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Frankfurt-Flughafen is a quarter of
Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on it ...
,
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. It is part of the ''
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Süd'' and is subdivided into the ''Stadtbezirke'' Unterwald and Flughafen. Frankfurt-Flughafen contains the whole airport ground of
Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt Airport (; german: link=no, Flughafen Frankfurt Main , also known as ''Rhein-Main-Flughafen'') is a major international airport located in Frankfurt, the fifth-largest city of Germany and one of the world's leading financial centres ...
after which the district is named. With only 218 inhabitants it is the least populated (and least densely populated) district but with 71,500 people employed at about 500 airport companies (2010) it is also the district with the most employees. Due to its statistical anomalies, it also enjoys the highest
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...
in the city. In relation to the area Frankfurt-Flughafen is the second largest district after
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. It is entirely surrounded by the
Frankfurt City Forest The Frankfurt City Forest or ''Frankfurter Stadtwald'' is a forest district in the south of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. There are also other forest areas spread out through the city. Basic Facts The forest is about 48 square kilometres and the l ...
. Frankfurt-Flughafen does not lack
infrastructure Infrastructure is the set of facilities and systems that serve a country, city, or other area, and encompasses the services and facilities necessary for its economy, households and firms to function. Infrastructure is composed of public and priv ...
: Within the district are two
train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing ...
s (
Frankfurt Airport regional station Frankfurt (Main) Airport regional station (german: Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Regionalbahnhof) is an underground railway station at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany. It provides local S-Bahn and '' Regionalbahn'' services to the city and t ...
and
Frankfurt Airport long-distance station Frankfurt am Main Airport long-distance station (german: Frankfurt am Main Flughafen Fernbahnhof) is a railway station at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany. It is served by long-distance trains, mostly ICE services running on the C ...
), several hotels, a hospital,
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for all
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, many restaurants (including Europe's largest
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) and shops.


Economy

Several companies have their head office or offices within the area, e.g.
Fraport Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide,Lufthansa Deutsche Lufthansa AG (), commonly shortened to Lufthansa, is the flag carrier of Germany. When combined with its subsidiaries, it is the second- largest airline in Europe in terms of passengers carried. Lufthansa is one of the five founding ...
,
Condor Condor is the common name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. The name derives from the Quechua ''kuntur''. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere. They are: * The Andean condor (''Vu ...
and the
Star Alliance Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance. Founded on 14 May 1997, its CEO is Jeffrey Goh and its headquarters is located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. , Star Alliance is the largest of the three global alliances by passenge ...
. The airport ground and the surrounding area of Frankfurt Airport offer a large variety of on-airport businesses as well as airport-related businesses, like office space, hotels, shopping areas, conference rooms and car parks. The development of an
airport city An airport city is the “inside the fence” airport area of a large airport, including the airport (terminals, apron, and runways) and on-airport businesses such as air cargo, logistics, offices, retail, and hotels. The airport city is at the ...
has significantly increased in recent years.


Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center

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offers 1,008 guest rooms adjacent to Terminal 1 and a
conference center A convention center (American English; or conference centre in British English) is a large building that is designed to hold a convention, where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typica ...
for up to 200 delegates.


Frankfurt Airport Centers

The Frankfurt Airport Center 1 (FAC 1) near Terminal 1 offers office and conference facilities, the newer FAC 2 is located within Terminal 2 and offers office space for airlines.


Airport City Mall

The Airport City Mall is located on the
landside An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
of Terminal 1, departure hall B. It offers national and international retailers and label stores, a supermarket and several restaurants.


The Squaire

The Squaire is an office building with a total floor area of . It is directly connected to Terminal 1 through a connecting corridor for pedestrians. The accounting firm
KPMG KPMG International Limited (or simply KPMG) is a multinational professional services network, and one of the Big Four accounting organizations. Headquartered in Amstelveen, Netherlands, although incorporated in London, England, KPMG is a net ...
, Lufthansa and two
Hilton Hotels Hilton Hotels & Resorts (formerly known as Hilton Hotels) is a global brand of full-service hotels and resorts and the flagship brand of American multinational hospitality company Hilton. The original company was founded by Conrad Hilton. As ...
(Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt Airport with 334 rooms and
Hilton Frankfurt Airport Hilton Frankfurt Airport is a four-star hotel, located in the groundscraper The Squaire in Frankfurt, Germany. The hotel was officially opened in December 2011 and is part of the Hilton Hotels & Resorts chain. It is situated directly above the In ...
with 249 rooms) occupy space in The Squaire.


