Münster Osnabrück International Airport or Flughafen Muenster/Osnabrück (IATA: FMO, ICAO: EDDG), is the 4th largest international commercial airport in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located near Greven, 25 km (16 mi) north of Münster (Westfalen) and 35 km (22 mi) south of Osnabrück.
The airport serves over 6 million people living in the northern Ruhrgebiet, southern Lower Saxony, Emsland, parts of the Netherlands (Euregio) and Westphalia.
Münster Osnabrück Airport History
On 21 December 1966 the cities of Münster, Osnabrück, and Greven as well as the districts of Münster and Tecklenburg founded the Münster/Osnabrück Airport GmbH.
In mid 1967 the German authorities approached the British Army to see whether assistance could be made building an airfield to serve the Münster-Osnabrück area. As an airstrip existed at Greven but the site, which was heavily wooded, 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 were suspected. By March 1968 agreement had been reached 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 RE provided the project control and Royal Engineer units from all over 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 leveling was performed by the British Army of the Rhine.
Münster Osnabrück Airport Location
Münster Osnabrück International Airport or Flughafen Muenster/Osnabrück (IATA: FMO, ICAO: EDDG), is the 4th largest international commercial airport in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located near Greven, 25 km (16 mi) north of Münster (Westfalen) and 35 km (22 mi) south of Osnabrück.
Münster Osnabrück Airport Facts
ICAO/IATA: FMO/EDDG
Lat: 52.13460159301758
Long: 7.68483018875122
Elevation: 160 ft.
Runway length available: 07/25 7119×148 ft.
