Overview

• A study by Intraplan forecasts 560,000 annual flight movements by 2033, exceeding the 2019 record of 514,000 and last year’s 441,000 operations.
• The maximum hourly flight capacity, known as the Eckwert, is slated to increase from 104 to 110 movements per hour under the new concept.
• The revised draft would send a larger share of departures from the centre runway directly northwest toward the Taunus, cutting back on the wide southern detour over Mainz and Wiesbaden.
• Fraport and DFS have provided an interim concept to municipalities under environmental information requests and emphasise that proposals remain subject to change.
• Local mayors and the Flight Noise Protection Commission have raised concerns about increased noise pollution and have signalled possible legal objections to the draft plan.