German Airports

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Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a

country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the

North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by

Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and

Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg,

Belgium, and the Netherlands. Germany is a Federal Republic

consisting of sixteen states. The capital city of Germany is

Berlin.Its a hub of world famous

airports; each one is celebrated

for its own unique architecture

and style. Germany's burgeoning

airports are being linked into the

nation's railway system. Cheap

domestic and inter-European

flights are an important part of

the picture.


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In the wake of September 11, Germany

established flight safety rules similar to

the ones in effect in the U.S., including

the ban on knives, scissors and the likein hand baggage. Security at Frankfurt

and Munich is especially tight on

transatlantic flights, on flights to Israel

and on flights by British and Americanairlines no matter where they are

headed.

It's important that passengers,

especially ones on these flights, get tothe airport well before takeoff. Some

officials urge as much as three hours

for international flights.


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Frankfurt International Airport (FRA), according to the most

recent ACI list the world's 8th biggest airport in 2007 with

54'161'856 passengers


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Flying high on strong economic recovery, domestic air travel has

made a comeback in 2009, with traffic registering a considerable

increase than 2008.


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German airports usually feature

duty-free shops, restaurants, bars,

car rental agencies, conferencecenters, banks, post offices and

medical facilities. And sometimes

they offer much more. The

Frankfurt Airport almost doubles

as a shopping mall.

The first part of the ambitious

Airport City Mall at Frankfurt

Airport has just opened for

business.Work has been going on for

months to remodel the

subterranean level beneath

Terminal 1s Departure and Arrival

areas


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This will result eventually in the completed Airport City Mall, a multi-

functional distribution area with connections to the airport buildings,

parking structures, rental car providers & local rapid transport trains .


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Location of airport in Germany

Frankfurt Airport from Air

Frankfurt am Main Airport, known in

German as Flughafen Frankfurt am Main

or Rhein-Main-Flughafen is a major

international airport located in Frankfurtam Main, Germany, 12 km (7.5 mi)

southwest of the city centre. Run by

Fraport, it is by far the busiest airport by

passenger traffic in Germany, the third

busiest in Europe and the ninth busiest

worldwide in 2009.

It serves the most international

destinations in the world and is the

busiest airport in Europe by cargo traffic.The southern side of the airport, Rhein-

Main Air Base, was a major airlift base

for the United States from 1947 until

late 2005, when it was acquired by

Fraport.


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Frankfurt Airport FAA diagram

Frankfurt is a hub of

Lufthansa, the German

national carrier and Air India

(until October 30, 2010) for

its North American services.

Lufthansa's secondary hub is

Munich Airport where manykey medium and long haul

routes are available,

lessening the need to

overburden Frankfurt Airport.


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HISTORY

The Rhein-Main Airport and Airship Base opened in 1936

and was the second-largest airport in Germany (after

Tempelh of Airport in Berlin) through World War II.

Plans for a new airport in the south of Frankfurt existed

since before 1930, but they were not realized due to theGreat Depression. After 1933 the plans were revived by

the Nazi regime and they started the construction of the

airport. Initially the airport was the main base for the

airships LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin and LZ 129 Hindenburg, but

the regular flights were discontinued after the Hindenburg

disaster in 1937.


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After World War II, it served as the main West German

operations base for the United States Air Force's contribution to

the Berlin Airlift. Since the main runway deteriorated due to theheavy use, a second runway was constructed during this time.

The German Lufthansa finally recommenced their flights from

Frankfurt in 1955.


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EXPANSION

Frankfurt Airport, whoseTerminal 1 welcomed its

billionth passenger in July

2007, has embarked on a

massive 3.4 billion

expansion plan, which will be

in progress for the coming

two decades and more. New

developments will include

construction of a thirdterminal, eventual addition

of a third runway, and a

maintenance facility for the

A380 Airbus.


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A new runway, located just to the

Northwest in the Kelsterbach Forest, is

currently under construction and should

open in 2011. The runway will measure

2,800 meters (9,240 feet) and be primarily

used for landings. The center line

separation from the existing North runway

will be approx. 1,400 meters (4,620 feet).This will allow for simultaneous instrument

landing system landing operations on these

two runways, which has not been possible

on the existing parallel runways because

they do not meet the 3,500 foot

requirement of ILS operations. This will

enable FRA to raise the capacity of the

airport from the current 83 aircraft

movements to 126 movements per hour.


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First day of August 2010 when it served 184,825 passengers.

This exceeded the previous daily record set in July 2010.

A total of 5.2 million passengers - up 6.6 percent year-on-year -

passed through FRA in August 2010, making the reporting month

FRA's busiest August ever and the second-busiest month in the

airport's history.

Maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) - which are comparable to

maximum permissible truck weights - also recorded a new all-time high.

In August 2010 MTOWs increased by 6.5 percent to 2,528 million

metric tons year-on-year, besting all previous monthly results.

With 185,372 metric tons handled or an 18.4 percent year-on-

year increase, FRA recorded its busiest-ever August for freight

handling.

Aircraft movements also rose a strong five percent over August

2009 to a total of 41,631 takeoffs and landings.


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