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Munich Airport

international airport serving Munich, capital of Bavaria
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Summary

Munich Airport is a commercial airport[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of commercial airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,524 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Association of German Airports[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Hallbergmoos[4], Oberding[5], Freising[6], Marzling[7]
  • Country: Germany[8]
  • Instance of: international airport[9]
  • Operator: Flughafen München GmbH[10]
  • Named after: Franz Josef Strauß[11], Munich[12]
  • IATA airport code: MUC[13]
  • ICAO airport code: EDDM[14]
  • Commons category: Munich Airport[15]
  • Scheduled service destination: Berlin Brandenburg Airport[16], Frankfurt Airport[17], Düsseldorf Airport[18], Hamburg Airport[19], Vancouver International Airport[20], Toronto Pearson International Airport[21], Kansai International Airport[22], İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport[23]
  • Has part(s): Terminal 1[24], Terminal 2[25]
  • Runway: 08R/26L[26], 08L/26R[27]
  • Inception: May 17, 1992[28]
  • Coordinate location: 48.35378333333333, 11.78608611111111[29]
  • Interchange station: Munich Airport Terminal[30]
  • Official website: https://www.munich-airport.de/[31], https://www.munich-airport.com/[32]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Munich Airport[33]
  • Place served by transport hub: Munich[34]
  • Commons gallery: Flughafen München Franz Josef Strauß[35]
  • Replaces: Munich-Riem Airport[36]
  • Motto text: Verbindung leben.[37]
  • Date of official opening: May 17, 1992[38]
  • Native label: Flughafen München[39]
  • Short name: Munich F. J. Strauß[40], Múnich-Franz Josef Strauss[41], Munic[42], Munich[43], Monaco di Baviera[44]
  • Elevation above sea level: 1487[45]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Munich Airport include Munich Airport Terminal[46], a S-Bahn station[47], in Germany[48]; SuperMUC[49], a supercomputer[50], in Germany[51]; SuperMUC-NG[52], a supercomputer[53], in Germany[54]; SuperMUC-NG Phase 2[55], a supercomputer[56], in Germany[57]; and SuperMUC Phase 2[58], a supercomputer[59], in Germany[60].

Why It Matters

Munich Airport has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] It is known by 132 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]

Entities named for it include Munich Airport Terminal[46], a S-Bahn station[47], in Germany[48]; SuperMUC[49], a supercomputer[50], in Germany[51]; SuperMUC-NG[52], a supercomputer[53], in Germany[54]; SuperMUC-NG Phase 2[55], a supercomputer[56], in Germany[57]; and SuperMUC Phase 2[58], a supercomputer[59], in Germany[60].

Related Entities

Franz Josef Strauß Germany Lufthansa Lufthansa CityLine SuperMUC SuperMUC-NG SuperMUC-NG Phase 2 SuperMUC Phase 2

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [62] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  2. 29d ago · Project Firecorn · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → commercial airport, international airport
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  3. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
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    Aerodrome reference point → {'latitude': 48.35378333333333, 'longitude': 11.786086111111
    Category for the interior of the item → Category:Interior of Munich Airport
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