TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

AIRPORT SYSTEMS PLANNING AND DESIGN

FRANKFURT AIRPORT

Prepared by

João Fialho

MSc Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems

Spring Semester

March 2012
Airport Systems Planning and Design – Frankfurt Airport

Contents
1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1
2. History and Development ..................................................................................................... 1
3. Airport Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 3
3.1 Passenger Buildings ............................................................................................................. 3
3.1.1 Terminal 1 ........................................................................................................................ 3
3.1.2 Terminal 2 ........................................................................................................................ 4
3.2 Cargo Terminals................................................................................................................... 4
3.3 Runways .............................................................................................................................. 4
4. Traffic Data and Traffic Forecast ........................................................................................... 5
4.1 Traffic Data 1980-2011 ........................................................................................................ 5
4.1.1 Passenger Traffic .............................................................................................................. 5
4.1.2 Freight Traffic ................................................................................................................... 5
4.1.3 Aircraft Movements ......................................................................................................... 6
4.2 Changes in Patterns of Use ................................................................................................. 7
4.3 Passenger Traffic Forecasts, 2025 ....................................................................................... 7
5. Frankfurt Airport Development Plans ................................................................................... 8
5.1 Development Plans ............................................................................................................. 8
5.1Critical Analysis on the Development Plans ......................................................................... 8
6. References ............................................................................................................................. 9
APPENDIX 1 – Passenger Terminals ............................................................................................... i
APPENDIX 2 – Freight Terminals ................................................................................................... ii
APPENDIX 3 – Runways ................................................................................................................ iii
APPENDIX 4 – Passenger Traffic (1980 – 2011).............................................................................iv
APPENDIX 5 – Freight Traffic (1986 – 2011)..................................................................................vi
APPENDIX 6 – Aircraft Movements (1980 – 2011) ...................................................................... viii

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1. Introduction
Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) is an international airport located in Frankfurt, Germany, 12 km
southwest of the city center. The city is the biggest financial centre in Europe and it is at the
center of the larger Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, with a population of 5,600,000,
and is Germany’s second-largest
metropolitan region.

The Frankfurt Airport is run by the

international airport business group
Fraport AG, who hold shares or
management contracts in 12 other
airports, namely Burgas Airport (BOJ),
Varna Airport (VAR), Indira Gandhi
Frankfurt am Main Airport (Source: Fraport AG)
International Airport, Delhi (DEL), Antalya
Airport (AYT), Cairo International Airport (CAI), Jorge Chavez International Airport Lima (LIM),
Hannover-Langenhagen Airport (HAJ), Aeroport International Blaise Diagne, Dakar (DKR), King
Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Xi’an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) and Pulkovo
Airport St. Petersburg (LED).

With passenger traffic of 56.4 million in 2011, serving 275 destinations in 111 countries,
Frankfurt Airport is the third busiest airport traffic in Europe and the ninth busiest in the world.
It is also the second busiest airport in Europe by cargo traffic, with a total of 2.25 million tons in
2011.

Frankfurt Airport is the main hub of Lufthansa, Germany’s flag carrier, and of Condor Flugdienst,
an airline based in Germany, operating scheduled leisure flights to the Mediterranean, Asia,
Africa, North America and Caribbean.

The purpose of this report is to explore and analyze the Frankfurt Airport concerning the traffic
growth and changes in patterns of use, forecasts and plans for the future and to make a critical
analysis of the future plans based on the topics covered in the Airport Systems Planning and
Design module of the Transport Technologies and Operations Management course.

2. History and Development

In this chapter it is presented a brief historical overview of the Frankfurt Airport, with the
identification of major events and airport infrastructure developments.

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Founding the Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport (1936)

The Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport and Airship Base was officially opened on July 8, 1936, with
scheduled flights to Rio de Janeiro and Lakehurst.

In the following years it became the second-largest airport in Germany, just after Berlin
Tempelhof Airport.

World War II (1939-1945)

The Frankfurt Rhein-Main Airport is almost completely destroyed by bombs and explosives
during the World War II.

In the end of the conflict, the southern part of the airport ground was occupied to build the
Rhein-Main Air Base as an Air Force Base for the United Sates Air Force.

