MUC

Munich Airport

Munich, Germany

Operated by Flughafen München GmbH

Opened1992ICAOEDDMElev1,487 ft
The Verdict
58/100Could be worse (but not by much)

Passengers have noticed — and they're not happy about it. The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #14 of 42 airportsBased on data from 2000–2026
Operational25%
80Actually decent
Sentiment25%
34Painful
Infrastructure15%
60Passable
Sent. Velocity15%
44Painful
Connectivity10%
90Actually decent
Operator10%
54Passable

Carbon Accreditation

Level 3/7Optimisation
2024

Engaging stakeholders on Scope 3 emissions

What People Think

Passengers at MUC are suspiciously happy. Someone check the water.

4.3Avg Rating / 10
387
ReviewsSkytrax 387
32%Positive
SKYTRAX STARS:★★★★★
☆☆☆☆skytrax
Dec 2025

✅ Trip Verified | Arrived early morning on a flight from Singapore with about 3 hour transit time to find a virtually empty airport where everything...

★★★★★skytrax
Dec 2025

The best airport in Europe. In T2 security they have the new scanners, so you just place your bag onto a belt, don't have to take anything out, can ta...

★★☆☆☆skytrax
Oct 2025

✅ Trip Verified |    For many years I considered MUC airport to be one of the best in Europe. However, today’s experience was not stellar in any way....

☆☆☆☆skytrax
Sep 2025

✅ Trip Verified | Immigration at Terminal 1 is disorganized. Furthermore, several electronic gates frequently malfunction, causing further delays. S...

☆☆☆☆skytrax
Aug 2025

✅ Trip Verified | Passport is pathetic. By far the slowest and least organized and most understaffed control I have ever had the misfortune to visit....

Sentiment Trajectory (20092024)-1.65 over 17 years
Then: 3.8/5 (14 reviews)Now: 2.1/5 (22 reviews)
Positive32%
Neutral32%
Negative36%
Queuing
2.8
Cleanliness
3.9
Staff
2.9
Food & Bev
2.6
Wifi
Wayfinding
3.2
Transport
3.6
Shopping

The Numbers

22.9MPassengers (2000)
-2.3%YoY Growth

22.9M passengers in 2000 — still 52% below the 2019 peak, though up 106% from the 2020 COVID crater.

14.6MInternational (64%)
8.3MDomestic (36%)
Passenger History

Lounges

1 available
Airport Lounge World
Terminal 1
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2014/12–2014/01 · 0 flights
Flights Delayed
Avg Delay

Where You Can Escape To

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270 routes · 6 regions · Top: Frankfurt am Main International Airport (247/mo)
Europe10
Frankfurt am Main International Airport247
London Heathrow Airport (LHR)236
Hamburg Airport231
Dusseldorf International Airport209
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)180
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)174
Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)155
Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)145
Cologne Bonn Airport135
Zurich Airport127

Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

The Runway Report

2 Runways
08L/26R13,123ft × 197ft · CON · Lighted
08R/26L13,123ft × 197ft · CON · Lighted

The Backstory

1992
Opened
ACI Service Quality Awards
2007🥉
3rdOver 20 million passengers