Their aim was to force the western powers to allow the Soviet zone to start supplying Berlin with food and fuel, thereby giving the Soviets practical control over the entire city. Only four years later it was clear that the terminal was already too small for the demand. Dieselfahrverbote werden in Frankfurt wahrscheinlich, sollte der Verkehr in der gewohnten Form zurückkehren. The airport did not emerge as a major international airline hub until 1958 when a new passenger terminal called Empfangsanlage Ost (Terminal East, literally "Arrival Facility East") opened in the north-east corner of the airport site. “With the implementation of this project, around a third of all ICB vehicles would drive through Frankfurt city traffic in a climate-neutral manner in the near future,” said Transport Director Klaus Oesterling. Patients with previous ICB were more frequently on single acetylsalicylic acid therapy after LAAO (42.4% vs. 28.3%; p<0.001). An extension of the SkyLine people mover system is planned to connect the new terminal to Terminals 1 and 2 and the airport train stations. That section of Rhein-Main later became the base for the Graf Zeppelin, its sister ship LZ-130, and, until 6 May 1937, for the ill-fated Hindenburg. Airmail Centre Frankfurt, a joint venture of Lufthansa Cargo, Fraport, and, In September 2007, German authorities arrested, This page was last edited on 3 April 2021, at 18:31. Everything opened to the public on 14 March 1972. In 1999 a second railway station, primarily for InterCityExpress long-distance trains (called Frankfurt Airport long-distance station), opened near Terminal 1 as part of the new Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line. Terminal 2 was also closed, and all passenger operations were concentrated in Terminal 1. The station is squeezed in between the motorway A 3 and the four-lane Bundesstraße B43, linked to Terminal 1 by a connecting corridor for pedestrians that bridges the Autobahn. It is the end point of the newly built Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line, which links southern Germany to the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan area, the Netherlands and Belgium via Cologne at speeds up to 300 km/h (190 mph). [17] On 28 February 2017, Ryanair announced its winter programme for Frankfurt which will see a further 20 new routes being added. In 1951, restrictions for German air travellers were lifted and civil air traffic started to grow again. Am 18.02.2019 fuhr der IC 2902 als Ersatzzug für den ICE 772 von Stuttgart nach Hamburg-Altona. By using the fourth runway, Frankfurt Airport is able for the first time to handle simultaneous parallel landings, because the distance between the north and the north-west runways is 1,400 m (4,593 ft). In 1961, Frankfurt already had 2.2 million passengers and 81,000 take-offs and landings, making it the second busiest airport in Europe behind Heathrow Airport, London. [6][7], The southern side of the airport ground was home to the Rhein-Main Air Base, which was a major air base for the United States from 1947 until 2005, when the air base was closed and the property was acquired by Fraport (now occupied by Terminal 3). In 2001, Fraport applied for approval to build the new runway, with three possible options. In 2017 Frankfurt Airport handled 64.5 million passengers and in 2018 nearly 70 million. Frankfurt Airport lies 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of central Frankfurt,[9] near the Autobahn intersection Frankfurter Kreuz, where two of the most heavily used motorways in Europe (A3 and A5) meet. Frankfurt Airport regional station (Frankfurt Flughafen Regionalbahnhof) at Terminal 1, concourse B, provides access to the S-Bahn commuter rail lines S8 and S9. The first plane that landed was a Ju 52/3m, Six days later, on 14 July 1936 LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin landed at the airport. [106], Regional Express (RE) trains to Saarbrücken, Koblenz or Würzburg call at this station. In 1957, the northern runway was extended, first to 3,000 m (9,843 ft) and then to 3,900 m (12,795 ft), to make it compatible with jet aircraft. Frankfurt Airport has four runways of which three are arranged parallel in east–west direction and one in north–south direction. Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 can be reached by bicycle because one of the roads that run north of the airport passing the terminals can legally be used by bicycle. SkyTeam member airlines Alitalia and Middle East Airlines also use Terminal 1 (Concourses B and C). In 2012, the airport handled 57.5 million passengers and it currently has more than 70,000 employees. ; 3 German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany. Sheraton Hotels and Resorts offers 1,008 guest rooms adjacent to Terminal 1 and a conference centre for up to 200 delegates. The conclusion was that a runway north-west of the airport site would have the least impact on local residents and the surrounding environment. The airports in Frankfurt, Hamburg and Hannover were the primary bases for Allied aircraft. This project spawned massive protests by residents and environmentalists. Various transport companies provide bus services to the airport from the surrounding areas as well as by coach to long-distance destinations. Als Tochtergesellschaften des Stadtwerke-Konzerns sorgen sie in Frankfurt am Main auf 28 Buslinien in 3 Buslinienbündeln (C, D, E) für zuverlässige, umweltfreundliche und kundenorientierte Mobilität. 