Airport guide
Franz Josef Strauss AirportIATA code MUC
Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC/EDDM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Munich, Germany in Europe. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Munich, Germany
- Codes
- MUC · EDDM
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Region
- Europe
Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC/EDDM) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Munich, Germany in Europe. Operating on Europe/Berlin local time at coordinates 48.350°, 11.790°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Munich, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Franz Josef Strauss Airport details
- IATA code
- MUC
- ICAO code
- EDDM
- City
- Munich
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Europe
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.354°, 11.786°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 4 Sept 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Franz Josef Strauss Airport’s own pages.
MUC airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 453 m (1,487 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Opened
- 17 May 1992
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
- Passengers, 2024
- 41.6 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing munich-airport.de (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Salzburg Airport SZG · 110 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at MUC
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, all lit. Longest 08L/26R: 4,000 m, concrete.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08L/26R | 4,000 m13,123 ft | 60 m | concrete | Lit |
| 08R/26L | 4,000 m13,123 ft | 60 m | concrete | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from MUC
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from MUC in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from MUC to 143 destinations in 61 countries, on 42 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- LHLufthansa62 destinations
- DECondor7 destinations
- U2easyJet6 destinations
- EWEurowings5 destinations
- AAAmerican Airlines4 destinations
- 4YDiscover Airlines4 destinations
- VLLufthansa City Airlines4 destinations
- XQSunExpress4 destinations
- X3TUI fly Deutschland4 destinations
- UAUnited Airlines4 destinations
- BTairBaltic3 destinations
- CAAir China2 destinations
- ENAirDolomiti2 destinations
- AZITA Airways2 destinations
- TUTunisair2 destinations
- VNVietnam Airlines2 destinations
- A3Aegean Airlines1 destination
- G9Air Arabia1 destination
- SMAir Cairo1 destination
- ACAir Canada1 destination
- JUAir Serbia1 destination
- SNBrussels Airlines1 destination
- CXCathay Pacific1 destination
- OUCroatia Airlines1 destination
- EYEtihad Airways1 destination
- FIIcelandair1 destination
- KLKLM Royal Dutch Airlines1 destination
- KMKM Malta Airlines1 destination
- LOLOT Polish1 destination
- LGLuxair1 destination
- DYNorwegian Air Shuttle1 destination
- WYOman Air1 destination
- QRQatar Airways1 destination
- ATRoyal Air Maroc1 destination
- SVSaudia1 destination
- SQSingapore Airlines1 destination
- SZSomon Air1 destination
- LXSWISS1 destination
- TPTAP Air Portugal1 destination
- TGTHAI Airways1 destination
- HYUzbekistan Airways1 destination
- VYVueling1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Italy (13)
- Bari, Bologna, Cagliari, Catania, Florence, Genoa, Milan, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Rome, Turin, Venice
- Spain (11)
- Arrecife, Barcelona, Ibiza, Las Palmas, Madrid, Malaga, Palma, Santa Cruz De La Palma, Sevilla, Tenerife, Valencia
- United States (11)
- Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Orlando, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington
- Greece (8)
- Athens, Chania, Heraklion, Kerkyra, Preveza, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Thira
- Germany (7)
- Berlin, Bremen, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Stuttgart
- France (5)
- Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Toulouse
- Croatia (4)
- Dubrovnik, Osijek, Split, Zagreb
- Portugal (4)
- Faro, Funchal, Lisbon, Porto
- Turkiye (4)
- Ankara, Antalya, Dalaman, Izmir
- United Kingdom (4)
- Bristol, Edinburgh, London, Manchester
- Brazil (3)
- Curitiba, Recife, Sao Paulo
- Egypt (3)
- Cairo, Hurghada, Marsa Alam
- Poland (3)
- Krakow, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Tunisia (3)
- Djerba, Monastir, Tunis
- United Arab Emirates (3)
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah
- Bulgaria (2)
- Sofia, Varna
- Canada (2)
- Toronto, Vancouver
- China (2)
- Beijing, Shanghai
- Cyprus (2)
- Larnaca, Paphos
- India (2)
- Mumbai, New Delhi
- Japan (2)
- Osaka, Tokyo
- Morocco (2)
- Casablanca, Marrakech
- Norway (2)
- Oslo, Tromso
- Sweden (2)
- Gothenburg, Stockholm
- Switzerland (2)
- Geneva, Zurich
- Vietnam (2)
- Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City
- Albania (1)
- Tirana
- Argentina (1)
- Buenos Aires
- Austria (1)
- Vienna
- Belgium (1)
- Brussels
- Cape Verde (1)
- Sal
- Colombia (1)
- Cali
- Czech Republic (1)
- Prague
- Denmark (1)
- Copenhagen
- Dominican Republic (1)
- Punta Cana
- Estonia (1)
- Tallinn
- Finland (1)
- Helsinki
- Georgia (1)
- Tbilisi
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hong Kong
- Hungary (1)
- Budapest
- Iceland (1)
- Reykjavik
- Ireland (1)
- Dublin
- Kosovo (1)
- Pristina
- Latvia (1)
- Riga
- Lithuania (1)
- Vilnius
- Luxembourg (1)
- Luxembourg
- Malta (1)
- Malta
- Mexico (1)
- Mexico City
- Namibia (1)
- Windhoek
- Netherlands (1)
- Amsterdam
- Oman (1)
- Muscat
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Romania (1)
- Bucharest
- Saudi Arabia (1)
- Jeddah
- Serbia (1)
- Belgrade
- Singapore (1)
- Singapore
- South Africa (1)
- Cape Town
- South Korea (1)
- Seoul
- Tajikistan (1)
- Dushanbe
- Thailand (1)
- Bangkok
- Uzbekistan (1)
- Tashkent
Check schedules with the airline or Franz Josef Strauss Airport before you book.
