Munich Airport celebrated a milestone in 2017, after relocating from Riem to the Erdinger Moos area 25 years ago. It is now a hub with worldwide destinations and an important factor in the lives of local people and companies.
Location & Expansion
Infrastructure at Munich Airport
Excellent infrastructure data for flight operations permit short turnaround times for airlines and maximum comfort for passengers.
Terminal 1
- length: 1,081 m
- area: 198,000 m²
- baggage transportation system: 18 km total length
Terminal 2
- length: 980 m
- area: 125,800 m²
- baggage transportation system: 46 km total length
Terminal 2 satellite
- length: 609 m
- area: 125,000 m²
Virtual tour: Terminal 2 satellite
Project "Third Runway"
The planning approval decision for the construction of a third runway was issued by the General Administration of the Free State of Bavaria on July 5, 2011. With this decision, the approval authority confirmed the planning application for the third runway including the sub-projects after intensive examination and consideration of all aspects of the expansion project.
In July 2015, the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig dismissed the last appeals against the project and finally ruled that Munich Airport's plans fulfill all technical and legal requirements. The building permit is thus legally binding and valid.
In its 2023 coalition agreement, the governing coalition of CSU and FREIE WÄHLER in Bavaria agreed to a moratorium on the construction of the third runway until the end of the current legislative period.
Landside access and traffic development
Improving accessibility by road and rail continues to be of prime importance for Munich Airport. In the rail sector, the phased concept for improving rail access, drawn up jointly with the Bavarian State Ministry of Housing, Construction and Transportation (StMB), was completed in spring 2022.
The phased concept includes service improvements in local and regional transport, but also the long-distance rail link urgently needed to strengthen the competitive position. An investigation is currently underway to determine which service improvements can be implemented in the short term - despite the delay in the second main line. At the same time, talks are underway with the German Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport on Deutsche Bahn's concept idea of building a new line from Ingolstadt to Munich with a direct link to the airport along the A9.
On November 07, 2022, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the section of the Erding ring road to Schwaigerloh took place. Flughafen München GmbH had completed the tunnel extension for this in 2021. On November 28, 2022, the Free State of Bavaria and Deutsche Bahn signed the construction and financing contract for the west flyover. It is scheduled for completion by the end of 2028 and is a key element in improving the quality of rail services at the airport.
Road accessibility in the immediate vicinity of the airport was further improved with the commissioning of the Freising west tangent in January 2022. In addition, traffic has been flowing on the new three-lane expansion of the eastern airport bypass between the ED 7 and B388 junctions since August 2021.
Projects at a glance
- Extension of Erdinger Allee / connection to eastern airport bypass - in operation (1)
- Eastern extension of the S-Bahn tunnel for the "Erdinger Ringschluss" - tunnel shell handed over to DB Netz (2)
- "Erdinger Ringschluss": Section to Schwaigerloh (3)
- Expansion of eastern airport bypass: three-lane expansion between AS ED 7 and AS B388 - in operation (4)
- Freising west tangent - in operation (5)
