Description
(Local Name: Flughafen) The Rhine-Main Airport, the largest airport in Germany, lies 10km/6mi southwest of Frankfurt's city center, at the intersection of the Cologne-Munich and Hamburg-Basle highways (the Frankfurter Kreuz). In terms of flights handled it is exceeded only by London Heathrow, and there are plans to increase the airport's capacity to 30 million passengers a year. The southern part of the airport is occupied by the U.S. Air Force's base, with a monument commemorating the Berlin air-lift, the counterpart of the one in Berlin.

The airport contains a chapel, several restaurants, and an extensive shopping area.
Hobbies & Activities category: Airport;  Market, shopping area
Address
Frankfurt am Main Airport Tourist Office
Arrival Hall B
D-60549 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
Transit
S-Bahn: S 14, 15 (Bahnhof Flughafen).
Attractions Near Rhine-Main Airport, Frankfurt