Second Runway (1949)

As a response to the block of Western Berlin by the Soviet Union, the Allies organized the Berlin
Airlift, with the purpose to carry supplies via air to the people in West Berlin. Frankfurt was one
of the primary bases for the allied airplanes. The use of heavy airplanes caused damages in the
runway in Frankfurt and forced the US army to build a second parallel runway in 1949.

Terminal Mitte (1972)

In 1951 restrictions for German air travelers were lifted and the civil air traffic started to grow.
The passenger air traffic grew from 400.000 passengers in 1952 to 2.200.000 passengers in 1961,
and it was working already as an international airline hub.

To accommodate this traffic growth, in 1962 it was decided to build a larger terminal, with a
capacity of 30 million passengers per year, assumed to be sufficient for the next 30 years. The
new terminal, called Terminal Mitte (today known as Terminal 1), was opened to the public on
March 14, 1972. Along with the new terminal, a train station opened at the airport.

Third Runway (1982)

The plans for a third runway started in 1973 and the runway West went into service on April 12,
1984.

Terminal 2 (1994)

In 1990 the works for a new terminal started because it was foreseeable that Terminal Mitte
would reach its capacity limit sooner than expected. The new terminal (Terminal 2) opened in

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1994, and increased the airport capacity to 54 million passengers per year. Along with the
terminal, a people mover system (Sky Line) was established, providing a connection between
Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.

Second Train Station (1999)

In 1999 a second train station was built as part of the new Cologne-Frankfurt high-speed rail
line.

Fourth Runway (2011)

A fourth runway went into operation on October 20, 2011, increasing the airport capacity from
83 to 126 aircraft movements per hour.

3. Airport Infrastructure
3.1 Passenger Buildings
The Frankfurt Airport has two passenger terminals: Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. Lufthansa has
also a dedicated terminal for use of their
first class passengers.

Lufthansa has also a separate First Class

Terminal that can only be used by
passengers Lufthansa First Class or
Lufthansa's Miles & More HON Circle
members. The terminal is used by 300
passengers daily and it provides
individualized service to every passenger. Frankfurt Airport Terminals (Source : www.ifly.com)

3.1.1 Terminal 1
Terminal 1 (Terminal Mitte) is 420 meters long and it is divided into three areas, Concourses A,
B and C. It provides a capacity of approximately 40 million passengers a year.

The terminal is functionally divided into three levels, the departure level in the upper deck with
check-in counters, the arrival level with baggage claim areas at ground level and, underneath, a
distribution level with access to the (regional) train station and underground and multilevel
parking. Departure and arrivals levels each have separate street approaches.

The design of Terminal 1 is mainly a pier design in Concourse A and B, with a long and narrow
building with aircraft parked on both sides. Concourse B has also a satellite design, with two

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detached buildings where aircraft can park around its entire circumference, and a linear design
in level 3. Concourse C has also a linear design, with aircraft parked along the terminal building

Lufthansa and its Star Alliance partners currently dominate Terminal 1.

3.1.2 Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is located to the East of Terminal 1 and it is divided into two areas, Concourses D and
E. It provides a capacity of approximately 15 million passengers per year.

The design of Terminal 2 is a linear design, with individual stands located along the terminal
building.

Currently Terminal 2 is mainly used by the airlines of Oneworld alliance and Sky Team.

3.2 Cargo Terminals

Frankfurt has two cargo terminals, North and South, and it is known as Cargo City Frankfurt.

3.3 Runways
The Frankfurt Airport has 4 runways with the following characteristics:

Runway Direction Lenght [m] Surface

1 07R/25L 4000 Asphalt
2 07C/25C 4000 Asphalt
3 18 4000 Concrete
4 07L/25R 2800 Concrete
Runways (Source: Wikipedia)
To distinguish between the three parallel runways clear of each other, they are backed up by
their geographical relationship to each other with R (Right / Right) denotes C (center / center)
and L (Left / Right).

During regular operation, the outer

two parallel runways (07L/25R and
07R/25L) are used for landings and the
central parallel runway (07C/25C) and
the West Runway (18) for take-offs.

