Munich Airport

MUC EDDM  Munich, Germany

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MUC at a glance

  • What it is: Munich Airport is a major international airport serving Munich, Germany.
  • Codes: MUC on your ticket, EDDM on the radar.
  • How busy: the reference profile lists about 41.6 million annual passengers across 2 runways.
  • Main airline: Lufthansa bases aircraft here.
  • Right now: 15 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: Europe/Berlin (UTC+2), so every time shown for MUC is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near MUC

15 aircraft are within 55 km of MUC right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with MUC directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
CFG9DP — route not published on stand or taxiing — 1 kts
TUI95G — route not published on stand or taxiing — 4 kts
TAY8SR — route not published on stand or taxiing — 14 kts
DLH3VT Lufthansa route not published on stand or taxiing — 96 kts
SRR6119 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 16 kts
TAY6DN — route not published climbing out 18,850 ft 366 kts

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
TUI7H — route not published on approach 1,350 ft 156 kts
OCN5C — route not published on approach 2,275 ft 141 kts
TAP556 TAP Air Portugal route not published on approach 3,700 ft 211 kts
RHH184 — route not published on approach 18,525 ft 385 kts

Overhead and in the area

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
BAW94DL British Airways route not published in the area 1,300 ft 115 kts
WZZ1UN Wizz Air route not published in the area 35,000 ft 494 kts
SAR1921 — route not published in the area 22,025 ft 248 kts
CHX87 — route not published in the area 2,650 ft 128 kts
OMA102 — route not published in the area 37,000 ft 525 kts
41.6M
Annual passengers (reference)
2
Runways
2
Terminals
1487 ft
Field elevation

About MUC

Lufthansa's second hub and repeatedly voted Europe's best airport, named after Bavarian statesman Franz Josef Strauss. Its central plaza hosts a brewery and a winter Christmas market with an ice rink. Terminal 2 was built and is run jointly with Lufthansa.

Munich's old airport at Riem, opened in 1939, was surrounded by the growing city and could not expand, so Bavaria selected a new site in the Erdinger Moos marshland northeast of Munich in 1969.

Lawsuits from local communities delayed the project for years, and construction did not begin in earnest until 1980. On the night of May 16-17, 1992, one of aviation's great logistical feats took place: the entire airport moved from Riem to the new field in a single overnight convoy, and Franz Josef Strauss Airport, named for the long-serving Bavarian premier and aviation enthusiast, opened for business the next morning without missing a scheduled day.

Growth came quickly as Lufthansa developed Munich into its second hub after Frankfurt. Terminal 2 opened in 2003, unusual worldwide for being jointly financed and operated by the airport company and Lufthansa.

A midfield satellite building doubled Terminal 2's capacity in 2016. Skytrax named Munich Europe's first five-star airport in 2015, a nod to its beer garden, visitor park, and famously calm atmosphere. A long-planned third runway was approved but shelved indefinitely in the 2020s after political and environmental opposition, leaving the two parallel runways to carry all traffic.

How MUC operates today

Munich operates two widely spaced 4,000-meter parallel runways that allow fully independent simultaneous operations, wrapped around a central area between Terminal 1 for Star Alliance outsiders and Terminal 2, which Lufthansa co-owns and fills with its hub banks and Star Alliance partners. The 2016 satellite concourse, reached by an underground people mover, handles much of Terminal 2's traffic.

Munich is Lufthansa's second hub and its main base for long-haul aircraft outside Frankfurt, including the A380's return. Between the terminals, the covered Munich Airport Center hosts shops, a Christmas market, and the Airbräu brewery.

Top routes from MUC

DestinationMain airlinesWhy it matters
Frankfurt (FRA) Lufthansa The shuttle between Lufthansa's two hubs feeds connections in both directions all day.
London Heathrow (LHR) Lufthansa, British Airways A high-frequency business corridor between Bavaria and Europe's largest air market.
Hamburg (HAM) Lufthansa One of Germany's busiest domestic routes, linking the south to the northern port city.
Dubai (DXB) Emirates, Lufthansa Emirates has long deployed the A380 on this heavyweight Gulf connection.
New York Newark (EWR) Lufthansa, United Airlines A flagship transatlantic route anchoring the Star Alliance joint venture from Munich.

Facts about MUC

  • The entire airport moved from the old Munich-Riem site in one overnight operation in May 1992, opening on schedule the next morning.
  • Airbräu, located between the terminals, is billed as the world's first airport brewery, with its own beer garden.
  • Every winter the airport hosts a Christmas market with a real ice-skating rink in the plaza between Terminals 1 and 2.
  • Terminal 2 is jointly owned and operated with Lufthansa, a rarity among major world airports.

Plane spotting at MUC

The Besucherpark visitor park between the runways features a raised spotting hill, preserved historic aircraft, and clear sightlines to both parallels, making Munich one of Europe's most spotter-friendly airports. New to spotting? Start with our aircraft identification guide and the world's best spotting airports.

IATA / ICAO
MUC / EDDM
Location
Munich, Germany 48.354, 11.786
Time zone
Europe/Berlin
Opened
1992
Hub for
Lufthansa
Website
www.munich-airport.com

Airlines hubbed at MUC

LH · DLH Lufthansa Germany

Tracked flights using MUC

Selected scheduled services whose curated route starts, ends or stops at Munich Airport.

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
LH453 MUC → LAX Airbus A380-800Track LH453 →

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in Germany.

ZRH Zurich Airport Zurich, Switzerland FRA Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Germany BGY Milan Bergamo Airport Bergamo, Italy VIE Vienna International Airport Vienna, Austria CGN Cologne Bonn Airport Cologne, Germany

More airports and guides connected to MUC

Most of the tails you see here belong to Lufthansa. How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Frankfurt (FRA) serves the same country. The codes MUC and EDDM are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

Passenger, runway, terminal and hub figures are maintained as a reviewed reference snapshot, not a live operational record. Check the airport directly before travelling.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about MUC

What is the airport code for Munich Airport?

Munich Airport uses the IATA code MUC on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code EDDM in flight plans and on radar. The leading “E” in EDDM is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does MUC have?

Munich Airport operates 2 runways across 2 passenger terminals. The field sits at 1,487 ft above sea level.

How busy is MUC?

This reference profile lists roughly 41.6 million annual passengers for Munich Airport. You can see aircraft observed departing, arriving and overhead on this page, taken from live ADS-B broadcasts.

Which airlines are based at MUC?

Lufthansa treat MUC as a hub or major base. Many other carriers serve the airport without basing aircraft there.

How many terminals does MUC have?

This reference lists Munich Airport with 2 passenger terminals. Check the airport or operating airline for the terminal assigned to a specific flight.

What time zone is MUC in?

Munich Airport runs on Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2. Flight trackers work in UTC internally, so the seven-day history on our flight pages is stamped UTC while the boards on this page are in MUC local time - worth remembering when the two disagree by a whole calendar day.

Can I track flights at MUC live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Munich Airport, and there are 15 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Europe/Berlin.