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Airport Expansion
To ensure Frankfurt Airport’s global competitiveness in the future, it was essential to build a fourth runway in the northwest of the airport premises. It is also necessary to add a third terminal in the south of FRA on land formerly occupied by the U.S. Rhein-Main Air Base. It is predicted that FRA will eventually handle some 700,000 flights and 88 million passengers a year.
Runway Northwest
The new 2,800-meter-long Runway Northwest (for landings only) is located parallel to Runway South and Runway Center, 1,400 meters from the center line of Runway Center. It was completed in time for the 2011/2012 winter flight schedule.
Terminal 3
The plans call for Terminal 3 to be built in two phases. When completed, it will feature 75 aircraft parking positions and be connected to the SkyLine elevated shuttle train and the airport-wide automatic baggage conveyor system.
History of the Expansion Program
1997: Discussions on expansion of the airport begin.
1998: The mediation process begins.
2000: June: Basic political decision in favor of expansion September: Fraport’s Supervisory Board opts for expansion and prepares for the zoning procedure. November: Scoping for the regional planning pro- cedure
2001: April: Scoping for the zoning procedure October: Regional planning documentation sub- mitted
2002: April: Hearings on the regional planning procedure June: Completion of the regional planning proce- dure with a decision based on state planning requirements