TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
AIRPORT SYSTEMS PLANNING AND DESIGN
FRANKFURT AIRPORT
Prepared by
João Fialho
MSc Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems
Spring Semester
March 2012
Airport Systems Planning and Design – Frankfurt Airport
Contents
1.
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1
2.
History and Development ..................................................................................................... 1
3.
Airport Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 3
3.1 Passenger Buildings ............................................................................................................. 3
3.1.1 Terminal 1 ........................................................................................................................ 3
3.1.2 Terminal 2 ........................................................................................................................ 4
3.2 Cargo Terminals................................................................................................................... 4
3.3 Runways .............................................................................................................................. 4
4.
Traffic Data and Traffic Forecast ........................................................................................... 5
4.1 Traffic Data 1980-2011 ........................................................................................................ 5
4.1.1 Passenger Traffic .............................................................................................................. 5
4.1.2 Freight Traffic ................................................................................................................... 6
4.1.3 Aircraft Movements ......................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Changes in Patterns of Use ................................................................................................. 7
4.3 Passenger Traffic Forecasts, 2025 ....................................................................................... 7
5.
Frankfurt Airport Development Plans ................................................................................... 8
5.1 Development Plans ............................................................................................................. 8
5.1Critical Analysis on the Development Plans ......................................................................... 8
6.
References ............................................................................................................................. 9
APPENDIX 1 – Passenger Terminals ............................................................................................... i
APPENDIX 2 – Freight Terminals ................................................................................................... ii
APPENDIX 3 – Runways ................................................................................................................ iii
APPENDIX 4 – Passenger Traffic (1980 – 2011).............................................................................iv
APPENDIX 5 – Freight Traffic (1986 – 2011)..................................................................................vi
APPENDIX 6 – Aircraft Movements (1980 – 2011) ...................................................................... viii
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1. Introduction
Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) is an international airport located in Frankfurt, Germany, 12
km southwest of the city center. The city is the biggest financial centre in Europe and it is at
the center of the larger Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, with a population of
5,600,000, and is Germany’s secondlargest metropolitan region.
The Frankfurt Airport is run by the
international
Fraport
AG,
management
airport
who
business
hold
contracts
in
group
shares
12
or
other
airports, namely Burgas Airport (BOJ),
Varna
Airport
(VAR),
Indira
Gandhi
International Airport, Delhi (DEL), Antalya
Frankfurt am Main Airport (Source: Fraport AG)
Airport (AYT), Cairo International Airport (CAI), Jorge Chavez International Airport Lima (LIM),
Hannover-Langenhagen Airport (HAJ), Aeroport International Blaise Diagne, Dakar (DKR), King
Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Xi’an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) and Pulkovo
Airport St. Petersburg (LED).
With passenger traffic of 56.4 million in 2011, serving 275 destinations in 111 countries,
Frankfurt Airport is the third busiest airport traffic in Europe and the ninth busiest in the world.
It is also the second busiest airport in Europe by cargo traffic, with a total of 2.25 million tons
in 2011.
Frankfurt Airport is the main hub of Lufthansa, Germany’s flag carrier, and of Condor
Flugdienst, an airline based in Germany, operating scheduled leisure flights to the
Mediterranean, Asia, Africa, North America and Caribbean.
The purpose of this report is to explore and analyze the Frankfurt Airport concerning the traffic
growth and changes in patterns of use, forecasts and plans for the future and to make a critical
analysis of the future plans based on the topics covered in the Airport Systems Planning and
Design module of the Transport Technologies and Operations Management course.
2. History and Development
In this chapter it is presented a brief historical overview of the Frankfurt Airport, with the
identification of major events and airport infrastructure developments.
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Founding the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport (1936)
The Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport and Airship Base was officially opened on July 8, 1936, with
scheduled flights to Rio de Janeiro and Lakehurst.
In the following years it became the second-largest airport in Germany, just after Berlin
Tempelhof Airport.
World War II (1939-1945)
The Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport is almost completely destroyed by bombs and explosives
during the World War II.