4 visitors have checked in at IC 2321 Hamburg-Frankfurt (Main). [citation needed]. About 100 to 120 aeroplanes took off from and landed in Frankfurt daily. In diesem Video ist ein IC zu sehen. On the northern part of the airport originated in 1935 a two-storey station building with a six-storey tower, and other operating and outbuildings for maintenance and storage of aircraft. It is operated by Fraport and serves as the main hub for Lufthansa including Lufthansa CityLine and Lufthansa Cargo as well as Condor and AeroLogic. (Click the title for detail information) Owing to this restriction the runway must be partially or fully closed when northward winds are too strong. Lufthansa's first Airbus A380 went into operation in June 2010 and was named Frankfurt am Main. On 9 May 1940, the first bombers took off to attack France. Fraport's facilities are on the property of Frankfurt Airport. Coming via the motorways A7/A5/E40: exit at the junction Bad Homburger Kreuz and take the motorway A661 driving towards Offenbach/Bad Vilbel. In response, the Western Allies organised the Berlin Airlift to carry supplies via air to the people in West Berlin. Additionally there is regular bus service between the terminals. On 4 April 2012, the German Administrative Court confirmed the decision of the Hessian Administration Court, banning night flights between 11pm and 5am. The property of the housing area for the soldiers, called Gateway Gardens, which was located north-east of the airport site, was given back to the city of Frankfurt in the same year and will be developed as a business district in the following years. Each of these lines have trains departing every 15 minutes during daytime to Hanau Central Station eastwards via Frankfurt Central Station and Offenbach East Station or Wiesbaden Central Station westwards via Rüsselsheim or Mainz Central Station (line S8) or Mainz-Kastel Station (line S9). If you are planning to travel to Frankfurt or any other city in Germany, this airport locator will be a very useful tool. [12] This allowed the airport to increase its capacity from 83 to 126 aircraft movements per hour. It is directly connected to Terminal 1 through a connecting corridor for pedestrians. After 0.6 km turn left at the Friedberger Warte onto the “Dortelweiler Strasse“. daniel.martin@kgu.de. On 16 November 1909, the world's first airline was founded in Frankfurt am Main: The Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft (DELAG). It opened in 1912 and was extended after World War I, but in 1924 an expert's report already questioned the possibility of further expansions at this location. When talking about international schools a term appearing very often related to that is “IB” – what exactly this means and which schools in the FrankfurtRheinMain offer the IB program will be explained in the following: The IB program The International Baccalaureate or IB is a special educational program designed for students… In 2017, passengers at the airport increased by 6.1% to 64,500,386 compared to 2016. A long term holiday parking lot is located south of the runways and connected by shuttle bus to the terminals. In 2000, a task force presented their conclusion which generally approved a new runway, but of shorter length (only 2.8 kilometres compared to the other three 4-kilometre-long runways), which would serve as a landing-only runway for smaller aircraft. Plans for a new and larger airport located in the Frankfurt City Forest south-west of Schwanheim were approved in 1930, but were not realised due to the Great Depression. Zur Fahrplanauskunft. To make sure that you can travel from FRA safely and without worries, we have implemented a wide range of measures to protect your health. [28] It is scheduled to have four stops in the final stage: Lufthansa and their Star Alliance partners account for 77% of all passengers at Frankfurt Airport. ; 2 Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Frankfurt Airport Shopping: Shop duty free products online and have them sent to your home anywhere in Germany Access the online shop from anywhere: You can take advantage of Frankfurt Airport’s online marketplace to easily shop from anywhere, for instance from your workplace, while relaxing in the comfort of your home or while riding a train. The airport covers an area of 2,300 hectares (5,683 acres) of land[4] and features two passenger terminals with a capacity of approximately 65 million passengers per year, four runways and extensive logistics and maintenance facilities. The airport celebrated its 80th anniversary in July 2016.