FRA

Frankfurt Main Airport

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Operated by Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwidemixed
Opened1936ICAOEDDFElev364 ft
The Verdict
69/100Better than expected, honestly

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #7 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026
Operational30%
81Actually decent
Sentiment25%
58Solidly average
Infrastructure15%
54Passable
Sent. Velocity15%
50Middling
Connectivity15%
97Exceptional

What People Think

FRA: where last year's complaints are this year's solutions.

7.8Avg Rating / 10
1,400
ReviewsGoogle 1390Skytrax 10
50%Positive
★ 3.9on Google Maps (1,390 reviews)
Positive50%
Neutral42%
Negative8%
Queuing
2.5
Cleanliness
2.1
Staff
2.4
Food & Bev
1.8
Wifi
2.3
Wayfinding
2.5
Transport
2.3
Shopping
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The Numbers

63.1MPassengers (2025)
+2.5%YoY Growth

63.1M passengers in 2025 — still 11% below the 2019 peak, though up 236% from the 2020 COVID crater.

57.5MInternational (91%)
5.6MDomestic (9%)
Passenger History

Lounges

1 available
Frankfurt Airport
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 395,208 flights
4.7%Flights Delayed18,625 of 395,208 flights
1.0minAvg Delay

On-time performance so good it feels like a statistical error.

+1.7pp vs prior year+0.3min vs prior year
Delay Causes (ATFM)
Weather85%
Carrier0%
ATC9%
Airport0%

Where You Can Escape To

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289 routes · 6 regions
Europe10
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London Heathrow Airport (LHR)—
Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)—
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)—
Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)—
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Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

4 Runways
07C/25C13,123ft × 197ft · ASP · Lighted
07L/25R9,186ft × 148ft · CON · Lighted
07R/25L13,123ft × 148ft · CON · Lighted
18/3613,123ft × 148ft · CON · Lighted

The Backstory

1936
Opened
HistoryThe new runway officially went into operation on 20 October 2011, with an aircraft carrying Chancellor Angela Merkel, performing the first landing on 21 October. The centre line separation from the existing north runway is about . This allows simulta...
Skytrax World Airport Awards
2021🏆
SkytraxBest 15 20m Passengers