In the end of the conflict, the southern part of the airport ground was occupied to build the
Rhein-Main Air Base as an Air Force Base for the United Sates Air Force.
Second Runway (1949)
As a response to the block of Western Berlin by the Soviet Union, the Allies organized the
Berlin Airlift, with the purpose to carry supplies via air to the people in West Berlin. Frankfurt
was one of the primary bases for the allied airplanes. The use of heavy airplanes caused
damages in the runway in Frankfurt and forced the US army to build a second parallel runway
in 1949.
Terminal Mitte (1972)
In 1951 restrictions for German air travelers were lifted and the civil air traffic started to grow.
The passenger air traffic grew from 400.000 passengers in 1952 to 2.200.000 passengers in
1961, and it was working already as an international airline hub.
To accommodate this traffic growth, in 1962 it was decided to build a larger terminal, with a
capacity of 30 million passengers per year, assumed to be sufficient for the next 30 years. The
new terminal, called Terminal Mitte (today known as Terminal 1), was opened to the public on
March 14, 1972. Along with the new terminal, a train station opened at the airport.
Third Runway (1982)
The plans for a third runway started in 1973 and the runway West went into service on April
12, 1984.
Terminal 2 (1994)
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In 1990 the works for a new terminal started because it was foreseeable that Terminal Mitte
would reach its capacity limit sooner than expected. The new terminal (Terminal 2) opened in
1994, and increased the airport capacity to 54 million passengers per year. Along with the
terminal, a people mover system (Sky Line) was established, providing a connection between
Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.
Second Train Station (1999)
In 1999 a second train station was built as part of the new Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail
line.
Fourth Runway (2011)
A fourth runway went into operation on October 20, 2011, increasing the airport capacity from
83 to 126 aircraft movements per hour.
3. Airport Infrastructure
3.1 Passenger Buildings
The Frankfurt Airport has two passenger terminals: Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Lufthansa has
also a dedicated terminal for use of their
first class passengers.
Lufthansa has also a separate First Class
Terminal that can only be used by
passengers
Lufthansa
First
Class
or
Lufthansa's Miles & More HON Circle
members. The terminal is used by 300
passengers
daily
and
it
provides
individualized service to every passenger.
Frankfurt Airport Terminals (Source : www.ifly.com)
3.1.1 Terminal 1
Terminal 1 (Terminal Mitte) is 420 meters long and it is divided into three areas, Concourses A,
B and C. It provides a capacity of approximately 40 million passengers a year.
The terminal is functionally divided into three levels, the departure level in the upper deck
with check-in counters, the arrival level with baggage claim areas at ground level and,
underneath, a distribution level with access to the (regional) train station and underground
and multilevel parking. Departure and arrivals levels each have separate street approaches.
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The design of Terminal 1 is mainly a pier design in Concourse A and B, with a long and narrow
building with aircraft parked on both sides. Concourse B has also a satellite design, with two
detached buildings where aircraft can park around its entire circumference, and a linear design
in level 3. Concourse C has also a linear design, with aircraft parked along the terminal building
Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners currently dominate Terminal 1.
3.1.2 Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is located to the East of Terminal 1 and it is divided into two areas, Concourses D
and E. It provides a capacity of approximately 15 million passengers per year.
The design of Terminal 2 is a linear design, with individual stands located along the terminal
building.
Currently Terminal 2 is mainly used by the airlines of Oneworld alliance and Sky Team.
3.2 Cargo Terminals
Frankfurt has two cargo terminals, North and South, and it is known as Cargo City Frankfurt.
3.3 Runways
The Frankfurt Airport has 4 runways with the following characteristics:
Runway
1
2
3
4
Direction
07R/25L
07C/25C
18
07L/25R
Lenght [m]
4000
4000
4000
2800
Surface
Asphalt
Asphalt
Concrete
Concrete
Runways (Source: Wikipedia)
To distinguish between the three parallel runways clear of each other, they are backed up by
their geographical relationship to each other with R (Right / Right) denotes C (center / center)
and L (Left / Right).