[8]. Die Stadt leidet finanziell mit Fraport und der Messe. Announcement on Temporary Suspension of Corporate Online Banking Service. Free delivery to anywhere in Germany Payment by Paypal or credit card With its opening in 1994, Frankfurt Airport increased its terminal capacity to 54 million passengers per year. This incident ended the Startbahn West protests for good. It is also the third largest airport in Europe serving the largest number of international destinations behind London Heathrow Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. In December 2019, local trains were re-routed to run via Gateway Gardens station. In 1948, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies' rail and road access to the sectors of West Berlin under Allied control. Frankfurt International Airport Overview. International Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany. This travelcard is available for one or two days and offers up to 50 % discount on city tours, museum admissions and further attractions. The Airport City Mall is located on the landside of Terminal 1, departure hall B. Flugsteig A-Plus features eight parking positions that are able to handle four Airbus A380s or seven Boeing 747-8/747-400 at once.[16]. The Northwest Runway re-opened in July to handle summer tourist demand, while Runway 18 West remained closed. Affiliations 1 Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is predicted that aircraft movements will increase up to 700,000 in the year 2020. The property was handed back to Fraport which allows the airport to use it to build a new passenger terminal. Concourse Z sits on top of Concourse A sharing the same jet bridges between both concourses. Because of its orientation in the north–south direction, in contrast to the other east–west runways, the use of the third runway is limited. 211 likes. From August to November 1944 a concentration camp was established in Walldorf, close to the airport site, where Jewish female prisoners were forced to work for the airport. Frankfurt Airport (IATA: FRA, ICAO: EDDF) (German: Flughafen Frankfurt am Main [ˈfluːkhaːfn̩ ˌfʁaŋkfʊʁt ʔam ˈmaɪn], also known as Rhein-Main-Flughafen) is a major international airport located in Frankfurt, the fifth-largest city of Germany and one of the world's leading financial centres. DB Schenker, the logistics company of Deutsche Bahn, have built a 66 m (217 ft) high-rise building. A new passenger transport system is planned for the connection of the new terminal 3 and the existing terminals 1 and 2. The new terminal, divided into concourses D and E, was built to the east of the existing terminal where once the Empfangsanlage Ost had been. [113], Frankfurt Airport is featured in the Discovery Channel series X-Ray Mega Airport (also known as Inside Frankfurt Airport). It takes a 10–15 minutes by car or taxi to get to Frankfurt Central Station or the centre of the city.[108]. The Main Airport Centre, named after the Main river, is an office building with ten floors and about 51,000 m2 (549,000 sq ft) of office space. Welcome back to Frankfurt Airport. Frankfurt Airport is the busiest airport by passenger traffic in Germany as well as the 4th busiest in Europe after London–Heathrow, Paris–Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Frankfurt Airport can easily be accessed by car, taxi, train or bus as it features an extensive transport network. It will use a track which is separate from the existing SkyLine people mover but will allow for interchanges between them. IBM Niederlassung is a 12-story high-rise building in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. In 1952, Frankfurt Airport handled more than 400,000 passengers; a year later it was more than half a million. In 1970, a new hangar was inaugurated; this accommodated six jet aircraft and was the world's largest hangar at the time. After the German Instrument of Surrender the war in Europe ended and the US Army started to build a new temporary runway at Frankfurt Airport. The three parallel runways have two markings because they can be operated in two directions while the Runway West can only be used in one direction. Since then the area is being developed into a business location for airport-related companies. As is the case at London–Heathrow, Tokyo–Narita, Toronto–Pearson, Los Angeles (bar the Tom Bradley International Terminal) and Chicago–O'Hare's future Global Terminal, terminal operations are grouped for airlines and airline alliances rather than into domestic and international routes. [13][14], On 11 October 2011, the Hessian Administration Court ruled that night flights between 11pm and 5am (the so-called Mediationsnacht) are no longer allowed at Frankfurt Airport after the inauguration of the new runway, and therefore overrode the approval from the Hessian government from 2007 which allowed 17 scheduled flights per night. International Christian Fellowship, Hohemarkstrasse 75, 61440 Oberursel Germany +49 (0) 6171 923 142 office@icf-frankfurt.com They include Air Malta, Bulgaria Air, Iran Air, Oman Air and Tunisair among others. By accessing and using this site you agree with our collection and use of data through cookies. Total costs are estimated at 3 billion euros. Terminal 1 is the older and larger one of the two passenger terminals. At the same time local and regional rail services were based at the existing underground station, now renamed Frankfurt Airport regional station. [109], Previously All Nippon Airways operated a bus service to Düsseldorf exclusively for ANA customers; that way Düsseldorf passengers would be transported to Frankfurt Airport to board their ANA flights. In 2010 three runways (Runways North, South and West) handled 464,432 aircraft movements, which equated to 83 movements per hour. The landside is 420 metres long. It is located at the edge of the Frankfurt City Forest near Terminal 2. A:^ used for take-offs in one