Munich Airport Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
international airport serving Munich, capital of Bavaria
About Munich Airport
The airport and its out-of-the-way location are a result of growing air traffic and a need to replace the old airport. For most of the 20th century, Munich's airport was in the district ofRiem, which was a lot closer to the city centre than the current airport. However this site caused numerous problems, including one incident where a plane crashed into a tram in downtown Munich, so in 1992 the airport was moved to its current location to meet the demand for more capacity and more modern facilities. When the airport opened in 1992, it had a long term plan for future expansion. It is thus more consistent and logical thanFrankfurt Airportwhich had to deal with imperfect existing decades-old infrastructure in every expansion, or the unmitigated mess that are Berlin airports. The Riem site was
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Munich Airport Travel Guide Sections
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