During regular operation, the outer
two parallel runways (07L/25R and
07R/25L) are used for landings and the
central parallel runway (07C/25C) and
the West Runway (18) for take-offs.
Because of its location in north-south-
Runways Layout (Source: www.airport-technology.com)
direction, in contrast to the other two runways in east-west-direction, the use of the third
runway is limited: it can only be used for takeoffs in the southward direction because
otherwise it would interfere with the air traffic at the other runways.
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With the commissioning of the north-west runway in October 2011, capacity will be gradually
increased up to 126 aircraft movements per hour
4. Traffic Data and Traffic Forecast
4.1 Traffic Data 1980-2011
In this chapter it is presented the traffic data for passengers, freight and aircraft movements
for the period between 1980 and 2011.
4.1.1 Passenger Traffic
The passenger traffic grew from 17.6 million passengers/year in 1980 to 56.4 million
passengers/year in 2011. In 2011 the passenger traffic grew 6.5%.
Year
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
Total
[pax/year]
17.664.171
17.718.537
17.290.419
17.779.541
19.031.764
20.271.197
20.495.975
23.305.603
25.235.401
26.724.430
29.631.427
Year
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Total
[pax/year]
27.991.435
30.758.852
32.550.083
35.134.834
38.191.247
38.770.166
40.271.919
42.744.018
45.869.959
49.369.429
48.568.918
Year
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Total
[pax/year]
48.459.594
48.359.320
51.098.271
52.219.412
52.810.683
54.167.817
53.472.915
50.937.897
53.013.771
56.443.657
Passenger Traffic, 1980-2011 (Source: Fraport AG)
From the passenger traffic evolution it can be identified the second oil crisis in the beginning of
the 80’s, the first Gulf War in the beginning of the 90’s, the Dot-com boom in 2000, the 9/11
attacks and the recent financial crisis with significant decreases in traffic demand.
60.000.000
55.000.000
50.000.000
Passengers/year
45.000.000
40.000.000
35.000.000
30.000.000
25.000.000
20.000.000
15.000.000
10.000.000
5.000.000
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
Year
Passenger Traffic Evolution, 1980 – 2011
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2010
4.1.2 Freight Traffic
The freight traffic grew from 981 tons/year in 1986 to 2.25 million tons/year in 2011. In 2011
the freight traffic decreased 2.8%.
Year
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
Total
[ton/year]
981.518
1.087.320
1.194.652
1.278.082
1.328.372
1.247.144
1.280.114
1.338.465
1.437.953
Year
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Total
[ton/year]
1.494.261
1.527.943
1.545.304
1.496.199
1.566.987
1.730.439
1.635.235
1.655.803
1.674.739
Total
[ton/year]
1.868.821
1.991.537
2.154.064
2.190.461
2.133.302
1.917.227
2.307.793
2.251.618
Year
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Freight Traffic, 1980-2011 (Source: Fraport AG)
Freight Traffic Evolution, 1986 - 2011
4.1.3 Aircraft Movements
The aircraft movements grew from 222.293 aircraft/year in 1980 to 487.162 aircraft/year in
2011. In 2011 the aircraft movement grew 4.6%.
Year
Total
[aircraft/year]
Year
Total
[aircraft/year]
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
222.293
221.037
216.474
222.087
227.056
238.071
249.676
269.313
293.948
311.770
324.387
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
319.825
340.468
352.143
364.716
378.388
384.971
392.121
416.329
439.093
458.731
456.452
Year
Total
[aircraft/year]
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
458.359
458.865
477.475
490.147
489.406
492.569
485.783
463.111
464.432
487.162
Aircraft Movements, 1980-2011 (Source: Fraport AG)
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550.000
500.000
Aircraft Movements/year
450.000
400.000
350.000
300.000
250.000
200.000
150.000
100.000
50.000
0
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
Year
Aircraft Movements Evolution, 1980 - 2011
4.2 Changes in Patterns of Use
In order to understand the change in patterns of use, it was analyzed the passenger traffic split
by world region from 2007 to 2011.