Routes from MUC
Originfacts does not track any routes from MUC yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at MUC
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names MUC, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where MUC is
29 km north-northeast
Franz Josef Strauss Airport lies 29 km north-northeast of Munich city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at MUC
Terminals
Munich Airport has Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. The Terminal 2 system is used exclusively by the Lufthansa Group and Star Alliance airlines. After security in Terminal 2, passengers can reach the Satellite in about one minute by the airport’s own automated metro system.[1]
A new pier in Terminal 1, for non-Schengen traffic, has been in operation since 21 April 2026. The airport says it is home to approximately 40 international airlines and can handle up to twelve short- and medium-haul aircraft or six wide-body jets simultaneously.[2]
Getting into Munich
The S1 and S8 S-Bahn lines connect the airport with Munich city centre. The airport lists the S8 (via Ostbahnhof) as a nonstop service, 24/7: every 20 minutes, except roughly 1 a.m. to 4 a.m., when it runs every 40 minutes. The S1 (via Moosach) runs every 20 minutes daily from approximately 3 a.m. to midnight. The S-Bahn stops at Flughafen München station, for Terminal 1 and 2.[3]
The airport warns that travel times may change at short notice because of construction work or disruptions, and asks passengers to check their connection before travelling. Its S-Bahn page links to the S-Bahn operating-situation page and the MVV journey planner.[3]
The Lufthansa Express Bus runs every 20 minutes between Munich Central Station, Munich North (Schwabing) and the airport. The airport gives the journey time as 45 minutes from Central Station and 25 minutes from Munich North (Schwabing). At the airport its stops include Terminal 2 Bus stop 1 and Terminal 1 Arrivals B.[3]
Flixbus long-distance coaches use bus stops 21 and 22, which the airport says are just a few steps from Terminal 2. The airport express train ÜFEX stops at the Flughafen München station, between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, and links the airport directly with Freising, Moosburg, Landshut, Regensburg and Nürnberg.[3]
Taxi ranks are in the departure and arrival areas of Terminal 1 and 2, and the airport’s taxi service point is on level 03 in Terminal 2.[4]
Parking
Terminal parking garage P8, between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, became available on 1 September 2026. The airport lists P1, P2, P3 and P7 as best placed for Terminal 1, P8 for both terminals, and P20 and P26 for Terminal 2. Maximum vehicle height in all these car parks is 2 metres; higher vehicles should use the open spaces in P50. Terminal car parks can be booked online for a maximum of 62 days.[5]
Economy car parks on the airport site connect to the terminals every 10 minutes by bus line 635 or the S1/S8 S-Bahn. Transfers to the central area (T1 and T2) are free on presenting your parking ticket.[6]
Reduced-mobility assistance
The Mobility Service at Munich Airport is free of charge but cannot be booked directly. Tell your airline or travel provider when booking, and no later than 48 hours before departure, what level of assistance you need.[7]
Mobility Service Points, with a waiting area, are near the check-in counters at Terminal 1, Module B, Level 04 and Terminal 2, Departure Area, Level 04.[7]
Lounges
Airport Lounge World is in Terminal 1, Gates A, Level 04, behind security, and is open daily from 5:00 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. Access is permitted up to 3 hours before departure. The airport’s page on 5 October 2026 showed tickets online from €72 per person; check the current price before booking.[8]
The airport also says the Emirates Lounge is in the new pier, Terminal 1 A, Level 4, for eligible Emirates customers, and that the Terminal 2 Satellite has five lounges covering over 4,000 square metres.[1],[2]
Checked against Franz Josef Strauss Airport’s and the transport operators’ own pages on 5 Oct 2026. Fares, timetables and facilities change; confirm on the linked source before you travel.
