1,500 square metersCapable of modular expansion to meet growingdemand
Dimensions:60 x 24 meters
Purpose:Transshipment of imports in accordance with EUregulations
Air cargo catchment areaForwarders’ building and parking garage(expandable by 15,000 square meters)
First moduleArea: 15,000 square metersLength: 230 metersWidth: 65 metersHeight: 12 meters
The building has its own forklift and dolly train tracksconnecting it to the cargo terminal.
Parking garageEight levels with 2,300 spaces
Cargo apronArea:66,500 square meters
- 14 stands for smaller freighters or- 7 stands for Boeing 747 freighters
Cargo hub operations
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A key European cargo hub
Munich Airport has expanded its cargo catchmentarea enormously. Only a few years ago, it primari-ly served southern Germany and neighborsAustria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, andItaly, but today its reach extends deep into Italyand southeastern Europe. This widening of thecatchment area and the outstanding growth in aircargo have made expansion of the cargo facilitiesessential.
The airport’s EU import approvals
- Import of packaged/wrapped foods – deepfrozen, chilled or at ambient temperature (humanconsumption)- Import of packaged non-food products – frozen,chilled or at ambient temperature (non-humanconsumption)- Import of live animals
Planned extensions(blue and red areas)
MaintenanceHangar 1:36,500 square meters of gross floor area (equivalentto five soccer pitches)Space for up to six Boeing 747 jumbos
User:Deutsche Lufthansa AG
Hangar 3:29,900 square meters of gross floor areaSpace for concurrent maintenance work on fiveBoeing 757 aircraft and six MD 83 jets
Users:LTU, airberlin, Augsburg Airways,police helicopter squadron
Hangar 4:14,000 square meters of gross floor area
Users:Lufthansa CityLine, BMW Airport Service
Offices, workshops and storage facilities are locatedbehind the maintenance hangars.
Safety is absolutely paramount in flight operations.Safeguards taken at Munich Airport include regularmaintenance work in hangars, aircraft engine testingin our specially designed hush house, protection ofthe fuel supply, and thorough emergency planningand preparation, especially by airport fire crews.
Fuel supplyKerosene is partly delivered via a pipeline and partlyby rail and truck.
Fuel farm:Five above-ground tanks with leak containment pitsand warning systems
Total capacity:30,000 cubic meters of kerosene
Underground fuel delivery system:Kerosene is piped underground from the tanks at thefuel farm to around 440 separate points known as re-fueling pits, where mobile dispensers connect to hy-drants and pump the fuel into the aircraft. The wholeof the fuel system is protected by a patented leakdetection system.
Maintenance apronTotal area:230,000 square meters
Parking area:80,000 square meters
Hush houseHall-type steel structure:72 meters wide, 105 meters long, 20 meters high
Floor area:5,300 square metersLarge enough for aircraft up to the size of aBoeing 747
Purpose:Aircraft engine testing
The design of the structure is optimized to dampennoise.
Aviation safety
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Inter Airport in Hangar 4
In October 2007, for the fifth time in succession,Munich Airport hosted the Inter Airport Europe ex-hibition. Almost 600 exhibitors from 30 countriesattended, showing industry visitors the latest ad-vancements and innovations in airport equipment,technology and services at stands in Hangar 4and the adjacent open air lot.
Security checks
Munich Airport is home to LufthansaTechnik’ssecond-largest maintenance dock. In Hangar 1,Europe’s biggest maintenance hangar, more than400 employees work to provide all current aircrafttypes with proper care and maintenance and toensure that any technical issues arising with air-craft are rectified. LufthansaTechnik’s teams carryout detailed inspections on as many as 40 planesa night, including basic trip checks and the major“C” checks that are required every 18 months.The engineers also replace power units, repair un-dercarriages, wash the aircraft, and even makemodifications to them if necessary.
Aircraft deicing:Deicing takes place in special areas at the heads ofthe runways.
Mobile deicing crews, nicknamed “polar bears“,spray aircraft with a water and glycol mix to clear theice. The runoff is trapped, processed and reused insubsequent deicing operations. More than 50 per-cent of the deicer deployed is recycled.
Deicing operator:EFM - Gesellschaft für Enteisen und Flugzeugschlep-pen am Flughafen München mbH
Airport fire serviceNorth and south fire stations:Fire crews can reach any point on either runway fromthe fire stations within 180 seconds of being calledout (as per International Civil Aviation Organizationrecommendations).
Airport fire service personnel:Around 200 fire fighters
Fleet:Approx. 40 special vehicles
Tasks:Fire fighting, technical rescue, and fire safety duties(e.g., standby during plane refueling)
DeicingPavement deicing:Roughly 4 million square meters of paved areas (run-ways, taxiways and aprons) are deiced at the airport.
Deicing is carried out using snow plows and, whennecessary, chemical deicing agents based on for-mates. Stormwater from deicing is trapped in chan-nels and piped to a water treatment plant in nearbyEitting for processing.
Personnel:Flughafen München GmbH has a snow crew ofaround 80 employees, plus roughly 330 externalworkers operating in shifts.
Aviation safety
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Protecting groundwater from deicer
A biological system pioneered at Munich Airport isused to treat deicing stormwater draining off thetaxiways. Buried in the ground next to the pavingare impermeable mats layered with gravel andbanks of sand that delay the stormwater as itdrains away. This gives micro-organisms in thegravel and sand time to break down the deicingagent into water and carbon dioxide. By the timethe water drains into the ground, it is harmless.
Published by:Flughafen München GmbHCorporate Communications
P.O. Box 23 17 5585326 MünchenGermany
Tel.: +49 89 975-00E-mail: ci@munich-airport.de
www.munich-airport.de
Editing and layout:Internal Communicationsand PublicationsDr. Reingard SchöttlJudith Hofstetter
Photographs:Dr.Werner HenniesAlex Tino FriedelMichael FritzManfred HellerJürgen Naglik
Printed:Peschke Druck GmbH, München
March 2009
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