FRA · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Frankfurt Main Airport.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 50.0267° N, 8.5584° E
Frankfurt Airport
Major international airport serving Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for FRA
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 2212; ident EDDF; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
frankfurt-airport.de
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Frankfurt Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
24 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
FRA / EDDF
OurAirports ident
EDDF
GPS / local code
EDDF
ISO region
DE-HE
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
frankfurt-airport.de
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q46033
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:09 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Berlin · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
13 km
Approximate distance to central Frankfurt am Main.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Berlin
Languages
German
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
357,114 km²
Passenger volume
65 million passengers
Terminals
3 passenger terminals
Runways
4 runways
Longest runway
13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway surface
concrete (3), asphalt
Opened / operator
1936 · Fraport
Owner / entity
Fraport
Hub airlines
Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Condor
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
24 source-backed signals
Frankfurt Main Airport is a large scheduled-service airport for Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Frankfurt am Main's built-up core sits roughly 13 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Berlin (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA / EDDF) is at 50.0267° N, 8.5584° E, elevation 364 ft (111 m), serving Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Frankfurt am Main is in Germany (capital Berlin); regulated by Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA); on Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: German; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Frankfurt am Main: 13 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for FRA.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA / EDDF)
Frankfurt Airport · Major international airport serving Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Known label 1
EDAF
Alternate airport-name cue retained for FRA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Frankfurt am Main
Alternate airport-name cue retained for FRA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Frankfurt Main
Alternate airport-name cue retained for FRA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
Rhein-Main Air Base
Alternate airport-name cue retained for FRA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 5
Zeppelinheim
Alternate airport-name cue retained for FRA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
EDDF · EDDF · DE-HE
frankfurt-airport.de · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Frankfurt Airport is Germany's busiest international airport by passenger numbers, located in Frankfurt, Germany's fifth-largest city.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for FRA; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Mörfelden-Walldorf
moerfelden-walldorf · 4.0 km from FRA
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 32,753 · city coordinates 49.9947, 8.5836
2. Hattersheim
hattersheim · 7.0 km from FRA
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 25,035 · city coordinates 50.0691, 8.4863
3. Niederrad
niederrad · 8.0 km from FRA
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 27,043 · city coordinates 50.0831, 8.6285
4. Langen
langen-2881279 · 8.9 km from FRA
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 35,416 · city coordinates 49.9896, 8.6685
5. Flörsheim
floersheim · 9.4 km from FRA
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 20,023 · city coordinates 50.0131, 8.4278
6. Gallus
gallus · 9.6 km from FRA
Germany · Europe/Berlin · +0h · population 42,012 · city coordinates 50.1004, 8.6295
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. HHN EDFH
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen)
93 km from FRA · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 1,649 ft (503 m) · airport coordinates 49.9464, 7.2617
2. CGN EDDK
Cologne Bonn Airport · Köln (Cologne)
137 km from FRA · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 302 ft (92 m) · airport coordinates 50.8659, 7.1427
3. FKB EDSB
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Rheinmünster
143 km from FRA · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 408 ft (124 m) · airport coordinates 48.7794, 8.0805
4. STR EDDS
Stuttgart Airport · Stuttgart
156 km from FRA · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 1,276 ft (389 m) · airport coordinates 48.6899, 9.2220
5. PAD EDLP
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Büren
176 km from FRA · Europe/Berlin · +0h · elevation 699 ft (213 m) · airport coordinates 51.6125, 8.6175
Route-time reference set
1. FRA-HHN
Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) · 93 km · 57m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from FRA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. FRA-CGN
Köln (Cologne) · 137 km · 1h 0m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from FRA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. FRA-FKB
Rheinmünster · 143 km · 1h 1m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from FRA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. FRA-STR
Stuttgart · 156 km · 1h 2m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from FRA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. FRA-PAD
Büren · 176 km · 1h 3m
Europe/Berlin · +0h from FRA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
4 runways
Longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. 4 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (3), asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for FRA.
