AirportsMunich Airport is a large airport serving Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MUC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MUC
- ICAO code
- EDDM
- City
- Munich
- State or region
- Bavaria
- Country
- Germany
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 48.3538° N, 11.7861° E
- Elevation
- 453 m (1,487 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MUC means Munich Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: EDDM. ICAO codes that begin with E belong to northern Europe. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.3538° N, 11.7861° E. It stands 453 metres (1,487 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Berlin, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Munich Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 38 airports of Germany on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08L/26R | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 08R/26L | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Salzburg AirportSalzburg, Austria | SZG | 110 km |
| Memmingen Allgau AirportMemmingen | FMM | 122 km |
| Innsbruck AirportInnsbruck, Austria | INN | 126 km |
| Nuremberg AirportNuremberg | NUE | 137 km |
| Linz-Hörsching AirportLinz, Austria | LNZ | 178 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,900 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,312 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,565 km | 6 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 941 km | 1 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,481 km | 8 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,616 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 10,058 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,359 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,312 km | 20 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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