Munich International Airport- Franz Josef Strauß

MUN opened on May 17th, 1992, as Munich's original airport, Munich-Riem, could no longer expand to keep up with rising passenger numbers. Construction on MUN began in 1980, and the small village of Frazheim was extinguished with its 400 inhabitants relocated. Overnight, all flights to and from Munich were moved to MUN, as Munich-Reim was closed at midnight the previous day. The new airport was named after Franz Joseph Strauss, a West German politician (and long-time Minister-President of Bavaria) and pilot, who initiated the airport project and is regarded as one of the fathers of the Airbus project. The airport was to be owned and operated by Flughafen München GmbH, a limited liability company owned by the State of Bavaria (51% stake), the Federal Republic of Germany (26%), and the City of Munich (23%). To deal with capacity limits at their central hub in Frankfurt, Lufthansa established a secondary hub in MUN. Thus, the airline can use MUN to serve more European destinations, whereas Frankfurt is the focus of its intercontinental routes. The number of passengers served increased rapidly between 1995 and 2006, from under 15 million to over 30 million people. To keep up with the rising demand, Terminal 2 was constructed as an exclusive facility for Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners, and it opened in June 2003. Several Airlines have established bases at MUN. During the 2016 summer season, Condor established a long-haul base, adding to its short and mid-haul operations. Furthermore, in the spring of 2016, Transavia established its first base in Germany (although it closed in October 2017 following a change in the company's business strategy and a negative economic outlook). In December 2016, Lufthansa's low-cost subsidiary Eurowings announced the establishment of a major base in March 2017, with operations being carried out by Air Berlin (in March 2021, Lufthansa took over most of Eurowing's routes). Growth at MUN continued in 2018, with new records in aircraft movements and an all-time high of 46.2 million passengers served.

The airport is located 17.7 miles northeast of Munich, near the town of Freising. 

• There are plans for a significant redesign of Terminal 1, which includes its extension and refurbishment. This would allow the terminal to service an additional 6 million passengers annually. Whereas these changes were initially scheduled to be completed by 2022, COVID-19 and a sharp rise in costs have pushed the completion date back to 2025. There are also plans for a third, 13,000-foot runway. However, due to COVID-19, these plans have been shelved until at least 2028. 
• The Munich Airport Center, a shopping, business, and recreation area, connect the terminals. There is also a supermarket. Next to it is the airport hotel, managed by Hilton Hotels & Resorts, designed by world-famous architect Helmut Jahn. 
• The FBOs at MUC are Signature Flight Support and Munich Aviation Service.