Quick answer: Frankfurt Airport (FRA) handled 61.6 million passengers in 2024, up about 3.7 percent on 2023, and passed 63 million in 2025 — still below its pre-pandemic 2019 peak of roughly 70.6 million. FRA is Germany's busiest airport by a wide margin and, by cargo tonnage, reclaimed its title as Europe's largest cargo airport in 2025. It operates 4 runways, recorded around 441,000 aircraft movements in 2024, and that year was served by 99 airlines flying to 311 destinations in 98 countries.
How many passengers use Frankfurt Airport?
Passenger numbers have been climbing back from the pandemic years without yet reaching their old peak. FRA carried 61.6 million passengers in 2024, about 3.7 percent more than 2023, and Fraport reported more than 63 million in 2025. Even so, 2024 traffic stayed around 13 percent below the record 70.6 million set in 2019.
| Year | Passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 (pre-pandemic peak) | ~70.6 million | — |
| 2023 | ~59.4 million | — |
| 2024 | 61.6 million | +3.7% |
| 2025 | 63+ million | growth continued |
Lufthansa's hub, and who else flies from FRA
Frankfurt is Lufthansa's largest hub and the centre of its Star Alliance network; Lufthansa Group flights and partners such as United, Air Canada and ANA make up most movements. Condor and Discover Airlines also base leisure and long-haul routes here. In 2024, FRA was served by 99 airlines flying to 311 destinations in 98 countries — a network Fraport calls the world's best for connecting passengers onto onward flights. See the full list on our FRA airlines page.
Cargo, flights and runways
Cargo volumes (air freight and mail) reached roughly 2.1 million tonnes in 2024, up about 6 percent, and Frankfurt reclaimed Europe's top cargo spot in 2025, edging ahead of Istanbul and Paris Charles de Gaulle as e-commerce shipments from Asia kept volumes growing. FRA operates four runways and recorded around 441,000 aircraft take-offs and landings in 2024, a figure that grew further in 2025.
How does Frankfurt rank among Europe's airports?
By passenger numbers, FRA remains one of only a handful of European airports above 60 million travellers a year, though London Heathrow, Istanbul, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol have each overtaken it since 2019. Frankfurt still leads the continent on cargo tonnage and, per Fraport, offers more onward connections for transfer passengers than any other airport worldwide. See our terminals guide for the layout behind these numbers.
Frankfurt Airport basics behind the numbers
FRA uses the codes IATA: FRA, ICAO: EDDF and sits about 12 km southwest of the city centre, at the A3/A5 motorway junction known as the Frankfurter Kreuz. It is operated by Fraport AG across Terminal 1 and the newly opened Terminal 3, linked by the free Sky Line train. Check live traffic on our departures and arrivals boards, and see the city-centre transport guide for getting into town.
Sources
Figures come from Fraport traffic reports and industry cargo data, checked July 2026. This is an independent guide and is not affiliated with the airport.