Because of its location in north-south- Runways Layout (Source: www.airport-technology.com)

direction, in contrast to the other two runways in east-west-direction, the use of the third
runway is limited: it can only be used for takeoffs in the southward direction because otherwise
it would interfere with the air traffic at the other runways.

With the commissioning of the north-west runway in October 2011, capacity will be gradually
increased up to 126 aircraft movements per hour

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4. Traffic Data and Traffic Forecast

4.1 Traffic Data 1980-2011

In this chapter it is presented the traffic data for passengers, freight and aircraft movements for
the period between 1980 and 2011.

4.1.1 Passenger Traffic

The passenger traffic grew from 17.6 million passengers/year in 1980 to 56.4 million
passengers/year in 2011. In 2011 the passenger traffic grew 6.5%.

Total Total Total

Year Year Year
[pax/year] [pax/year] [pax/year]
1980 17.664.171 1991 27.991.435 2002 48.459.594
1981 17.718.537 1992 30.758.852 2003 48.359.320
1982 17.290.419 1993 32.550.083 2004 51.098.271
1983 17.779.541 1994 35.134.834 2005 52.219.412
1984 19.031.764 1995 38.191.247 2006 52.810.683
1985 20.271.197 1996 38.770.166 2007 54.167.817
1986 20.495.975 1997 40.271.919 2008 53.472.915
1987 23.305.603 1998 42.744.018 2009 50.937.897
1988 25.235.401 1999 45.869.959 2010 53.013.771
1989 26.724.430 2000 49.369.429 2011 56.443.657
1990 29.631.427 2001 48.568.918
Passenger Traffic, 1980-2011 (Source: Fraport AG)
From the passenger traffic evolution it can be identified the second oil crisis in the beginning of
the 80’s, the first Gulf War in the beginning of the 90’s, the Dot-com boom in 2000, the 9/11
attacks and the recent financial crisis with significant decreases in traffic demand.

60.000.000
55.000.000
50.000.000
45.000.000
40.000.000
Passengers/year

35.000.000
30.000.000
25.000.000
20.000.000
15.000.000
10.000.000
5.000.000
0
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Year

Passenger Traffic Evolution, 1980 – 2011

4.1.2 Freight Traffic

The freight traffic grew from 981 tons/year in 1986 to 2.25 million tons/year in 2011. In 2011
the freight traffic decreased 2.8%.

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 Total Total Total
Year Year Year
[ton/year] [ton/year] [ton/year]
1986 981.518 1995 1.494.261 2004 1.868.821
1987 1.087.320 1996 1.527.943 2005 1.991.537
1988 1.194.652 1997 1.545.304 2006 2.154.064
1989 1.278.082 1998 1.496.199 2007 2.190.461
1990 1.328.372 1999 1.566.987 2008 2.133.302
1991 1.247.144 2000 1.730.439 2009 1.917.227
1992 1.280.114 2001 1.635.235 2010 2.307.793
1993 1.338.465 2002 1.655.803 2011 2.251.618
1994 1.437.953 2003 1.674.739

Freight Traffic, 1980-2011 (Source: Fraport AG)

Freight Traffic Evolution, 1986 - 2011

4.1.3 Aircraft Movements

The aircraft movements grew from 222.293 aircraft/year in 1980 to 487.162 aircraft/year in
2011. In 2011 the aircraft movement grew 4.6%.

Total Total Total

Year Year Year
[aircraft/year] [aircraft/year] [aircraft/year]
1980 222.293 1991 319.825 2002 458.359
1981 221.037 1992 340.468 2003 458.865
1982 216.474 1993 352.143 2004 477.475
1983 222.087 1994 364.716 2005 490.147
1984 227.056 1995 378.388 2006 489.406
1985 238.071 1996 384.971 2007 492.569
1986 249.676 1997 392.121 2008 485.783
1987 269.313 1998 416.329 2009 463.111
1988 293.948 1999 439.093 2010 464.432
1989 311.770 2000 458.731 2011 487.162
1990 324.387 2001 456.452

Aircraft Movements, 1980-2011 (Source: Fraport AG)

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 550.000
500.000
450.000
Aircraft Movements/year
400.000
350.000
300.000
250.000
200.000
150.000
100.000
50.000
0
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

