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Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) is Germany’s busiest airport and one of the world’s key aviation hubs. Covering roughly 2,300 hectares (5,683 ac) in Hesse, the airport anchors Lufthansa’s global network.
How many passengers does Frankfurt am Main Airport serve each year?
Over 60 million passengers have traveled through Frankfurt Airport in recent years.
- Frankfurt am Main Airport handled 63.19 million passengers in 2025, a 2.6% increase from 2024 and a 90% recovery from pre-pandemic 2019 levels.
- FRA passenger traffic reached 61.56 million in 2024, following 59.36 million in 2023 and 48.92 million in 2022.
- FRA received 70.56 million passengers in 2019, which dropped to 18.77 million in 2020 and 24.81 million in 2021 during the pandemic.
What were Frankfurt Airport’s passenger numbers in 2025?
- Frankfurt am Main Airport recorded 63.19 million passengers in 2025, increased 2.6% from 2024 and decreased 10.5% from 2019.
What were Frankfurt Airport’s passenger statistics in 2024?
- Frankfurt am Main Airport served 61.56 million passengers in 2024, representing a 3.7% increase from 2023 and remaining 12.8% below pre-pandemic 2019 levels.
How large is Frankfurt Airport?
Frankfurt am Main Airport spans approximately 2,300 hectares (5,683 acres) of land in Hesse. It is one of Europe’s largest airports by land area.
- Runways: FRA features three parallel east-west runways and one north-south, enabling 126 movements/hour:
- 07L/25R (North): 4,000 × 60 m asphalt (landings).
- 07C/25C (Center): 4,000 × 45 m asphalt (take-offs/landings).
- 07R/25L (South): 4,000 × 45 m asphalt (landings).
- 18 (West): 4,000 × 45 m concrete (used for southbound take-offs only).
- Passenger terminals: 2 main terminals (Terminal 3 under construction)
- Nonstop network: 81 airlines flying to 244 destinations in 96 countries
Aircraft Operations at Frankfurt am Main Airport
Over 460,000 aircraft operations (including takeoffs and landings) took place at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in the most recent year.
- FRA handled approximately 460,273 operations in 2025, a 4.4% increase from 2024 and 10.4% below 2019 levels.
- The airport recorded 440,854 operations in 2024, reflecting a 2.4% rise from 430,436 operations in 2023.
- Before the pandemic, 513,912 operations occurred at FRA in 2019, plummeting to 212,235 in 2020 before recovering to 261,927 in 2021.
How much revenue does Frankfurt Airport generate each year?
Frankfurt am Main Airport does not publish revenue data separately; it reports as part of the Fraport AG Group, which generated over €4.5 billion in consolidated revenue in the latest year.
- Fraport AG generated approximately €4.58 billion in total revenue across its global airport portfolio in 2024.
- Fraport AG revenue reached €4.11 billion in 2023, following €3.37 billion in 2022.
- Before the pandemic, €3.79 billion in revenue was generated by Fraport AG in 2019, which dropped to €1.80 billion in 2020 and approximately €2.54 billion in 2021.
Note: This includes Fraport’s international holdings, not FRA airport alone.
What are the busiest routes from Frankfurt Airport?
Berlin Brandenburg was the busiest domestic route and London Heathrow was the busiest international route at Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) in 2024.
| Busiest routes from Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) | |||
| Domestic Routes | Passengers (D) | International Routes | Passengers (I) |
| Berlin Brandenburg (BER) | 579,768 | London Heathrow (LHR) | 705,993 |
| Hamburg (HAM) | 537,445 | Vienna Schwechat (VIE) | 519,034 |
| Munich (MUC) | 496,822 | Palma de Mallorca (PMI) | 479,255 |
| Hannover (HAJ) | 149,762 | Dubai International (DXB) | 463,761 |
| Bremen (BRE) | 137,380 | Madrid Barajas (MAD) | 452,263 |
| Düsseldorf (DUS) | 136,032 | Istanbul (IST) | 416,789 |
| Stuttgart (STR) | 126,618 | Barcelona El Prat (BCN) | 400,013 |
| Leipzig/Halle (LEJ) | 124,585 | New York (JFK) | 375,139 |
| Dresden (DRS) | 124,511 | Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) | 357,930 |
| Nuremberg (NUE) | 113,357 | Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH) | 334,357 |
What is the peak month at Frankfurt am Main Airport?
