The airport of München, Germany is named after the former president of Bavaria, Franz Josef Strauß. Nevertheless it is one of Germany’s most important air hubs with around 42 million passengers each year. It was opened in 1992 and has two runways. Continue reading “Flughafen München “Franz Josef Strauß” (MUC)”
Iraklio International Airport (HER)
If you want to fly to Κρήτη (Kriti, Crete), Greece, the main airport Nikos Kazantzakis (HER) is most probably your entry point. It is located 3 kilometers outside of Ηράκλειο and was opened in 1937. Following the airport of Αθήνα it is the second largest airport of Greece. Continue reading “Iraklio International Airport (HER)”
Diethnis Aerolimenas Athinon Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH)
The airport of Athens, Greece is named after the former prime minister Eleftherios Venizelos. It is the biggest one in the country, located 25 kilometers afar from the city and transports 16 millions of passengers each year. Continue reading “Diethnis Aerolimenas Athinon Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH)”
Flughafen Zürich (ZHR)
The airport of Zürich, Switzerland was already opened in 1948 and is located 13 kilometers afar from the city. It has a good connection to the city center – but be reminded that even if you can pay for the ticket in Euro you’ll get Schweizer Franken in return. Continue reading “Flughafen Zürich (ZHR)”
Flughafen Stuttgart (STR)
The airport of Stuttgart, Germany is named after the former mayor Manfred Rommel, son of the Nazi Rommel known for his operations in Africa. It was opened in 1936 and is located 12 kilometers south of the city. It transports 14 million passengers every year. Continue reading “Flughafen Stuttgart (STR)”
L’aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG)
The airport named after Charles de Gaulle in Paris, France is the most important airport of the French capital city. It was opened in 1974, has three terminals and four runways. It transports 66 million passengers each year.
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The airport of Wien, Austria is located 18 kilometers outside the city on the grounds of a town called Schwechat. It was opened in 1954 and its IATA code is VIE. 23 million passengers get here each year to visit the city or change planes. It is the most important airport of Austria and homebase for Austrian Airlines. 70 airlines fly from here to 70 different countries in the world. After World War II it became the official airport of Wien, earlier it was the airport of Aspern.
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The airport of Tōkyō, Japan is located 66 kilometers afar from the city in a region called Narita. It was opened in 1978 and has three terminals. It is the second largest airport of Japan and all mayor Japanese airlines use it as a hub.
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The international airport of Malta in Luqa is the only one on the island. It is located 5 kilometers southwest of Valletta, the capital city. It has two runways and transports 5 million persons per year.
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