Year

Aircraft Movements Evolution, 1980 - 2011

4.2 Changes in Patterns of Use

In order to understand the change in patterns of use, it was analyzed the passenger traffic split
by world region from 2007 to 2011.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Continental 60% 60% 59% 59% 62%
Western Europe 41% 41% 40% 40% 42%
Eastern Europe 7% 7% 7% 7% 8%
Domestic 12% 12% 12% 12% 12%
Intercontinental 40% 40% 41% 41% 38%
North America 15% 15% 15% 15% 14%
Latin America 3% 3% 3% 3% 4%
Middle East 5% 5% 6% 6% 5%
Far East 13% 12% 12% 12% 11%
Africa 4% 5% 5% 5% 4%
Passenger Traffic Split (Source: Fraport AG)
Although this information is not enough to fully understand the change in patterns of use, it
seems that the Intercontinental traffic in Frankfurt Airport is decreasing, especially in the Far
East and North America markets.

4.3 Passenger Traffic Forecasts, 2025

The forecasted passenger traffic is 61.5 million passengers/year in 2016 and 82.4 million in 2025.

Year Total
2016 61.500.000
2025 82.400.000
Passenger Traffic Forecasts, 2025 (Source: European Comission, Impact assessment of revisions to
Regulation 95/93 – March 2011)

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 90.000.000
85.000.000
80.000.000
75.000.000
70.000.000
65.000.000
60.000.000
Passengers/year

55.000.000 Demand
50.000.000 1980-2011
45.000.000
40.000.000
35.000.000 Forecast
30.000.000 2025
25.000.000
20.000.000
15.000.000
10.000.000
5.000.000
0
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

Year

Passenger Traffic Forecast, 2025

5. Frankfurt Airport Development Plans

5.1 Development Plans
The key elements of expansion for the Frankfurt Airport are:

 Construction of a new terminal (Terminal 3) – Fraport plans to build a large new terminal
south of the existing terminals. The new
Terminal 3 should be able to house up to 25
million passengers and will feature 75 new
aircraft positions. An extension of the people
mover system SkyLine is planned to transport
people to Terminal 1, the airport train
stations and Terminal 2.
New Terminal 3 (Source: www.naco.nl)
 Terminal 1 expansion - A new pier, called A-
Plus, is currently under construction and scheduled to open in 2012. The pier will operate
flights to non-Schengen destinations and will be used exclusively by Lufthansa. It will be
compatible with Airbus A380 operations and should increase the passenger capacity by six
million.

5.1Critical Analysis on the Development Plans

When planning the future investments, it is important to evaluate the previous investments in
order to avoid mistakes or replicate good decisions.

In my opinion, the main mistakes in the previous developments in Frankfurt Airport were:

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 The Terminal 2 linear design is not suitable for transfers, which is one of the main functions
to provide in a hub airport like Frankfurt.
 The non parallel runway system (runway 3) generates operation restrictions. This runway
configuration does not allow maximize the runways capacity.

For future developments it is important to take into consideration the uncertainty related with
the forecasted traffics. The European financial crisis, the oil prices or even the EU aviation carbon
tax represents major risks for the for the Frankfurt hub. With this purpose the development
plans should be flexible and capable to accommodate “different futures”.

With a flexible approach in mind, my recommendations for future developments are:

 Flexible approach in planning the new Terminal 3. Avoid doing the total investment all at
once, allowing monitoring the evolution of the traffic and mitigate the risk of the
investment.
 “Redesign” the Terminal 2 with the objective of increase the utilization of this terminal. This
objective can be achieved with a hybrid solution that can meet a variety of existing needs.
 Strengthen the strategic alliance with Lufthansa, possibly with jointly projects for the new
terminal 3. This will allow Frankfurt Airport to remain as the main hub for Lufthansa,
reducing the risk of losing share of this market to the Munich Airport.
 Plan low cost buildings in order to capture a new market segment – low cost airlines. This
will also diversify the airlines that use the airport, reducing the dependence on Lufthansa.

