Munich Airport handled about 41.6 million passengers, making it the second busiest airport in Germany, as reported by Munich Airport.
The facility sits northeast of the city and is owned and operated by Flughafen München GmbH, which runs two passenger terminals and a midfield satellite.
The airport functions as a major hub for Lufthansa and several subsidiaries, and it supports a wide mix of carriers on short and long haul routes.
Facilities include two parallel 4,000 metre concrete runways capable of handling wide body aircraft, extensive cargo and maintenance areas, and a visitors park with historic aircraft on display.
Terminal 1 is divided into five modules with a long pier and multiple jet bridges, while Terminal 2 serves Lufthansa and Star Alliance partners and includes an airside satellite that added dozens of gates and transfer capacity, as described by Munich Airport.
The Munich Airport Center links the terminals and houses retail, restaurants and a hotel complex beside a photovoltaic system on Terminal 2 that produces renewable electricity for the site, according to airport disclosures.
Expansion, Transport Links and Environmental Measures
The operator has pursued plans for a third parallel runway to raise hourly movement capacity and to support hub growth, a project that received official approvals but has drawn widespread opposition from local groups and some public bodies.
Critics formed a broad alliance and filed legal challenges during the public review process, and a municipal referendum led a key shareholder to withhold consent, leaving construction dependent on unanimous agreement among the airport shareholders.
A higher administrative court later dismissed remaining complaints and authorities allowed the planning decision to stand, but regional government action subsequently put further progress on hold, as noted by official sources.
While expansion remains contested, the airport has advanced rail and road links, including two on site S Bahn stations served by lines S1 and S8 and a rail curve that opened to connect regional services directly to the airport.
Munich Airport also emphasizes environmental steps such as ISO 14001 certification, groundwater and wildlife management, a combined heat and power plant supplying most electricity and heat, and runoff treatment for de icing fluids, according to airport reports.