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Continental
60%
60%
59%
59%
62%
Western Europe
Eastern Europe
Domestic
Intercontinental
North America
41%
7%
12%
40%
15%
41%
7%
12%
40%
15%
40%
7%
12%
41%
15%
40%
7%
12%
41%
15%
42%
8%
12%
38%
14%
Latin America
3%
3%
3%
3%
4%
Middle East
Far East
Africa
5%
13%
4%
5%
12%
5%
6%
12%
5%
6%
12%
5%
5%
11%
4%
Passenger Traffic Split (Source: Fraport AG)
Although this information is not enough to fully understand the change in patterns of use, it
seems that the Intercontinental traffic in Frankfurt Airport is decreasing, especially in the Far
East and North America markets.
4.3 Passenger Traffic Forecasts, 2025
The forecasted passenger traffic is 61.5 million passengers/year in 2016 and 82.4 million in
2025.
Year
2016
Total
61.500.000
2025
82.400.000
Passenger Traffic Forecasts, 2025 (Source: European Comission, Impact assessment of revisions to
Regulation 95/93 – March 2011)
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Passengers/year
90.000.000
85.000.000
80.000.000
75.000.000
70.000.000
65.000.000
60.000.000
55.000.000
50.000.000
45.000.000
40.000.000
35.000.000
30.000.000
25.000.000
20.000.000
15.000.000
10.000.000
5.000.000
0
1980
Demand
1980-2011
Forecast
2025
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Year
Passenger Traffic Forecast, 2025
5. Frankfurt Airport Development Plans
5.1 Development Plans
The key elements of expansion for the Frankfurt Airport are:

Construction of a new terminal (Terminal 3) – Fraport plans to build a large new terminal
south of the existing terminals. The new
Terminal 3 should be able to house up to 25
million passengers and will feature 75 new
aircraft positions. An extension of the people
mover system SkyLine is planned to transport
people to Terminal 1, the airport train stations
and Terminal 2.

New Terminal 3 (Source: www.naco.nl)
Terminal 1 expansion - A new pier, called APlus, is currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2012. The pier will operate
flights to non-Schengen destinations and will be used exclusively by Lufthansa. It will be
compatible with Airbus A380 operations and should increase the passenger capacity by six
million.
5.1Critical Analysis on the Development Plans
When planning the future investments, it is important to evaluate the previous investments in
order to avoid mistakes or replicate good decisions.
In my opinion, the main mistakes in the previous developments in Frankfurt Airport were:
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
The Terminal 2 linear design is not suitable for transfers, which is one of the main
functions to provide in a hub airport like Frankfurt.

The non parallel runway system (runway 3) generates operation restrictions. This runway
configuration does not allow maximize the runways capacity.
For future developments it is important to take into consideration the uncertainty related with
the forecasted traffics. The European financial crisis, the oil prices or even the EU aviation
carbon tax represents major risks for the for the Frankfurt hub. With this purpose the
development plans should be flexible and capable to accommodate “different futures”.
With a flexible approach in mind, my recommendations for future developments are:

Flexible approach in planning the new Terminal 3. Avoid doing the total investment all at
once, allowing monitoring the evolution of the traffic and mitigate the risk of the
investment.

“Redesign” the Terminal 2 with the objective of increase the utilization of this terminal.
This objective can be achieved with a hybrid solution that can meet a variety of existing
needs.

Strengthen the strategic alliance with Lufthansa, possibly with jointly projects for the new
terminal 3. This will allow Frankfurt Airport to remain as the main hub for Lufthansa,
reducing the risk of losing share of this market to the Munich Airport.

Plan low cost buildings in order to capture a new market segment – low cost airlines. This
will also diversify the airlines that use the airport, reducing the dependence on Lufthansa.
6. References
(1) Gleave, S., “Impact assessment of revisions to Regulation 95/93”, European
Commission , March 2011.