Runway identifiers
07C/25C · 07L/25R · 07R/25L · 18/36
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. HHN EDFH
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) · 93 km from FRA
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 1,649 ft (503 m) · 49.9464, 7.2617
2. CGN EDDK
Cologne Bonn Airport · Köln (Cologne) · 137 km from FRA
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 302 ft (92 m) · 50.8659, 7.1427
3. FKB EDSB
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Rheinmünster · 143 km from FRA
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 408 ft (124 m) · 48.7794, 8.0805
4. STR EDDS
Stuttgart Airport · Stuttgart · 156 km from FRA
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 1,276 ft (389 m) · 48.6899, 9.2220
5. PAD EDLP
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport · Büren · 176 km from FRA
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 699 ft (213 m) · 51.6125, 8.6175
6. DTM EDLW
Dortmund Airport · Dortmund · 179 km from FRA
large airport · Europe/Berlin · germany · 425 ft (130 m) · 51.5183, 7.6122
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Frankfurt Airport is Germany's busiest international airport and a major European connecting hub.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FRA.
Source note 2
Terminal 3 opened for scheduled airline operations in April 2026, adding to Terminals 1 and 2.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FRA.
Source note 3
Frankfurt Airport is Germany's busiest international airport by passenger numbers, located in Frankfurt, Germany's fifth-largest city.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FRA.
Source note 4
The airport is operated by Fraport and serves as the main hub for Lufthansa, including Lufthansa City Airlines, Lufthansa CityLine, Discover Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo as well as Condor and AeroLogic.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for FRA.
Country and authority
FRA sits in Germany (Federal Republic of Germany), whose capital is Berlin. Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Europe, Western Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: German. Currency context: EUR (€). FRA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
FRA is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with EDAF, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Main, Rhein-Main Air Base, Zeppelinheim. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Major international airport serving Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Frankfurt Airport is Germany's busiest international airport by passenger numbers, located in Frankfurt, Germany's fifth-largest city.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q46033 · Frankfurt Airport. Owner / owning body: Fraport. Administrative area: Rüsselsheim am Main · Mörfelden-Walldorf · Kelsterbach · Frankfurt-Süd. Named after: Frankfurt
Field and clock profile
Frankfurt Main Airport is a low-elevation field at 364 ft (111 m), positioned at 50.0267° N, 8.5584° E in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 4 runways and a longest runway of 13,123 ft / 4,000 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Mörfelden-Walldorf is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.0 km. HHN Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) is the closest retained airport alternative at 93 km.
Country airport peers
FRA is compared with HHN Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) at 93 km, CGN Köln (Cologne) at 137 km, FKB Rheinmünster at 143 km, STR Stuttgart at 156 km, PAD Büren at 176 km inside the retained Germany airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
FRA-HHN Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen): 93 km, about 57m, +0h. FRA-CGN Köln (Cologne): 137 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. FRA-FKB Rheinmünster: 143 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. FRA-STR Stuttgart: 156 km, about 1h 2m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident EDDF backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. frankfurt-airport.de is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
65 million passengers
Airline role
Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Condor
Terminal footprint
3 passenger terminals
Runway footprint
4 runways · longest 13,123 ft / 4,000 m
Runway identifiers
07C/25C, 07L/25R, 07R/25L, 18/36
OurAirports classifies FRA as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
FRA (EDDF) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: 65 million passengers, operating from a low-elevation field at 364 ft (111 m).
FRA also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as germany's largest long-haul gateway and main lufthansa hub, with major discover airlines and condor operations..
FRA's runway record lists 4 runways, with the longest runway at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (3), asphalt.
Fraport is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for FRA.
- Frankfurt Airport is Germany's busiest international airport and a major European connecting hub.
- Terminal 3 opened for scheduled airline operations in April 2026, adding to Terminals 1 and 2.
- Frankfurt Airport is Germany's busiest international airport by passenger numbers, located in Frankfurt, Germany's fifth-largest city.
