Traffic and Statistics
In 2011, Frankfurt Airport was the third busiest airport in Europe in terms of total passenger traffic, but it was second behind Charles de Gaulle in terms of plane movements and cargo traffic.
65% of all intercontinental flights in Germany are operated at Frankfurt Airport, followed by Munich Airport with 17%.
With 71,500 people employed at about 500 airport companies (2010), Frankfurt Airport is the single largest workplace in Germany.
| Rank | Airport | Departing passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin-Tegel | 802,000 | Lufthansa, Air Berlin |
| 2 | Hamburg | 745,100 | Lufthansa, Air Berlin |
| 3 | London-Heathrow | 639,500 | British Airways, Lufthansa |
| 4 | Vienna | 484,200 | Adria Airways, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Niki |
| 5 | Munich | 475,100 | Lufthansa |
| 6 | Madrid | 459,400 | Iberia, LAN Airlines, Lufthansa, Spanair |
| 7 | Chicago-O'Hare | 451,700 | American Airlines, Lufthansa, United Airlines |
| 8 | Paris-Charles de Gaulle | 448,200 | Air France, Lufthansa |
| 9 | Singapore | 429,500 | Lufthansa, Qantas, Singapore Airlines |
| 10 | New York-JFK | 365,400 | Delta, Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines |
| 11 | Istanbul-Atatürk | 353,900 | Condor, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines |
| 12 | Dubai | 337,700 | Condor, Emirates, Lufthansa |
| 13 | Washington-Dulles | 334,900 | Lufthansa, United Airlines |
| 14 | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi | 330,900 | Lufthansa, Thai Airways |
| 15 | Rome-Fiumicino | 320,300 | Alitalia, Ethiopian Airlines, Lufthansa |
| 16 | Palma de Mallorca | 319,000 | Air Berlin, Condor, TUIfly, Lufthansa |
| 17 | Barcelona | 290,600 | Lufthansa, Spanair |
| 18 | Tokyo-Narita | 290,600 | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa |
| 19 | Toronto-Pearson | 289,100 | Air Canada, Air Transat, Lufthansa |
| 20 | Antalya | 289,000 | Condor, Pegasus Airlines, Sky Airlines, SunExpress, TUIFly, Turkish Airlines, XL Airways |
| 21 | Amsterdam | 287,200 | KLM, Lufthansa |
| 22 | Atlanta | 283,236 | Delta, Lufthansa |
| 23 | San Francisco | 277,300 | Lufthansa, United Airlines |
| 24 | Copenhagen | 276,400 | Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines |
| 25 | Zurich | 272,700 | Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines |
| 26 | Beijing-Capital | 270,500 | Air China, Lufthansa |
| 27 | Shanghai-Pudong | 264,900 | Air China, China Eastern Airlines, Lufthansa |
| 28 | Stockholm-Arlanda | 264,000 | Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines |
| 29 | Newark | 255,000 | United Airlines, Lufthansa |
| 30 | Lisbon | 253,900 | Lufthansa, TAP Portugal |
| 31 | Seoul-Incheon | 236,400 | Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, Lufthansa |
| 32 | Tel Aviv | 228,300 | El Al, Lufthansa, Sun d'Or International Airlines |
| 33 | São Paulo-Guarulhos | 223,500 | Lufthansa, TAM Airlines |
| 34 | Helsinki | 222,700 | Finnair, Lufthansa |
| 35 | Hong Kong | 221,700 | Cathay Pacific, Lufthansa |
| 36 | Prague | 220,000 | Czech Airlines, Lufthansa |
| 37 | Dublin | 214,700 | Aer Lingus, Lufthansa |
| 38 | Oslo-Gardermoen | 213,300 | Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines |
| 39 | Athens | 210,500 | Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa |
| 40 | Moscow-Domodedovo | 210,500 | Lufthansa, S7 Airlines, Transaero |
| 41 | Johannesburg | 209,300 | Lufthansa, South African Airways |
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