(2) www.frankfurt-airport.com
(3) www.fraport.com
(4) www.wikepedia.com
(5) www.ifly.com/frankfurt-airport/terminal-map
(6) www.airport-technology.com
(7) www.naco.nl
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APPENDIX 1 – Passenger Terminals
Terminal 1, Concourse A,B and C
Terminal 2, Concourse D and E
Source: www.ifly.com
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APPENDIX 2 – Freight Terminals
CargoCity Frankfurt
Source: Fraport AG
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APPENDIX 3 – Runways
Runways
Source: Fraport AG
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APPENDIX 4 – Passenger Traffic (1980 – 2011)
Year/Month
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
January
1.240.833
1.237.918
1.210.537
1.210.996
1.283.304
1.351.595
1.424.206
1.511.711
1.731.862
1.860.970
2.042.659
1.831.656
2.155.888
2.296.592
2.431.477
2.635.375
2.668.525
2.742.373
2.831.891
3.088.417
3.195.256
3.513.032
3.295.181
3.527.210
3.609.203
3.724.327
3.704.706
3.818.349
3.957.951
3.547.061
3.672.638
3.865.020
February
1.141.298
1.130.134
1.122.021
1.108.030
1.219.165
1.255.959
1.303.133
1.416.582
1.637.676
1.692.500
1.878.444
1.409.436
1.990.904
2.129.006
2.184.423
2.363.298
2.526.433
2.585.228
2.715.852
3.027.421
3.234.705
3.356.753
3.250.166
3.274.976
3.568.396
3.433.905
3.430.661
3.561.753
3.852.576
3.340.891
3.308.161
3.575.613
March
1.444.164
1.323.328
1.373.013
1.395.138
1.367.750
1.612.504
1.626.891
1.744.406
2.000.262
2.111.582
2.319.654
2.019.723
2.373.480
2.610.952
2.850.372
2.998.266
3.223.258
3.283.827
3.375.676
3.743.559
3.933.600
4.136.589
3.975.102
3.765.552
4.106.867
4.182.239
4.081.874
4.445.996
4.438.327
4.030.624
4.364.096
4.324.061
April
1.402.661
1.482.587
1.409.196
1.391.275
1.543.915
1.565.474
1.665.441
1.882.198
1.973.711
2.167.200
2.360.211
2.159.041
2.536.509
2.651.298
2.779.947
3.188.788
3.106.189
3.294.243
3.514.790
3.680.798
4.108.876
4.183.841
3.913.532
3.711.023
4.149.115
4.253.713
4.386.150
4.372.153
4.466.747
4.258.201
3.537.183
4.641.313
May
1.527.889
1.595.298
1.550.523
1.552.303
1.702.587
1.805.237
1.726.075
2.052.355
2.139.590
2.305.517
2.594.099
2.402.809
2.544.124
2.783.196
2.972.256
3.279.407
3.331.149
3.462.254
3.737.955
4.005.639
4.409.182
4.212.855
4.158.336
3.937.770
4.404.200
4.520.970
4.638.582
4.666.167
4.742.024
4.443.433
4.761.086
5.038.749
June
1.651.700
1.635.446
1.638.074
1.633.174
1.764.342
1.957.176
1.831.963
2.129.281
2.269.323
2.348.954
2.730.927
2.578.111
2.743.734
2.807.575
3.083.306
3.373.132
3.398.764
3.528.964
3.870.922
4.092.831
4.463.583
4.566.240
4.351.799
4.250.394
4.465.308
4.638.395
4.823.539
4.831.305
4.807.710
4.536.082
4.851.896
5.090.016
July
1.740.102
1.697.268
1.651.969
1.744.170
1.819.392
1.939.233
1.856.403
2.221.977
2.420.370
2.502.292
2.846.653
2.663.018
2.920.910
3.114.088
3.419.946
3.582.044
3.606.754
3.753.743
3.994.016
4.369.746
4.741.189
4.865.748
4.586.022
4.499.816
4.752.525
5.001.612
5.084.718
5.191.760
5.067.108
4.901.830
5.281.632
5.558.580
August
1.774.134
1.729.090
1.643.558