- The airport is operated by Fraport and serves as the main hub for Lufthansa, including Lufthansa City Airlines, Lufthansa CityLine, Discover Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo as well as Condor and AeroLogic.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at frankfurt-airport.de, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for FRA
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
FRA uses Europe/Berlin (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Frankfurt Main Airport is about 13 km from central Frankfurt am Main; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
HHN Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) is the closest retained alternate at 93 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
frankfurt-airport.de is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place FRA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
FRA ranks #9 in the curated Germany airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 15 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
FRA shares Europe/Berlin with BER Berlin DE · CGN Köln (Cologne) DE · DRS Dresden DE · DTM Dortmund DE · DUS Düsseldorf DE · FKB Rheinmünster DE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
FRA is 364 ft (111 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include OVB 365 ft (111 m) (1 ft delta) · WAW 362 ft (110 m) (2 ft delta) · BVA 359 ft (109 m) (5 ft delta) · OZH 373 ft (114 m) (9 ft delta) · LIS 374 ft (114 m) (10 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
FRA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are HHN 93 km +0h · CGN 137 km +0h · FKB 143 km +0h · STR 156 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) | HHN | 93 km | 57m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Köln (Cologne) | CGN | 137 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Rheinmünster | FKB | 143 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Stuttgart | STR | 156 km | 1h 2m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Büren | PAD | 176 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
FRA to HHN
Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen)
Distance 93 km; estimated travel window 57m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from FRA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FRA to CGN
Köln (Cologne)
Distance 137 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from FRA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
FRA to FKB
Rheinmünster
Distance 143 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone Europe/Berlin is +0h from FRA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Frankfurt am Main is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Frankfurt Main Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from FRA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Mörfelden-Walldorf
moerfelden-walldorf · 4.0 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hattersheim
hattersheim · 7.0 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Niederrad
niederrad · 8.0 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Langen
langen-2881279 · 8.9 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Flörsheim
floersheim · 9.4 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gallus
gallus · 9.6 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dreieich
dreieich · 9.9 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Neu-Isenburg
neu-isenburg · 10.0 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hofheim am Taunus
hofheim-am-taunus · 11 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Rüsselsheim am Main
ruesselsheim-am-main · 11 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Groß-Gerau
gross-gerau · 13 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Eschborn
eschborn · 13 km · Europe/Berlin
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Frankfurt Main Airport is associated in the current source trail with Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Condor, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) (HHN), Köln (Cologne) (CGN), Rheinmünster (FKB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Germany's largest long-haul gateway and main Lufthansa hub, with major Discover Airlines and Condor operations..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: 65 million passengers.
- Terminal footprint: 3 passenger terminals.
- Runway footprint: 4 runways; longest runway 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers 07C/25C, 07L/25R, 07R/25L.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (3), asphalt; 4 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Fraport.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1936.
- Network role: Lufthansa, Discover Airlines, Condor.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from FRA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Frankfurt-Hahn AirportHHN
Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) · large airport
- Distance
- 93 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,649 ft (503 m)
Compare against HHN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Cologne Bonn AirportCGN
Köln (Cologne) · large airport
- Distance
- 137 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 302 ft (92 m)
Compare against CGN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden AirportFKB
Rheinmünster · large airport
- Distance
- 143 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 408 ft (124 m)
Compare against FKB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Stuttgart AirportSTR
Stuttgart · large airport
- Distance
- 156 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,276 ft (389 m)
Compare against STR when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Paderborn Lippstadt AirportPAD
Büren · large airport
- Distance
- 176 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 699 ft (213 m)
Compare against PAD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) in?▾
Frankfurt Main Airport is in the Europe/Berlin timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Frankfurt Main Airport?▾
Frankfurt Main Airport uses IATA code FRA and ICAO code EDDF.
Where is Frankfurt Main Airport located?▾
Frankfurt Main Airport is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany at coordinates 50.0267° N, 8.5584° E, with an elevation of 364 ft (111 m) (low-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Frankfurt Main Airport from central Frankfurt am Main?▾
Frankfurt Main Airport sits roughly 13 km from the nearest mapped city center for Frankfurt am Main.
Which route reference is most useful from FRA?▾
Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) (HHN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 57m, destination timezone Europe/Berlin, and a +0h difference from FRA.
Which authority regulates FRA?▾
Frankfurt Main Airport sits inside Germany, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA).
What other airports in Germany are close peers to FRA?▾
FRA's curated peers in Germany on this site include HHN Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen), CGN Köln (Cologne), FKB Rheinmünster, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Frankfurt Main Airport have?▾
Frankfurt Main Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 4 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 13,123 ft / 4,000 m; identifiers include 07C/25C, 07L/25R, 07R/25L.