direction only[3]. The new Terminal 3 is to accommodate up to 25 million passengers and will feature 75 new aircraft positions when completely constructed. The Squaire is an office building with a total floor area of 140,000 m2 (1,506,900 sq ft). The base opened as a German commercial airport in 1936, with the northern part of the base used as a field for fixed-wing aircraft and the extreme southern part near Zeppelinheim serving as a base for rigid airships. The southern runway was extended to 3,750 m (12,303 ft) in 1964. Die ICB betreibt eine hochmoderne, abgasarme Busflotte und absolviert rund 11 Millionen Nutzwagenkilometer pro Jahr. During World War II the Luftwaffe used the field sporadically as a fighter base and as an experimental station for jet aircraft. The Northwest Runway and Runway 18 West were closed on March 23 and re-purposed for parking unused aircraft. The new terminal, called Terminal Mitte (Central Terminal, today known as Terminal 1) is divided into three concourses (A, B and C) with 56 gates and an electric baggage handling system. It was assumed that the terminal capacity would be sufficient for the next 30 years. From 2005 to 2007, a large Airbus A380 maintenance facility was built at Frankfurt Airport because Lufthansa wanted to station their future A380 aircraft fleet there. Ein Fahrverbot für ältere Diesel und Benziner trifft nun auch die Frankfurter. The development of an airport city has significantly accelerated in recent years. Due to economic constraints only half of the facility has been built so far. The airships were dismantled and their huge hangars demolished on 6 May 1940 during conversion of the base to military use. “We are currently working on a tender for 22 fuel cell buses. They are to be integrated into the ICB fleet in 2021. In the course of this we are also working on a concept for a hydrogen filling station so that the buses can be refueled at our depot ”, said purchasing manager Sebastian Heisig. Central and Eastern European Online Library GmbH Basaltstrasse 9 60487 Frankfurt am Main Germany Amtsgericht Frankfurt am Main HRB 53679 VAT number: DE300273105 Phone: +49 (0)69-20026820 Fax: +49 (0)69-20026819 Email: info@ceeol.com For this reason, a climate-neutral technology will come to the ICB depot and from there to Frankfurt city traffic. Safe and Worry-Free Travel from FRA. The airport grounds, which form a city district of Frankfurt named Frankfurt-Flughafen, are surrounded by the Frankfurt City Forest. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License. The plans were approved by the Hessian government in December 2007, but the requested ban on night flights was lifted because it was argued that an international airport like Frankfurt would need night flights, especially for worldwide freight transport. [11], The new runway officially went into operation on 20 October 2011, with an aircraft carrying Chancellor Angela Merkel, performing the first landing on 21 October. Gateway Gardens is a former housing area for the US Air Force personnel based at the Rhein-Main Air Base, close to Terminal 2. So finden Sie anhand Ihres Fahrzeugscheins heraus, ob Ihr Auto künftig aus der Stadt verbannt wird. Lufthansa moved its airline catering subsidiary LSG Sky Chefs to Gateway Gardens, Condor and SunExpress are headquartered here. The airport authority has confirmed that the newly built terminal 3 will also be reachable by bicycle. berlin in Frankfurt am Main Here you find opening hours, addresses and more about shops for ic! What is IB? It has been enlarged several times and is divided into concourses A, B, C and Z and has a capacity of approximately 50 million passengers per year. The southern part of the airport ground was occupied to build the Rhein-Main Air Base as an Air Force Base for the United States Air Forces in Europe. The entrance to IB Headquarters follows 50 meters on your left-hand side. This title change was shown on WWE.com and WWE's official social media accounts. Pier A was extended by 500 metres in 2000, and a link between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, as well as the Hall C extension opened in 2008. 2. Additional requirements included improved noise protection arrangements and a strict ban on night flights between 11 pm and 5 am across the whole airport. The airlift ended in September 1949 after the Soviet Union ended their blockade. In 2010 it was the second-busiest airport by cargo traffic in Europe after Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport, handling 2,231,348 metric tonnes of loaded and unloaded freight. There are two railway stations at the airport: one for suburban/regional trains and one for long-distance trains. In 1955, Lufthansa resumed flights to and from Frankfurt and in the same year the Federal Republic of Germany gained its air sovereignty back from the Allies. On a length of about 300 metres the so-called MiniMetro system with its two cabins can carry up to 1,300 passengers per hour. The airport is centrally located in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region, Germany's third-largest metropolitan region, which itself has a central location in the densely populated region of the west-central European megalopolis. The Allies of World War II destroyed the runway system with airstrikes in 1944 and the Wehrmacht blew