Munich Airport is an international airport serving Munich and Upper Bavaria. It is the second-busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic after Frankfurt Airport, and the ninth-busiest airport in Europe, handling 47.9 million passengers in 2019. It is the world's 15th-busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic, and was the 38th-busiest airport worldwide in 2018. It serves as hub for Lufthansa including its subsidiaries Lufthansa CityLine, Air Dolomiti and Eurowings as well as a base for Condor and TUI fly Deutschland.
The airport is located 28.5 km northeast of Munich near the town of Freising. It is named after former Bavarian minister-president Franz Josef Strauss. It has two passenger terminals with an additional midfield terminal, two runways as well as extensive cargo and maintenance facilities and is fully equipped to handle wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A380.
Hello, I will be travelling from India to Bogota. I have a layover of 4 hours at MUC Franz Josef Strauss Airport and 5 hours halt at FRA Frankfurt Intl Airport. Do i need a transit VISA for either?
I will be flying from Manchester to Munich Intl airport. Im a South African citizen and will be returning home to Johannesburg via Munich. Would I require a visa to be in transit at Munich Intl airport to catch my connecting flight? Please advise me urgently. Sandy
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Munich Airport
🔗 Sat, 05 Nov 2022
— @Silvanus_Tauris at Munich Airport, Germany Reply
Munich Airport is an international airport serving Munich and Upper Bavaria. It is the second-busiest airport in Germany in terms of passenger traffic after Frankfurt Airport, and the ninth-busiest airport in Europe, handling 47.9 million passengers in 2019. It is the world's 15th-busiest airport in terms of international passenger traffic, and was the 38th-busiest airport worldwide in 2018. It serves as hub for Lufthansa including its subsidiaries Lufthansa CityLine, Air Dolomiti and Eurowings as well as a base for Condor and TUI fly Deutschland.
The airport is located 28.5 km northeast of Munich near the town of Freising. It is named after former Bavarian minister-president Franz Josef Strauss. It has two passenger terminals with an additional midfield terminal, two runways as well as extensive cargo and maintenance facilities and is fully equipped to handle wide-body aircraft including the Airbus A380.
Munich Airport (MUC) - Arrivals and Departures
🔗 Thu, 08 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Munich Airport, Germany Reply
Check out arrivals and departures time tables from Munich Airport:
Munich Airport (MUC) - Arrivals
https://flightradar.live/fluege/eur/de/flughafen-muenchen-ankunft-muc/
Munich Airport (MUC) - Departures
https://flightradar.live/fluege/eur/de/flughafen-muenchen-abflug-muc/
Watch the Munich Airport airtraffic in real-time:
https://flightradar.live/flugradar/eu/flugradar-muenchen/
Transit Area
🔗 Mon, 20 Mar 2017
— Anonymous Flyer at Munich Airport, Germany Reply
I am travelling from Mumbai to Chicago via Franz Josef Strauss Airport (MUC). I have layover of 9 hours. Do I need transit Visa??
Transit VISA
🔗 Tue, 30 Jun 2015
— Anonymous Flyer at Munich Airport, Germany Reply
Hello, I will be travelling from India to Bogota. I have a layover of 4 hours at MUC Franz Josef Strauss Airport and 5 hours halt at FRA Frankfurt Intl Airport. Do i need a transit VISA for either?
Thanks in advance for your help
re: TRANSIT AT MUNICH INTL AIRPORT
🔗 Mon, 26 Nov 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Munich Airport, Germany Reply
No, because you will stay in the transit area. You wont enter the European Union ( Schengen States)!
TRANSIT AT MUNICH INTL AIRPORT
🔗 Thu, 20 Sep 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Munich Airport, Germany Reply
Good day to you,
I will be flying from Manchester to Munich Intl airport. Im a South African citizen and will be returning home to Johannesburg via Munich. Would I require a visa to be in transit at Munich Intl airport to catch my connecting flight? Please advise me urgently. Sandy
ONE VISIT
🔗 Mon, 13 Jun 2011
— @PADDYWHACK at Munich Airport, Germany Reply
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