1.717.735
1.858.845
1.984.198
1.991.761
2.315.950
2.387.576
2.495.051
2.875.954
2.850.728
3.039.186
3.202.080
3.412.096
3.798.689
3.830.766
4.051.761
4.203.073
4.421.660
4.725.245
4.839.280
4.709.188
4.838.272
4.924.007
5.051.018
5.030.098
5.114.187
4.916.620
4.895.177
5.220.250
5.351.788
September
1.695.910
1.758.335
1.662.858
1.790.609
1.951.536
2.055.507
2.007.756
2.296.571
2.459.294
2.622.650
2.885.333
2.866.647
2.964.629
3.117.474
3.416.091
3.780.568
3.766.964
3.931.440
4.098.316
4.365.032
4.775.471
4.429.779
4.737.931
4.688.628
4.833.618
4.957.559
4.986.659
5.030.510
4.834.475
4.607.677
5.088.043
5.306.249
October
1.580.716
1.648.371
1.605.654
1.722.943
1.787.829
1.899.095
1.959.811
2.295.696
2.458.525
2.507.286
2.751.149
2.835.697
2.975.967
3.081.410
3.383.143
3.664.172
3.674.583
3.765.238
4.054.383
4.401.957
4.580.669
3.943.985
4.481.652
4.589.945
4.814.220
4.833.447
4.803.940
4.959.206
4.718.017
4.626.845
5.019.624
5.145.144
November
1.285.203
1.271.384
1.222.259
1.266.506
1.399.926
1.473.425
1.612.518
1.777.880
1.926.382
2.121.721
2.238.572
2.287.229
2.333.325
2.446.542
2.679.898
2.853.237
2.940.890
3.098.814
3.352.162
3.569.085
3.767.376
3.356.509
3.581.674
3.760.779
3.843.776
3.939.319
4.003.236
4.210.106
3.914.060
3.904.958
4.123.801
4.301.805
December
1.179.561
1.209.378
1.200.757
1.246.662
1.333.173
1.371.794
1.490.017
1.660.996
1.830.830
1.988.707
2.107.772
2.087.340
2.180.196
2.309.870
2.521.879
2.674.271
2.695.891
2.774.034
2.994.982
3.103.814
3.434.277
3.164.307
3.419.011
3.514.955
3.627.036
3.682.908
3.836.520
3.966.325
3.757.300
3.845.118
3.785.361
4.245.319
Total
17.664.171
17.718.537
17.290.419
17.779.541
19.031.764
20.271.197
20.495.975
23.305.603
25.235.401
26.724.430
29.631.427
27.991.435
30.758.852
32.550.083
35.134.834
38.191.247
38.770.166
40.271.919
42.744.018
45.869.959
49.369.429
48.568.918
48.459.594
48.359.320
51.098.271
52.219.412
52.810.683
54.167.817
53.472.915
50.937.897
53.013.771
56.443.657
Source: Fraport AG
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6.000.000
5.500.000
Passengers/month
5.000.000
4.500.000
4.000.000
3.500.000
3.000.000
2.500.000
2.000.000
1.500.000
1.000.000
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1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
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APPENDIX 5 – Freight Traffic (1986 – 2011)
Year/Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
1986
73.483
78.536
87.464
80.219
79.147
80.049
81.711
77.419
79.906
89.022
88.277
86.285
981.518
1987
75.656
82.902
94.300
89.094
90.685
83.436
90.419
82.994
90.393
103.504
100.635
103.302
1.087.320
1988
86.522
95.440
107.396
96.136
96.546
93.422
95.658
91.350
102.171
110.444
105.528
114.040
1.194.652
1989
96.250
98.267
114.555
109.453
100.605
104.233
105.104
99.708
107.132
115.409
113.258
114.108
1.278.082
1990
98.281
98.324
121.293
108.168
106.101
109.366
109.895
107.292
114.672
116.984
118.173
119.824
1.328.372
1991
91.244
92.985
112.959
101.260
101.103
101.535
100.014
106.148
105.518
111.765
112.360
110.253