up buildings and fuel depots in 1945, shortly before the US Army took control of the airport on 25 March 1945. Fragrances, spirits, accessoires, souvenirs and much more. The main points of conflict were increasing noise and pollution and the cutting down of protected trees in the Frankfurt City Forest. Construction of the new 2,800 m (9,186 ft) long Runway Northwest in the Kelsterbach Forest began in early 2009. Aufgenommen mit dem Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3. View a detailed profile of the structure 109782 including further data and descriptions in the Emporis database. A visit to the old town is also worthwhile. The Frankfurt Airport Centre 1 (FAC 1) near Terminal 1 offers office and conference facilities, the newer FAC 2 is located within Terminal 2 and offers office space for airlines. After the beginning of World War II in 1939 all foreign airlines left the airport and control of air traffic was transferred to the Luftwaffe. [106], Deutsche Bahn operates the AIRail Service in conjunction with Lufthansa, American Airlines and Emirates. The Frankfurt Card offers free travel on all public transport in Frankfurt including Frankfurt International Airport (FRA). Thereby, along with a strong rail and motorway connection, the airport serves as a major transport node for the greater region, less than two hours by ground to Cologne, the Ruhr Area, and Stuttgart. Its first phase, consisting of the main building and two of the planned four piers (concourses 3H and 3J), is planned to open by 2023 and will be able to handle 15 million additional passengers per year. Star Alliance, an airline alliance, has its headquarters at the Frankfurt Airport Centre 1 (FAC 1) adjacent to Terminal 1. 36 people died. For example, Frankfurt Zoo, Germany's second oldest zoo, is world-famous. The entry must be applied for at the Register of Commerce in a notarially certified form. In the coming years, the new airport was home base of the two largest German airships LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin and LZ 129 Hindenburg . Zur stetigen Verbesserung von Fahrkomfort, Sicherheit und Umweltverträglichkeit werden immer wieder neue Fahrzeuge beschafft. In 1990, work on a new terminal (Terminal 2) began because it was anticipated that Terminal Mitte would reach its capacity limit sooner than expected. Terminal 1 is functionally divided into three levels, the departures level on the upper floor with check-in counters, the arrivals level with baggage claim areas on the ground floor and, underneath, a distribution floor with access to the regional station and underground and multilevel parking. ICF Frankfurt. Frankfurt Airport has two large main passenger terminals (1 and 2) and a much smaller dedicated First Class Terminal which is operated and exclusively used by Lufthansa. has been expanding over the last decade into a self-described “airport city” to meet growing passenger demand, expected to jump from 61 million people today to … The handler said it had upgraded its facilitates as part of the certification. Some airlines that are not part of the Lufthansa Group or Star Alliance also use Terminal 1. Aeroflot, Air France, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia, KLM, Korean Air, Saudia, TAROM and Vietnam Airlines; note that SkyTeam members Alitalia and Middle East Airlines operate out of Terminal 1, in concourses B and C). It is called Flugsteig A-Plus and exclusively used by Lufthansa mainly for their long-haul flights. As of summer 2017, Frankfurt Airport serves more than 300 destinations in 5 continents, making it the airport with the most direct routes in the world. It has eight gates with jetways and 34 apron stands, a total of 42 gates and is able to handle wide-body aircraft such as the Airbus A380. Please note the following telephone charges for our service hotlines: + 49 180 6372 4636 (+ 49 180 6 FRAINFO) once 0,20 € from the German fixed network and Since 2012, the people mover "The Squaire Metro" connects the Squaire with the nine-storey parking structure. The service operates to the central stations of Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Leipzig, Hamburg, Hannover, Mannheim, Munich, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe. 1. Business registration All industrial confirmations of a branch establishment must be registered under commercial law with the responsible trades office (in Frankfurt am Main, this is the Trade Register at the Office of Public Order, Kleyerstraße 86, 60326 Frankfurt am Main). Luftwaffe engineers subsequently extended the single runway and erected hangars and other facilities for German military aircraft. At the junction Frankfurt-“Friedberger Landstraße“ leave the A661 and take the “Friedberger Landstraße” towards “Frankfurt … During normal operation the two outer parallel runways (07L/25R and 07R/25L) are used for landings and the central parallel runway (07C/25C) and the Runway West (18) for take-offs. [117], Jinder Mahal pinned R-Truth at the Frankfurt Airport for the 24/7 Championship. [15], To handle the predicted passenger amount of about 90 million in 2020, a new terminal section adjacent to Terminal 1 for an additional six million passengers opened on 10 October 2012. The accident marked the end of scheduled airship traffic and the end of the airship era.