Climate at MUC, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 48.35°, 11.79° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: July (average high 24°C). Coolest: January (3°C high, -3°C low). Wettest: August (118 mm); driest: March (45 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3°C | -3°C | 64 mm | |
| Feb | 6°C | -1°C | 52 mm | |
| Mar | 10°C | 0°C | 45 mm | |
| Apr | 15°C | 3°C | 52 mm | |
| May | 18°C | 8°C | 102 mm | |
| Jun | 23°C | 13°C | 108 mm | |
| Jul | 24°C | 14°C | 101 mm | |
| Aug | 24°C | 14°C | 118 mm | |
| Sep | 20°C | 10°C | 80 mm | |
| Oct | 15°C | 6°C | 58 mm | |
| Nov | 8°C | 1°C | 60 mm | |
| Dec | 4°C | -2°C | 62 mm |
Airports near Munich
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- MunichAugsburg AirportAGB64 km
- SalzburgW. A. Mozart Salzburg AirportSZG109 km
- MemmingenMemmingen Allgau AirportFMM122 km
- InnsbruckInnsbruck AirportINN126 km
- NurembergNuremberg AirportNUE137 km
- LinzLinz AirportLNZ178 km
- FriedrichshafenFriedrichshafen AirportFDH185 km
- AltenrheinAltenrhein AirportACH192 km
- StuttgartStuttgart AirportSTR195 km
Franz Josef Strauss Airport: common questions
Where is Franz Josef Strauss Airport?
Franz Josef Strauss Airport serves Munich, Germany. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 48.354°, 11.786°.
What are the airport codes for Franz Josef Strauss Airport?
The IATA code is MUC and the ICAO code is EDDM.
What time zone is MUC in?
Franz Josef Strauss Airport is in the Europe/Berlin time zone.
What is the official website of Franz Josef Strauss Airport?
The airport’s official website is munich-airport.de. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does Franz Josef Strauss Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at MUC: 08L/26R (4,000 m (13,123 ft), concrete); 08R/26L (4,000 m (13,123 ft), concrete).
Where can you fly nonstop from MUC?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from MUC to 143 destinations in 61 countries, the most in Italy (13), Spain (11) and United States (11). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Franz Josef Strauss Airport open?
Wikidata gives 17 May 1992 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Franz Josef Strauss Airport?
Wikidata records 41.6 million passengers for 2024, the latest year it holds.
Who operates Franz Josef Strauss Airport?
Per Wikidata, MUC is operated by Flughafen München GmbH.
Which airlines have a hub at MUC?
Wikidata lists MUC as a hub of Air Independence, BMW Flight Service, Lufthansa, Lufthansa CityLine and MHS Aviation.
Which airlines use Terminal 2 at Munich?
The airport says the Terminal 2 system is used exclusively by the Lufthansa Group and Star Alliance airlines.
How often do the S-Bahn trains from Munich Airport run?
The airport lists the S8 every 20 minutes (every 40 minutes from roughly 1 a.m. to 4 a.m.) and the S1 every 20 minutes from approximately 3 a.m. to midnight.
How do I book assistance at Munich Airport?
You cannot book the Mobility Service directly. Tell your airline or travel provider when booking, and no later than 48 hours before departure.
Where is the taxi service point at Munich Airport?
On level 03 in Terminal 2. Taxi ranks are in the departure and arrival areas of Terminals 1 and 2.
What is the Lufthansa Express Bus journey time from Munich Central Station?
The airport gives 45 minutes, with departures every 20 minutes.
How long can I book terminal parking for at Munich Airport?
The airport says terminal car parks can be booked online for a maximum of 62 days.
Sources
Terminals, transport and parking were checked by hand against the numbered sources below on 5 Oct 2026. Every other section comes from the dataset listed, with its date where the dataset has one.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record4 Sept 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q131402 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the OpenStreetMap (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportChecked by hand: numbered sources below5 Oct 2026
- [1]Press: Satellite building has been in successful operation for ten years - Munich Airport — Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport), 2026-04-27
- [2]Press: Grand Opening of Terminal 1 Pier at Munich Airport - Munich Airport — Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport), 2026-04-13
- [3]Bus and train connections | Public transport - Munich Airport — Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport)
- [4]Taxi service point - Munich Airport — Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport)
- [5]Terminal parking: for quick and convenient access to your gate - Munich Airport — Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport)
- [6]Economy parking: from EUR 39 per week - Munich Airport — Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport)
- [7]Mobility Service - Munich Airport — Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport)
- [8]Airport Lounge World - Munich Airport — Flughafen München GmbH (Munich Airport)
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)