1.247.144
1992
94.044
105.609
115.747
102.944
100.852
104.761
103.402
109.089
100.248
117.050
113.501
112.867
1.280.114
1993
93.250
100.949
112.768
104.848
108.274
110.658
110.467
114.955
102.779
131.701
124.732
123.084
1.338.465
1994
97.718
106.403
129.145
117.996
116.373
117.714
115.894
123.372
115.787
134.646
129.276
133.629
1.437.953
1995
110.939
116.109
135.620
123.509
117.322
125.150
118.440
124.719
122.029
134.177
133.935
132.310
1.494.261
1996
109.465
119.800
135.982
124.313
123.457
125.153
122.791
129.596
123.901
139.255
138.745
135.485
1.527.943
1997
113.500
118.545
142.945
125.087
121.437
127.866
128.315
130.419
125.083
141.333
140.879
129.896
1.545.304
1998
105.782
112.609
135.735
121.073
124.471
123.721
124.638
118.516
122.935
136.548
140.084
130.089
1.496.199
1999
111.038
116.462
135.228
121.468
127.837
129.385
130.762
126.254
133.582
145.450
144.527
144.995
1.566.987
2000
118.979
129.281
145.280
138.662
141.912
142.291
147.565
143.612
150.831
163.054
158.604
150.368
1.730.439
2001
125.951
134.754
155.909
134.216
129.128
133.734
133.011
128.408
131.125
145.810
145.980
137.210
1.635.235
2002
117.747
124.834
145.915
131.937
132.018
140.076
138.762
135.041
142.874
151.262
155.364
139.973
1.655.803
2003
122.435
133.467
155.327
131.416
134.326
132.933
136.042
133.707
138.351
153.531
158.385
144.820
1.674.739
2004
125.484
147.621
164.961
146.685
155.976
152.181
155.536
151.200
157.060
173.476
169.453
169.189
1.868.821
2005
144.947
147.610
170.813
164.147
159.101
162.509
165.666
154.046
169.708
188.844
182.582
181.563
1.991.537
2006
153.467
158.160
192.959
184.283
176.984
176.508
180.709
173.770
184.287
188.378
196.062
188.498
2.154.064
2007
157.098
164.484
193.011
178.932
177.282
183.407
181.770
181.488
187.906
192.432
200.539
192.114
2.190.461
2008
164.120
176.039
196.019
187.805
183.662
184.699
179.688
171.719
177.531
184.157
183.828
144.035
2.133.302
2009
126.031
131.767
154.675
141.712
152.804
154.643
162.092
162.196
167.212
184.830
195.980
183.285
1.917.227
2010
164.506
169.144
210.071
171.658
210.518
198.512
194.276
191.190
191.989
212.779
205.681
187.468
2.307.793
2011
176.508
176.189
209.534
194.059
194.783
186.382
195.380
178.769
182.930
193.993
185.880
177.210
2.251.618
Source: Fraport AG
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230.000
1986
1987
1988
1989
190.000
1990
1991
170.000
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
110.000
2000
2001
90.000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
tons/month
210.000
150.000
130.000
70.000
50.000
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APPENDIX 6 – Aircraft Movements (1980 – 2011)
Year/Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total
1980
17.916
16.818
18.477
18.262
19.453
19.402
19.910
19.777
19.429
19.271
17.436
16.142
222.293
1981
17.038
15.851
18.377
18.391
19.497
19.109
19.678
19.460
20.025
19.757
17.543
16.311
221.037
1982
16.364
15.973
18.216
17.854
19.142
19.070
19.048
19.142
19.261
18.985
17.147
16.272
216.474
1983
16.793
16.033
18.557
17.954
19.452
19.534
19.715
19.924
