AIRSIDE AND TERMINAL OPERATIONS
Efficient operation of flights and terminals: around-the-clock security and services
Fraport ensures that all processes in the terminals and on the apron run reliably and safely – around the clock, 365 days a year.
The focus is on efficiently managing passenger flows and leveraging state-of-the-art technologies to ensure safety, cleanliness and the best possible services for our passengers and partners.
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT
For seamless flight and terminal operations:
Flight operations
Fraport ensures safe, efficient and customer-oriented flight operations: around the clock and in compliance with all national and international requirements.
Airside processes, from ground traffic control all the way to resource planning, are managed in close consultation with airlines and partners. Innovative approaches such as Airport Collaborative Decision-Making (A-CDM) and comprehensive monitoring support constant optimization of processes and capacities. Targeted programs and transparent communication drive steady progress in aspects such as noise abatement, air quality and climate protection.
Terminal operations
Fraport has responsibility for ensuring safe, efficient and customer-oriented operations in the terminals.
Monitoring and control of all processes and continual optimization of passenger processes are conducted in close collaboration with airlines and partners. Attention is constantly paid to meeting the needs of the market and customers. Fraport tends the terminal infrastructure, develops new approaches to using it and optimally adapts it to prevent bottlenecks. This category also includes implementing agreements on operations and all required measures for ensuring aviation security.
OVERVIEW OF THE TERMINALS
Interactively explore Frankfurt Airport’s three terminals and the new SkyLine people mover line. You can use the hotspots in the graphic to get detailed information on each terminal and how they are linked by the state-of-the-art SkyLine people mover line.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is being thoroughly modernized to make it fit for the future. Innovative solutions to ensure comfort, efficiency and sustainability, ranging from redesigned passenger areas across extension of the available digital services to installation of energy-efficient technologies, are strengthening the infrastructure and improving the passenger experience.
Up-to-date information is provided on construction projects and milestones, underscoring Terminal 2’s role as a major catalyst of innovation and progress throughout the region.
Facts on the terminal:
Terminal 2 opened in 1994. Between 15 and 16 million passengers depart from it each year. It is divided into two concourses – D and E – and has 42 gates.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 serves as the main hub at Frankfurt Airport. A large number of international airlines, foremost among them Lufthansa and its partners, operate here, ensuring an efficient and comfortable travel experience for millions of passengers every year. The terminal’s capacity and flexibility are maximized by high-performing infrastructure with multiple piers, direct links to the railway network and a wide range of modern services that are continually updated.
Innovative technologies, sustainable construction projects and constant activities to enhance the passenger experience translate into optimal conditions for airlines, service providers, travelers and the community. Terminal 1 is helping to shape the future of aviation while opening up new opportunities for companies, investors and people.
Facts on the terminal:
The terminal was inaugurated in 1972. It grew over the course of the following decades, with the annual passenger volume increasing from 12 million (in the first year) to 70 million by 2019. With four concourses (A, B, C and Z) and more than 60 gates, it is Frankfurt Airport’s largest terminal. Terminal 1 is integrated in the national rail network of Deutsche Bahn by an underground regional train station and a long-distance train station in the Squaire served by no fewer than 450 trains a day.
Sky Line People Mover
With the opening of Terminal 3, the new SkyLine people mover is setting new standards of mobility and convenience at Frankfurt Airport. This fully automated, environmentally friendly people mover system quickly and reliably links all three terminals and the long-distance and regional train stations. Advanced technology, energy-efficient vehicles and a barrier-free design ensure a comfortable and safe travel experience for passengers and personnel.
The Sky Line is a key piece of the airport’s mobility concept, strengthening Terminal’s integration while optimally meeting the prerequisites for the future of the airport and the region. It enhances FRA’s attractiveness and reinforces the trend toward sustainable mobility.
Facts on the Sky Line people mover:
The state-of-the-art Sky Line quickly and conveniently carries passengers, employees and guests from Terminal 1 across Terminal 2 to Terminal 3. The driverless vehicles take only eight minutes to cover the entire trajectory, including a stop at Terminal 2. During the trip, the vehicles accelerate to a maximum velocity of 80 km/h. We’ve built this new connection to Terminal 3 in order to offer our passengers, staff and guests even greater comfort, convenience and flexibility. The original Sky Line system has been carrying passengers between Terminals 1 and 2 since 1994.