6. References

(1) Gleave, S., “Impact assessment of revisions to Regulation 95/93”, European Commission
, March 2011.
(2) www.frankfurt-airport.com
(3) www.fraport.com
(4) www.wikepedia.com
(5) www.ifly.com/frankfurt-airport/terminal-map
(6) www.airport-technology.com
(7) www.naco.nl

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APPENDIX 1 – Passenger Terminals

Terminal 1, Concourse A,B and C Terminal 2, Concourse D and E

Source: www.ifly.com

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APPENDIX 2 – Freight Terminals

CargoCity Frankfurt

Source: Fraport AG

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APPENDIX 3 – Runways

Runways

Source: Fraport AG

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APPENDIX 4 – Passenger Traffic (1980 – 2011)

Year/Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Total
1980 1.240.833 1.141.298 1.444.164 1.402.661 1.527.889 1.651.700 1.740.102 1.774.134 1.695.910 1.580.716 1.285.203 1.179.561 17.664.171
1981 1.237.918 1.130.134 1.323.328 1.482.587 1.595.298 1.635.446 1.697.268 1.729.090 1.758.335 1.648.371 1.271.384 1.209.378 17.718.537
1982 1.210.537 1.122.021 1.373.013 1.409.196 1.550.523 1.638.074 1.651.969 1.643.558 1.662.858 1.605.654 1.222.259 1.200.757 17.290.419
1983 1.210.996 1.108.030 1.395.138 1.391.275 1.552.303 1.633.174 1.744.170 1.717.735 1.790.609 1.722.943 1.266.506 1.246.662 17.779.541
1984 1.283.304 1.219.165 1.367.750 1.543.915 1.702.587 1.764.342 1.819.392 1.858.845 1.951.536 1.787.829 1.399.926 1.333.173 19.031.764
1985 1.351.595 1.255.959 1.612.504 1.565.474 1.805.237 1.957.176 1.939.233 1.984.198 2.055.507 1.899.095 1.473.425 1.371.794 20.271.197
1986 1.424.206 1.303.133 1.626.891 1.665.441 1.726.075 1.831.963 1.856.403 1.991.761 2.007.756 1.959.811 1.612.518 1.490.017 20.495.975
1987 1.511.711 1.416.582 1.744.406 1.882.198 2.052.355 2.129.281 2.221.977 2.315.950 2.296.571 2.295.696 1.777.880 1.660.996 23.305.603
1988 1.731.862 1.637.676 2.000.262 1.973.711 2.139.590 2.269.323 2.420.370 2.387.576 2.459.294 2.458.525 1.926.382 1.830.830 25.235.401
1989 1.860.970 1.692.500 2.111.582 2.167.200 2.305.517 2.348.954 2.502.292 2.495.051 2.622.650 2.507.286 2.121.721 1.988.707 26.724.430
1990 2.042.659 1.878.444 2.319.654 2.360.211 2.594.099 2.730.927 2.846.653 2.875.954 2.885.333 2.751.149 2.238.572 2.107.772 29.631.427
1991 1.831.656 1.409.436 2.019.723 2.159.041 2.402.809 2.578.111 2.663.018 2.850.728 2.866.647 2.835.697 2.287.229 2.087.340 27.991.435
1992 2.155.888 1.990.904 2.373.480 2.536.509 2.544.124 2.743.734 2.920.910 3.039.186 2.964.629 2.975.967 2.333.325 2.180.196 30.758.852