20.193
19.755
17.262
16.915
222.087
1984
17.436
17.074
18.550
18.588
19.849
19.712
19.898
20.162
19.991
20.256
18.459
17.081
227.056
1985
17.998
16.817
19.404
19.277
20.852
20.913
21.212
21.354
21.693
21.706
19.013
17.832
238.071
1986
19.310
17.946
19.828
20.835
21.820
21.686
21.992
21.804
22.323
22.640
20.436
19.056
249.676
1987
20.042
18.899
21.668
21.871
23.393
22.954
23.860
23.754
24.509
24.655
22.527
21.181
269.313
1988
22.108
21.752
24.130
23.733
25.092
25.134
25.718
25.776
25.849
26.320
24.544
23.792
293.948
1989
24.181
22.154
25.762
25.668
26.763
26.680
27.230
27.530
27.497
27.681
25.884
24.740
311.770
1990
25.946
23.710
26.997
26.272
28.287
27.853
28.087
28.418
28.432
28.757
26.555
25.073
324.387
1991
25.986
21.363
25.015
25.318
27.375
27.742
28.438
28.591
28.481
28.829
27.035
25.652
319.825
1992
27.326
25.586
28.120
28.006
28.619
29.148
30.029
29.502
29.596
30.457
27.669
26.410
340.468
1993
27.409
25.712
28.752
29.145
30.579
30.134
31.053
30.505
30.845
30.853
29.135
28.021
352.143
1994
28.538
26.801
30.606
29.805
31.483
31.073
32.096
31.781
31.742
32.212
29.757
28.822
364.716
1995
29.264
27.387
30.995
30.799
32.623
32.101
33.016
34.228
33.680
33.510
30.734
30.051
378.388
1996
30.474
29.298
31.919
31.545
33.413
32.653
33.945
34.363
33.412
33.572
30.773
29.604
384.971
1997
30.349
28.613
32.041
32.191
33.500
33.358
34.290
34.565
34.767
34.640
32.582
31.225
392.121
1998
32.676
30.158
34.239
33.580
35.697
35.877
37.346
36.905
36.157
36.743
34.534
32.417
416.329
1999
33.804
31.598
35.879
35.521
37.833
37.796
39.025
38.944
38.815
39.055
36.163
34.660
439.093
2000
35.706
34.424
37.826
37.129
39.859
39.433
40.622
40.558
40.006
40.356
37.664
35.148
458.731
2001
36.714
33.984
38.872
37.730
39.063
39.528
41.092
40.482
39.441
39.353
36.428
33.765
456.452
2002
35.783
33.686
37.461
37.222
39.209
39.156
40.988
40.668
40.037
40.501
37.700
35.948
458.359
2003
37.570
35.148
39.256
37.406
38.177
38.108
40.073
40.223
39.652
40.204
37.538
35.510
458.865
2004
36.917
35.999
39.240
38.630
40.873
40.489
42.200
42.286
41.433
42.367
39.200
37.841
477.475
2005
38.098
35.906
40.470
40.624
42.499
42.183
43.460
43.239
43.274
43.233
39.728
37.433
490.147
2006
37.752
36.039
40.118
40.101
43.276
42.380
43.601
42.785
42.700
42.717
39.853
38.084
489.406
2007
37.849
36.971
41.874
40.128
42.787
42.092
43.675
43.096
42.520
43.238
40.105
38.234
492.569
2008
38.115
37.986
40.187
40.847
42.517
41.994
42.728
41.743
42.119
42.559
38.733
36.255
485.783
2009
35.448
34.393
38.913
38.350
40.666
40.074
40.462
39.663
40.150
40.674
38.385
35.933
463.111
2010
35.278
33.348
40.083
32.195
41.694
41.159
42.028
41.631
41.613
42.320
38.959
34.124
464.432
2011
37.399
36.067
40.904
40.369
43.207
40.824
42.702
42.212
42.496
42.545
40.111
38.326
487.162
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50.000
Aircraft Movements/month
45.000
40.000
35.000
30.000
25.000
20.000
15.000
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1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
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