Münster Osnabrück International Airport

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Münster-Osnabrück International Airport Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück

IATA: FMO - ICAO: EDDG
Summary
Airport type		public
Operator		Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück
Serves		Münster
Elevation AMSL		157 ft (48 m)
Coordinates		52°08′10″N, 07°41′09″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
05/25	7,119	2,170	Asphalt

The Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück, or Muenster/Osnabrueck Airport (IATA: FMO, ICAO: EDDG), is the 4th largest international commercial airport in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located 25 km from Münster (Westfalen), and 40 km from Osnabrück in the village of Greven.

1 Airlines and destinations
2 Service Area
3 Expansion plans
4 Traffic connections
5 History
6 Ownership
7 Pictures
8 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Lufthansa, Eurowings, European Air Express, dba, Air Berlin and Hapagfly operate regular flights to and from this airport.

[edit] Service Area

The airport serves over 6 million people living in the northern Ruhrgebiet (Ruhr Basin), southern Lower Saxony, Emsland, parts of the Netherlands (Euregio), and East Westphalia.

[edit] Expansion plans

The airport is currently working on expanding the runway to 3,600 meters (11,800 ft.). This way, the airport hopes to attract intercontinental flights. The plan was the focus of protests from environmentalists, because the expansion would damage the Eltingmühlenbach natural area. However, the plan was approved in 2004. In the first phase, the runway will be expanded to 3,000 meters (9,850 ft.). This will cost around €60 million. The expansion is expected to be completed in 2008. The cities of Münster and Greven and the Steinfurt district plan to donate an area of around 500 acres (2 km²) to the airport, for airport-related commercial activities. This was met with protests as well, because this plan would come down to an end of the Hüttruper Heide heath. Other plans include connecting the airport with the Bundesautobahn 1.

[edit] Traffic connections

Bus connections (S = Express D = Direct R = Local) from Münster railway station and by FMO-eXpress shuttle from Osnabrück. The FMO-eXpress takes approximately 30 minutes to get from the airport to the railway station.

Driving Directions

A 1 from Bremen/Osnabrück : Exit 74 Ladbergen
A 1/43 from Dortmund/Münster : Exit 76 Greven
A 30 from Amsterdam/Rheine : Exit 11b Ibbenbüren

The airport has roughly 7500 parking spaces spread over multiple car parks, two of which are multi-storey.

[edit] History

On 21 December 1966 the cities of Münster, Osnabrück, and Greven as well as the districts of Münster and Tecklenburg founded the Münster/Osnabrück Airport Co. Ltd.

On 24 September 1968 the state of North Rhine-Westphalia received permission to begin construction. An apron and a 2000 m (2200 yard) long runway were built. The ground levelling was performed by the British Army of the Rhine.

After five years of construction the Münster/Osnabrück airport was officially opened on 27 March 1972.

1973 - First charter flight from Münster/Osnabrück airport to Palma de Mallorca