Rhine-Main Airport

(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.