Frankfurt International Airport | FRA

About Frankfurt Airport

Frankfurt am Main Airport (IATA: FRA), also known locally as Rhein-Main-Flughafen is a major international airport located in Frankfurt, Germany. Although the city of Frankfurt is the fifth-largest in Germany, this airport is the busiest in terms of passenger traffic in the whole of Germany, and also the 4th busiest in Europe after LHR, CDG and AMS, with a total of 69,514,414 passengers in 2018.

The airport currently serves as the main hub for Lufthansa and its subsidiaries Lufthansa CityLine and Lufthansa Cargo and also Aerologic and Condor. In addition, it is also a focus city for Ryanair, SunExpress Deutschland and TUI fly Deutschland.

The airport's history dates back to 1936, and involves use by the Graf Zeppelin and also involvement during WWII. The new terminal, called Terminal Mitte (known today as Terminal 1) was built and opened to the public in 1972. A third runway was planned in 1973, and opened in the 1980s, with a fourth runway starting construction in 2009 after 12 years of planning.

Facilities

There are two large main passenger terminals (1 and 2) at this airport, both of which have multiple concourses within. There is free transit between the terminals via the SkyLine train or shuttle bus. Both terminals have plenty of facilities, to help passengers enjoy their time at the airport whilst waiting for their flights.

Facilities Include:

Unlimited free WiFi

Conference centre

Baby care facilities

Children's play areas

Free airport strollers

Yoga room

Many food and drink concessions with 24 hour options

Medical services

Pharmacy

Mobile charging sockets and USB ports

ATMs

Prayer rooms

Duty-free shopping

Shower facilities

Spa

Hair salon

Airport Experience Tours

Casino

Entertainment and Games

Flight simulator

Movie World

Dry cleaning

Lounges Include:

Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge: Passengers can visit this lounge to enjoy snacks and drinks, free WiFi and comfortable seating. Passengers can complete work with the WiFi and also take calls in the cell-phone free quiet zone or work in the workstations.

Lufthansa Lounges (Business/Senator/Welcome): Each lounge is located in different areas, all within Terminal 1. They contain snacks and drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) and some even have premium food buffets. There are children's areas, showers, TVs, printers and copiers and newspapers and magazines.

Premium Traveller Lounge: This airport lounge provides a more comfortable and quiet place to wait for your flight. Here you can enjoy beverages (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), internet and newspapers and magazines.

Book Lounge Passes for Frankfurt International Airport

Did you know that you can buy lounge passes for Frankfurt International Airport with Alternative Airlines? You can purchase them for LuxxLounge, Air France Lounge, Sky Lounge, Premium Traveller Lounge, Primeclass Lounge, and Terminal 2's Priority Lounge.

Terminals

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 is the eldest of the two passenger terminals, and also the largest. It contains four concourses, A, B, C and Z, with three levels. There is currently a total of 103 gates around terminal 1. This terminal is primarily used by Lufthansa, but also by its associated companies and Star Alliance partners.

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 was opened in 1994, and is currently divided into its two concourses, D and E. Between the two concourses, there are 42 total gates. The terminal is mainly used by airlines in the oneworld alliance, and also those airlines which are not part of the three major airline alliances.

Top Destinations

Most Popular Destinations from FRA

The table below summarises the data for the busiest routes, both domestic and international, from Frankfurt Airport for the year 2015