Travelers should expect the highest crowds at FRA during the summer peak (July to August) and the autumn business travel surge in October.
- August was the busiest month at Frankfurt Airport with approximately 6.33 million passengers in 2025, followed by July with 6.14 million and October with 6.02 million.
| Monthly Passenger Traffic at Frankfurt am Main Airport (2024-2025) | |||
| Month | 2024 | 2025 | Change % |
| January | 4,067,305 | 3,939,616 | -3.1 |
| February | 3,855,040 | 3,851,414 | -0.1 |
| March | 4,609,545 | 4,624,747 | 0.3 |
| April | 5,098,274 | 5,343,783 | 4.8 |
| May | 5,493,300 | 5,592,295 | 1.8 |
| June | 5,632,126 | 5,792,665 | 2.9 |
| July | 6,042,073 | 6,135,958 | 1.6 |
| August | 6,076,842 | 6,328,170 | 4.1 |
| September | 5,841,636 | 5,969,415 | 2.2 |
| October | 5,687,073 | 6,023,568 | 5.9 |
| November | 4,639,254 | 4,824,709 | 4 |
| December | 4,522,489 | 4,763,326 | 5.3 |
| Full Year | 61,564,957 | 63,189,666 | 2.6 |
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How much cargo moves through Frankfurt am Main Airport each year?
Frankfurt Airport handles over 2 million metric tons of cargo in most years.
- In 2025, FRA processed 2.07 million metric tons of cargo, maintaining its position despite global trade challenges.
- Cargo volumes reached 2.05 million metric tons in 2024, up from 1.93 million metric tons in 2023 and surpassing the 2.01 million metric tons recorded in 2022.
- Before the pandemic, FRA handled 2.13 million metric tons in 2019, which dropped to 1.95 million metric tons in 2020 before surging to a record high of 2.32 million metric tons in 2021.
How reliable is Frankfurt am Main Airport?
The on‑time performance rate at Frankfurt Airport reached 58.62% in September 2025.
- Cancellations: 318 cancellations (1.5%) in September 2025
- Average delay: 12-18 min/flight in 2025
- Peak disruptions: Summer thunderstorms, capacity constraints, and ATC/weather issues drove delays
How does Frankfurt am Main Airport rank globally?
Frankfurt Airport ranks as the 6th busiest airport in Europe and the 23rd busiest globally in terms of passenger traffic in 2024.
- Europe ranking: 6th busiest by passengers (2024)
- Global hub ranking: Major Star Alliance hub connecting Europe, Asia, and the Americas
- Cargo ranking: #1 in Europe, handling nearly half of Germany’s air freight
Top 10 Busiest Airports in the World (2024)
- Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta (ATL): 108.1 million passengers
- Dubai International (DXB): 92.3 million passengers
- Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 87.8 million passengers
- Tokyo Haneda (HND): 85.7 million passengers
- London Heathrow (LHR): 83.9 million passengers
- Denver International (DEN): 82.4 million passengers
- Istanbul Airport (IST): 80.4 million passengers
- Chicago O’Hare (ORD): 80.0 million passengers
- Indira Gandhi Delhi (DEL): 77.8 million passengers
- Shanghai Pudong (PVG): 76.8 million passengers
What is Frankfurt am Main Airport’s economic impact?
Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) contributes over €22.3 billion annually to the regional economy and supports about 81,000 jobs (making it Germany’s largest single workplace).
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