Terminal 3
Terminal 3’s inauguration on April 23 of this year is setting three new standards for Frankfurt Airport and the entire Rhine-Main region. This modern facility boasts innovative infrastructure, sustainable technologies and flexible usability. Expansive waiting areas, digital processes and energy-efficient structures ensure outstanding comfort and environmental friendliness.
Its integration into Frankfurt Airport via a new Sky Line people mover line and its international orientation are strengthening Frankfurt’s role as a global hub and positively impact the regional economy and labor market. Terminal 3 is also a powerful symbol of progress and sustainable growth of the aviation industry.
Facts on the terminal:
Flight operations will start at Terminal 3 on April 23. It will initially have capacity for up to 19 million travelers a year. If needed, the terminal can even be expanded to accommodate 25 million.
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Terminal 2
Terminal 1
Terminal 1 serves as the main hub at Frankfurt Airport. A large number of international airlines, foremost among them Lufthansa and its partners, operate here, ensuring an efficient and comfortable travel experience for millions of passengers every year. The terminal’s capacity and flexibility are maximized by high-performing infrastructure with multiple piers, direct links to the railway network and a wide range of modern services that are continually updated.
Innovative technologies, sustainable construction projects and constant activities to enhance the passenger experience translate into optimal conditions for airlines, service providers, travelers and the community. Terminal 1 is helping to shape the future of aviation while opening up new opportunities for companies, investors and people.
Facts on the terminal:
The terminal was inaugurated in 1972. It grew over the course of the following decades, with the annual passenger volume increasing from 12 million (in the first year) to 70 million by 2019. With four concourses (A, B, C and Z) and more than 60 gates, it is Frankfurt Airport’s largest terminal. Terminal 1 is integrated in the national rail network of Deutsche Bahn by an underground regional train station and a long-distance train station in the Squaire served by no fewer than 450 trains a day.
Sky Line People Mover
With the opening of Terminal 3, the new SkyLine people mover is setting new standards of mobility and convenience at Frankfurt Airport. This fully automated, environmentally friendly people mover system quickly and reliably links all three terminals and the long-distance and regional train stations. Advanced technology, energy-efficient vehicles and a barrier-free design ensure a comfortable and safe travel experience for passengers and personnel.
The Sky Line is a key piece of the airport’s mobility concept, strengthening Terminal’s integration while optimally meeting the prerequisites for the future of the airport and the region. It enhances FRA’s attractiveness and reinforces the trend toward sustainable mobility.
Facts on the Sky Line people mover:
The state-of-the-art Sky Line quickly and conveniently carries passengers, employees and guests from Terminal 1 across Terminal 2 to Terminal 3. The driverless vehicles take only eight minutes to cover the entire trajectory, including a stop at Terminal 2. During the trip, the vehicles accelerate to a maximum velocity of 80 km/h. We’ve built this new connection to Terminal 3 in order to offer our passengers, staff and guests even greater comfort, convenience and flexibility. The original Sky Line system has been carrying passengers between Terminals 1 and 2 since 1994.
Terminal 3
Terminal 3’s inauguration on April 23 of this year is setting three new standards for Frankfurt Airport and the entire Rhine-Main region. This modern facility boasts innovative infrastructure, sustainable technologies and flexible usability. Expansive waiting areas, digital processes and energy-efficient structures ensure outstanding comfort and environmental friendliness.
Its integration into Frankfurt Airport via a new Sky Line people mover line and its international orientation are strengthening Frankfurt’s role as a global hub and positively impact the regional economy and labor market. Terminal 3 is also a powerful symbol of progress and sustainable growth of the aviation industry.
Facts on the terminal:
Flight operations will start at Terminal 3 on April 23. It will initially have capacity for up to 19 million travelers a year. If needed, the terminal can even be expanded to accommodate 25 million.
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