Munich Airport

Munich Airport / Franz Josef Strauss (EDDM) sits 18 miles northeast of central Munich. Two parallel runways at 13,123 ft each handle every current business jet without restriction; multiple FBOs (Aviation Center, Cirrus Aviation) handle business movements. Field elevation 1,487 ft, no density-altitude concerns. Munich's structural events drive demand: Oktoberfest (late September through early October — one of the highest densities of bizjet traffic in any European city outside of London and Paris), BMW corporate flow year-round, ISPO sporting goods (winter, summer), the Munich Security Conference (February). For dedicated business aviation, Oberpfaffenhofen (EDMO, 25 km southwest) is the preferred alternative with no commercial pressure. Ground time to central Munich via the S-Bahn is 40 minutes; the BMW HQ and Allianz Arena area is 30; the Alps ski transit gateway is 90 minutes south.

Munich Airport is an international airport serving Munich and the surrounding region of Upper Bavaria and Lower Bavaria. Located 28.5 km (17.7 mi) northeast of Munich near the town of Freising, it is named after former Bavarian minister-president Franz Josef Strauss. According to the German Aeronautical Information Publication, the airport's official English name is Muenchen Airport.