1993 2.296.592 2.129.006 2.610.952 2.651.298 2.783.196 2.807.575 3.114.088 3.202.080 3.117.474 3.081.410 2.446.542 2.309.870 32.550.083
1994 2.431.477 2.184.423 2.850.372 2.779.947 2.972.256 3.083.306 3.419.946 3.412.096 3.416.091 3.383.143 2.679.898 2.521.879 35.134.834
1995 2.635.375 2.363.298 2.998.266 3.188.788 3.279.407 3.373.132 3.582.044 3.798.689 3.780.568 3.664.172 2.853.237 2.674.271 38.191.247
1996 2.668.525 2.526.433 3.223.258 3.106.189 3.331.149 3.398.764 3.606.754 3.830.766 3.766.964 3.674.583 2.940.890 2.695.891 38.770.166
1997 2.742.373 2.585.228 3.283.827 3.294.243 3.462.254 3.528.964 3.753.743 4.051.761 3.931.440 3.765.238 3.098.814 2.774.034 40.271.919
1998 2.831.891 2.715.852 3.375.676 3.514.790 3.737.955 3.870.922 3.994.016 4.203.073 4.098.316 4.054.383 3.352.162 2.994.982 42.744.018
1999 3.088.417 3.027.421 3.743.559 3.680.798 4.005.639 4.092.831 4.369.746 4.421.660 4.365.032 4.401.957 3.569.085 3.103.814 45.869.959
2000 3.195.256 3.234.705 3.933.600 4.108.876 4.409.182 4.463.583 4.741.189 4.725.245 4.775.471 4.580.669 3.767.376 3.434.277 49.369.429
2001 3.513.032 3.356.753 4.136.589 4.183.841 4.212.855 4.566.240 4.865.748 4.839.280 4.429.779 3.943.985 3.356.509 3.164.307 48.568.918
2002 3.295.181 3.250.166 3.975.102 3.913.532 4.158.336 4.351.799 4.586.022 4.709.188 4.737.931 4.481.652 3.581.674 3.419.011 48.459.594
2003 3.527.210 3.274.976 3.765.552 3.711.023 3.937.770 4.250.394 4.499.816 4.838.272 4.688.628 4.589.945 3.760.779 3.514.955 48.359.320
2004 3.609.203 3.568.396 4.106.867 4.149.115 4.404.200 4.465.308 4.752.525 4.924.007 4.833.618 4.814.220 3.843.776 3.627.036 51.098.271
2005 3.724.327 3.433.905 4.182.239 4.253.713 4.520.970 4.638.395 5.001.612 5.051.018 4.957.559 4.833.447 3.939.319 3.682.908 52.219.412
2006 3.704.706 3.430.661 4.081.874 4.386.150 4.638.582 4.823.539 5.084.718 5.030.098 4.986.659 4.803.940 4.003.236 3.836.520 52.810.683
2007 3.818.349 3.561.753 4.445.996 4.372.153 4.666.167 4.831.305 5.191.760 5.114.187 5.030.510 4.959.206 4.210.106 3.966.325 54.167.817
2008 3.957.951 3.852.576 4.438.327 4.466.747 4.742.024 4.807.710 5.067.108 4.916.620 4.834.475 4.718.017 3.914.060 3.757.300 53.472.915
2009 3.547.061 3.340.891 4.030.624 4.258.201 4.443.433 4.536.082 4.901.830 4.895.177 4.607.677 4.626.845 3.904.958 3.845.118 50.937.897
2010 3.672.638 3.308.161 4.364.096 3.537.183 4.761.086 4.851.896 5.281.632 5.220.250 5.088.043 5.019.624 4.123.801 3.785.361 53.013.771
2011 3.865.020 3.575.613 4.324.061 4.641.313 5.038.749 5.090.016 5.558.580 5.351.788 5.306.249 5.145.144 4.301.805 4.245.319 56.443.657

