In mid 1967 the German authorities approached the British Army for assistance in building an airfield to serve the Münster-Osnabrück area. An airstrip existed at Greven, but the site was heavily wooded and included one badly drained and swampy area, and was within a few hundred metres of the Dortmund-Ems Canal which had been bombed during World War Two and where the presence of unexploded bombs was suspected. By March 1968 it was agreed that the British Army would clear and level an area 2120 metres long between 400 and 500 metres wide and produce a base of clean sand 1520 metres long and 50 metres wide, for a runway to be used by aircraft of Trident and BAC 1-11 size. Work began in April 1968. 16 Field Squadron Royal Engineers (RE) provided the project control and RE units from all over the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) but particularly 43 Field Support Squadron RE provided manpower and plant.
On 24 September 1968 the state of North Rhine-Westphalia received permission to begin construction. An apron and a 2,000 m (2,200 yd) long runway were built. The ground levelling was performed by BAOR.
Despite many problems the project was completed on 30 June 1969, within a few days of the planned date. As a gesture to recognise the British Army involvement the Germans gifted a Ka 7 glider to the regiment and gave them honorary membership of the Greven Gliding club. After five years of construction the Münster/Osnabrück airport was officially opened on 27 March 1972.
The first charter flight from Münster/Osnabrück airport to Palma de Mallorca took place in 1973.
Development since the 1980s
On 29 October 1984 British Airways started to serve the route from Berlin to Münster/Osnabrück with BAC Super One-Eleven; these were the first scheduled jet flights from the airport. Münster/Osnabrück gained the status of an international airport in 1986.
A new terminal building that could accommodate a larger number of passengers was inaugurated in 1995; the new Terminal 2 followed in 2002.
The airport intended to extend the runway to 3,600 metres (11,800 feet) to attract intercontinental flights. The plan was the focus of protests from environmentalists, because the expansion would damage the Eltingmühlenbach natural area. In the first phase, the runway would be extended to 3,000 metres (9,800 feet). This would have cost around €60 million. The plan was approved in 2004. Originally, work was scheduled to begin in December 2006. However, among others Naturschutzbund Deutschland filed a lawsuit against the expansion. In May 2011 the Higher Administrative Court in Münster decided against the expansion because of mistakes made in the Planfeststellungsverfahren, which describes the plans of the runway expansion.
The plan to connect the airport with the Bundesautobahn 1 was realized in November 2010.
The cities of Münster and Greven and the Steinfurt district plan to donate an area of around 500 acres (2.0 km2) to the airport, for airport-related commercial activities. This met with protests as well, because this plan would endanger the Hüttruper Heide heath.
Facilities
The airport has one modern passenger terminal building, which is divided into Terminal 1 for arrivals and Terminal 2 for departures. The ground level has check-in facilities as well as travel agencies, the upper level has the airside area as well as some shops and restaurants and a visitors terrace.[3] The apron is equipped with five aircraft stands which are equipped with jet bridges and can be used by mid-sized planes such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 family, up to the Boeing 757. There are also several bus-boarding stands on the apron.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Münster Osnabrück International Airport:[4]
The airport has roughly 7500 parking spaces spread over multiple car parks, two of which are multi-storey. The airport can be reached via two motorways:
A 1 from Bremen/Osnabrück: Exit 75 Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück
There are several scheduled bus connections from Münster railway station and by a coach shuttle from Osnabrück. The coaches take approximately 40 minutes to get from the airport to the railway station[13]
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Munster Osnabruck International Airport IATA FMO ICAO EDDG Flughafen Munster Osnabruck in German is a minor international airport in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia It is located near Greven 25 km 16 mi north of Munster and 35 km 22 mi south of Osnabruck The airport serves the area of the northern Ruhrgebiet western and southwestern Lower Saxony Emsland Westphalia and parts of the Netherlands and features flights to some European city and leisure destinations Munster Osnabruck International AirportFlughafen Munster OsnabruckIATA FMOICAO EDDGSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorFlughafen Munster Osnabruck GmbHServesMunster and OsnabruckLocationGreven GermanyElevation AMSL157 ft 48 mCoordinates52 08 10 N 07 41 09 E 52 13611 N 7 68583 E 52 13611 7 68583 Coordinates 52 08 10 N 07 41 09 E 52 13611 N 7 68583 E 52 13611 7 68583Websitefmo deMapFMOLocation within North Rhine WestphaliaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m07 25 7 119 2 170 AsphaltStatistics 2022 Passengers830 772 131 5 Aircraft movements0 37 678 00 1 2 Cargo metric tons 000 101 240 9 Sources Statistics at ADV 1 AIP at German air traffic control 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 Development since the 1980s 2 Facilities 3 Airlines and destinations 4 Statistics 5 Ground transportation 5 1 Car 5 2 Bus 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory Edit Aerial overview Early years Edit On 21 December 1966 the cities of Munster Osnabruck and Greven as well as the districts of Munster and Tecklenburg founded the Munster Osnabruck Airport GmbH In mid 1967 the German authorities approached the British Army for assistance in building an airfield to serve the Munster Osnabruck area An airstrip existed at Greven but the site was heavily wooded and included one badly drained and swampy area and was within a few hundred metres of the Dortmund Ems Canal which had been bombed during World War Two and where the presence of unexploded bombs