Main Airport Center

The Main Airport Center, named after the
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, is an office building with ten floors and about of office space. It is located at the edge of the Frankfurt City Forrest near Terminal 2.


Gateway Gardens

Gateway Gardens, across the ''
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'' from
Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt Airport (; german: link=no, Flughafen Frankfurt Main , also known as ''Rhein-Main-Flughafen'') is a major international airport located in Frankfurt, the fifth-largest city of Germany and one of the world's leading financial centres ...
,Fairplay Sustainability Report 2007
."
Fraport Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide,United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Si ...
personnel based at the
Rhein-Main Air Base Rhein-Main Air Base (located at ) was a United States Air Force air base near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was a Military Airlift Command (MAC) and United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) installation, occupying the south side ...
. Prior to its redevelopment, the land of Gateway Gardens housed residences of families stationed at a U.S. military base. Like the air base, the housing area was closed in 2005. Since then the area is being developed into a business location for airport-related companies. Lufthansa moved its
airline catering An airline meal, airline food, or in-flight meal is a meal served to passengers on board a commercial airliner. These meals are prepared by specialist airline catering services and normally served to passengers using an airline service trolle ...
subsidiary
LSG Sky Chefs LSG Group, registered as LSG Lufthansa Service Holding AG, is an Aviation service company that manages multiple brands, including LSG Sky Chefs and Retail inMotion. LSG Group is a subsidiary of Deutsche Lufthansa AG. The company's world headqua ...
to Gateway Gardens,
Condor Flugdienst Condor, legally incorporated as ''Condor Flugdienst GmbH'' and stylized as condor, is a German airline established in 1955 with Frankfurt Airport being its main base. Condor offers scheduled flights to leisure destinations and operates, from Ge ...
and
SunExpress Deutschland SunExpress, is a Turkish- German airline based in Antalya. SunExpress was founded in October 1989 as a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa. It operates scheduled and chartered passenger flights to 90 destinations in 30 countrie ...
are headquartered here.
DB Schenker DB Schenker is a division of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn that focuses on logistics. The company was acquired by Deutsche Bahn as Schenker-Stinnes in 2002. It comprises divisions for air, land, sea freight, and Contract Logistics. Histo ...
, the logistics company of
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, is currently building a high-rise building. In January 2010 Condor held a groundbreaking for Gateway Gardens. Ralf Teckentrup, the CEO of Condor, said that the new headquarters would place the airline's operations closer to Frankfurt Airport. 380 ground employees were to work in the building, and pre-flight briefings for about 2,000 flight attendants will be held in the building. Groß & Partner and OFB Projektentwicklung developed the seven-floor facility.CONDOR FLUGDIENST GMBH
." Gateway Gardens. Retrieved on 28 May 2011.
The building is situated between the park and the central plaza, in the "Quartier Mondo" area of Gateway Gardens. It houses Condor's corporate headquarters, a training and education center with a
flight simulator A flight simulator is a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and the environment in which it flies, for pilot training, design, or other purposes. It includes replicating the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they re ...
, and the airline's flight operations facility. of the facility includes small units rented to other tenants and a café and restaurant on the building's first floor. The building opened in the spring of 2012.Construction of Condor’s new headquarters begin
" ''Aviation World''.
Fraport Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide,The Squaire The Squaire is an office building in Frankfurt, Germany. It was built between 2006 and 2011 on top of an existing train station ( Frankfurt Airport long-distance station) near Frankfurt Airport. The building is 660 m long, 65 m wide, 45 m hi ...
File:Frankfurter (Main) Flughafen Regionalbahnhof- auf Bahnsteig zu Gleis 3- S-Bahn Rhein-Main 420 227-8 18.10.2009.jpg, Frankfurt Airport regional station


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Frankfurt-Flughafen at Frankfurt.de
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