Source: Fraport AG

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 6.000.000
1980 1981
5.500.000 1982 1983
5.000.000 1984 1985
1986 1987
4.500.000
Passengers/month

1988 1989
4.000.000 1990 1991
3.500.000 1992 1993
1994 1995
3.000.000
1996 1997
2.500.000 1998 1999
2.000.000 2000 2001
2002 2003
1.500.000
2004 2005
1.000.000 2006 2007
2008 2009
2010 2011

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APPENDIX 5 – Freight Traffic (1986 – 2011)

Year/Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Total
1986 73.483 78.536 87.464 80.219 79.147 80.049 81.711 77.419 79.906 89.022 88.277 86.285 981.518
1987 75.656 82.902 94.300 89.094 90.685 83.436 90.419 82.994 90.393 103.504 100.635 103.302 1.087.320
1988 86.522 95.440 107.396 96.136 96.546 93.422 95.658 91.350 102.171 110.444 105.528 114.040 1.194.652
1989 96.250 98.267 114.555 109.453 100.605 104.233 105.104 99.708 107.132 115.409 113.258 114.108 1.278.082
1990 98.281 98.324 121.293 108.168 106.101 109.366 109.895 107.292 114.672 116.984 118.173 119.824 1.328.372
1991 91.244 92.985 112.959 101.260 101.103 101.535 100.014 106.148 105.518 111.765 112.360 110.253 1.247.144
1992 94.044 105.609 115.747 102.944 100.852 104.761 103.402 109.089 100.248 117.050 113.501 112.867 1.280.114
1993 93.250 100.949 112.768 104.848 108.274 110.658 110.467 114.955 102.779 131.701 124.732 123.084 1.338.465
1994 97.718 106.403 129.145 117.996 116.373 117.714 115.894 123.372 115.787 134.646 129.276 133.629 1.437.953
1995 110.939 116.109 135.620 123.509 117.322 125.150 118.440 124.719 122.029 134.177 133.935 132.310 1.494.261
1996 109.465 119.800 135.982 124.313 123.457 125.153 122.791 129.596 123.901 139.255 138.745 135.485 1.527.943
1997 113.500 118.545 142.945 125.087 121.437 127.866 128.315 130.419 125.083 141.333 140.879 129.896 1.545.304
1998 105.782 112.609 135.735 121.073 124.471 123.721 124.638 118.516 122.935 136.548 140.084 130.089 1.496.199
1999 111.038 116.462 135.228 121.468 127.837 129.385 130.762 126.254 133.582 145.450 144.527 144.995 1.566.987
2000 118.979 129.281 145.280 138.662 141.912 142.291 147.565 143.612 150.831 163.054 158.604 150.368 1.730.439
2001 125.951 134.754 155.909 134.216 129.128 133.734 133.011 128.408 131.125 145.810 145.980 137.210 1.635.235
2002 117.747 124.834 145.915 131.937 132.018 140.076 138.762 135.041 142.874 151.262 155.364 139.973 1.655.803
2003 122.435 133.467 155.327 131.416 134.326 132.933 136.042 133.707 138.351 153.531 158.385 144.820 1.674.739
2004 125.484 147.621 164.961 146.685 155.976 152.181 155.536 151.200 157.060 173.476 169.453 169.189 1.868.821
2005 144.947 147.610 170.813 164.147 159.101 162.509 165.666 154.046 169.708 188.844 182.582 181.563 1.991.537
2006 153.467 158.160 192.959 184.283 176.984 176.508 180.709 173.770 184.287 188.378 196.062 188.498 2.154.064
2007 157.098 164.484 193.011 178.932 177.282 183.407 181.770 181.488 187.906 192.432 200.539 192.114 2.190.461
2008 164.120 176.039 196.019 187.805 183.662 184.699 179.688 171.719 177.531 184.157 183.828 144.035 2.133.302
2009 126.031 131.767 154.675 141.712 152.804 154.643 162.092 162.196 167.212 184.830 195.980 183.285 1.917.227
2010 164.506 169.144 210.071 171.658 210.518 198.512 194.276 191.190 191.989 212.779 205.681 187.468 2.307.793
2011 176.508 176.189 209.534 194.059 194.783 186.382 195.380 178.769 182.930 193.993 185.880 177.210 2.251.618

Source: Fraport AG

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 230.000
1986 1987
210.000
1988 1989
190.000 1990 1991