was suspected By March 1968 it was agreed that the British Army would clear and level an area 2120 metres long between 400 and 500 metres wide and produce a base of clean sand 1520 metres long and 50 metres wide for a runway to be used by aircraft of Trident and BAC 1 11 size Work began in April 1968 16 Field Squadron Royal Engineers RE provided the project control and RE units from all over the British Army of the Rhine BAOR but particularly 43 Field Support Squadron RE provided manpower and plant On 24 September 1968 the state of North Rhine Westphalia received permission to begin construction An apron and a 2 000 m 2 200 yd long runway were built The ground levelling was performed by BAOR Despite many problems the project was completed on 30 June 1969 within a few days of the planned date As a gesture to recognise the British Army involvement the Germans gifted a Ka 7 glider to the regiment and gave them honorary membership of the Greven Gliding club After five years of construction the Munster Osnabruck airport was officially opened on 27 March 1972 The first charter flight from Munster Osnabruck airport to Palma de Mallorca took place in 1973 Development since the 1980s Edit On 29 October 1984 British Airways started to serve the route from Berlin to Munster Osnabruck with BAC Super One Eleven these were the first scheduled jet flights from the airport Munster Osnabruck gained the status of an international airport in 1986 A new terminal building that could accommodate a larger number of passengers was inaugurated in 1995 the new Terminal 2 followed in 2002 The airport intended to extend the runway to 3 600 metres 11 800 feet to attract intercontinental flights The plan was the focus of protests from environmentalists because the expansion would damage the Eltingmuhlenbach natural area In the first phase the runway would be extended to 3 000 metres 9 800 feet This would have cost around 60 million The plan was approved in 2004 Originally work was scheduled to begin in December 2006 However among others Naturschutzbund Deutschland filed a lawsuit against the expansion In May 2011 the Higher Administrative Court in Munster decided against the expansion because of mistakes made in the Planfeststellungsverfahren which describes the plans of the runway expansion The plan to connect the airport with the Bundesautobahn 1 was realized in November 2010 The cities of Munster and Greven and the Steinfurt district plan to donate an area of around 500 acres 2 0 km2 to the airport for airport related commercial activities This met with protests as well because this plan would endanger the Huttruper Heide heath Facilities EditThe airport has one modern passenger terminal building which is divided into Terminal 1 for arrivals and Terminal 2 for departures The ground level has check in facilities as well as travel agencies the upper level has the airside area as well as some shops and restaurants and a visitors terrace 3 The apron is equipped with five aircraft stands which are equipped with jet bridges and can be used by mid sized planes such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 family up to the Boeing 757 There are also several bus boarding stands on the apron Airlines and destinations EditThe following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Munster Osnabruck International Airport 4 AirlinesDestinationsAegean Airlines 5 Seasonal charter HeraklionAir CairoSeasonal Hurghada begins 5 April 2023 6 Corendon AirlinesSeasonal Antalya 7 HurghadaEurowingsPalma de MallorcaGP Aviation 8 Charter PristinaLufthansaFrankfurt MunichNouvelairSeasonal Monastir begins 4 July 2023 9 RyanairSeasonal Corfu Palma de Mallorca Zadar begins 1 June 2023 10 SmartLynx AirlinesSeasonal charter Fuerteventura begins 1 May 2023 11 Gran Canaria begins 30 April 2023 11 Heraklion begins 18 May 2023 11 Kos begins 26 May 2023 11 Palma de Mallorca begins 28 April 2023 11 Rhodes begins 28 May 2023 11 Tenerife South begins 29 April 2023 11 SunExpressAntalyaStatistics Edit Main terminal buildings at Munster Osnabruck International Airport Check in hall Annual passenger traffic at FMO airport See Wikidata query Passengers2000 1 764 8852001 1 607 4372002 1 476 7342003 1 512 7862004 1 488 6612005 1 540 6562006 1 551 1732007 1 606 4252008 1 570 5062009 1 382 0692010 1 332 4562011 1 323 6892012 1 020 9172013 853 9042014 899 5952015 817 0492016 787 0002017 959 4932018 1 026 6252019 986 260Source ADV German Airports Association 12 Ground transportation EditCar Edit The airport has roughly 7500 parking spaces spread over multiple car parks two of which are multi storey The airport can be reached via two motorways A 1 from Bremen Osnabruck Exit 75 Flughafen Munster Osnabruck A 30 from Amsterdam Rheine Exit 11b IbbenburenBus Edit There are several scheduled bus connections from Munster railway station and by a coach shuttle from Osnabruck The coaches take approximately 40 minutes to get from the airport to the railway station 13 See also EditTransport in Germany List of airports in GermanyReferences Edit ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12 2022 PDF 919 KB adv aero in German Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughafen e V 13 February 2023 Retrieved 17 February 2023 AIP VFR online dfs de DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH Retrieved 21 February 2023 Flughafen Munster Osnabruck International Airport Archived from the original on 2 December 2013 Retrieved 23 November 2013 fmo de Streckennetz German retrieved 1 October 2021 Munster Osnabruck Aegean takes on Heraklion 14 January 2022 AIR CAIRO NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS 13OCT22 aeroroutes com 14 October 2022 CORENDON AIRLINES NW22 SCHEDULED SERVICE ADJUSTMENT 20OCT22 aeroroutes com 20 October 2022 hasepost de German 25 June 2021 NOUVELAIR TUNISIE NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS RYANAIR NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS 05DEC22 Aeroroutes Retrieved 6 December 2021 a b c d e f g Summer 2023 schedule Munster Osnabruck PDF German Airport Statistics German Archived from the original on 24 January 2016 FMO External links Edit Media related to Munster Osnabruck International Airport at 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