170.000 1992 1993

tons/month

1994 1995
150.000
1996 1997
130.000
1998 1999
110.000 2000 2001

90.000 2002 2003

2004 2005
70.000
2006 2007
50.000 2008 2009
2010 2011

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APPENDIX 6 – Aircraft Movements (1980 – 2011)
Year/Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Total
1980 17.916 16.818 18.477 18.262 19.453 19.402 19.910 19.777 19.429 19.271 17.436 16.142 222.293
1981 17.038 15.851 18.377 18.391 19.497 19.109 19.678 19.460 20.025 19.757 17.543 16.311 221.037
1982 16.364 15.973 18.216 17.854 19.142 19.070 19.048 19.142 19.261 18.985 17.147 16.272 216.474
1983 16.793 16.033 18.557 17.954 19.452 19.534 19.715 19.924 20.193 19.755 17.262 16.915 222.087
1984 17.436 17.074 18.550 18.588 19.849 19.712 19.898 20.162 19.991 20.256 18.459 17.081 227.056
1985 17.998 16.817 19.404 19.277 20.852 20.913 21.212 21.354 21.693 21.706 19.013 17.832 238.071
1986 19.310 17.946 19.828 20.835 21.820 21.686 21.992 21.804 22.323 22.640 20.436 19.056 249.676
1987 20.042 18.899 21.668 21.871 23.393 22.954 23.860 23.754 24.509 24.655 22.527 21.181 269.313
1988 22.108 21.752 24.130 23.733 25.092 25.134 25.718 25.776 25.849 26.320 24.544 23.792 293.948
1989 24.181 22.154 25.762 25.668 26.763 26.680 27.230 27.530 27.497 27.681 25.884 24.740 311.770
1990 25.946 23.710 26.997 26.272 28.287 27.853 28.087 28.418 28.432 28.757 26.555 25.073 324.387
1991 25.986 21.363 25.015 25.318 27.375 27.742 28.438 28.591 28.481 28.829 27.035 25.652 319.825
1992 27.326 25.586 28.120 28.006 28.619 29.148 30.029 29.502 29.596 30.457 27.669 26.410 340.468
1993 27.409 25.712 28.752 29.145 30.579 30.134 31.053 30.505 30.845 30.853 29.135 28.021 352.143
1994 28.538 26.801 30.606 29.805 31.483 31.073 32.096 31.781 31.742 32.212 29.757 28.822 364.716
1995 29.264 27.387 30.995 30.799 32.623 32.101 33.016 34.228 33.680 33.510 30.734 30.051 378.388
1996 30.474 29.298 31.919 31.545 33.413 32.653 33.945 34.363 33.412 33.572 30.773 29.604 384.971
1997 30.349 28.613 32.041 32.191 33.500 33.358 34.290 34.565 34.767 34.640 32.582 31.225 392.121
1998 32.676 30.158 34.239 33.580 35.697 35.877 37.346 36.905 36.157 36.743 34.534 32.417 416.329
1999 33.804 31.598 35.879 35.521 37.833 37.796 39.025 38.944 38.815 39.055 36.163 34.660 439.093
2000 35.706 34.424 37.826 37.129 39.859 39.433 40.622 40.558 40.006 40.356 37.664 35.148 458.731
2001 36.714 33.984 38.872 37.730 39.063 39.528 41.092 40.482 39.441 39.353 36.428 33.765 456.452
2002 35.783 33.686 37.461 37.222 39.209 39.156 40.988 40.668 40.037 40.501 37.700 35.948 458.359
2003 37.570 35.148 39.256 37.406 38.177 38.108 40.073 40.223 39.652 40.204 37.538 35.510 458.865
2004 36.917 35.999 39.240 38.630 40.873 40.489 42.200 42.286 41.433 42.367 39.200 37.841 477.475
2005 38.098 35.906 40.470 40.624 42.499 42.183 43.460 43.239 43.274 43.233 39.728 37.433 490.147
2006 37.752 36.039 40.118 40.101 43.276 42.380 43.601 42.785 42.700 42.717 39.853 38.084 489.406
2007 37.849 36.971 41.874 40.128 42.787 42.092 43.675 43.096 42.520 43.238 40.105 38.234 492.569
2008 38.115 37.986 40.187 40.847 42.517 41.994 42.728 41.743 42.119 42.559 38.733 36.255 485.783
2009 35.448 34.393 38.913 38.350 40.666 40.074 40.462 39.663 40.150 40.674 38.385 35.933 463.111
2010 35.278 33.348 40.083 32.195 41.694 41.159 42.028 41.631 41.613 42.320 38.959 34.124 464.432
2011 37.399 36.067 40.904 40.369 43.207 40.824 42.702 42.212 42.496 42.545 40.111 38.326 487.162

Source: Fraport AG

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 50.000
1980 1981
45.000 1982 1983
1984 1985
Aircraft Movements/month

40.000 1986 1987

1988 1989
1990 1991
35.000
1992 1993
1994 1995
30.000
1996 1997
1998 1999
25.000
2000 2001
2002 2003
20.000
2004 2005
2006 2007
15.000
2008 2009
2010 2011

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