Airports / Germany / FRA
Frankfurt Main Airport
EDDF / FRAFrankfurt am Main, GermanyELEV 364 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
5 nm
To the nearest alternate
Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport (EDFE) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Frankfurt Main Airport (EDDF / FRA) sits in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 364 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: JetFleet AG bases aircraft at FRA. Useful alternates include Frankfurt-Egelsbach Airport (EDFE, 5 nm), Wiesbaden Army Airfield (WIE, 9 nm), and Mainz-Finthen Airfield (EDFZ, 16 nm).
Quotes for flights out of FRA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as EDAF and Frankfurt am Main. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from FRA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
EDDF
IATA
FRA
FAA / Local
EDDF
Elevation
364 ft
Coordinates
50.0267° N · 8.5584° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Germany fields
state range 14–2,231 ft
At 364 ft, FRA sits lower than 59% of the 75 Germany fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 5nmEDFEFrankfurt-Egelsbach AirportEgelsbach
- 9nmWIEWiesbaden Army AirfieldWiesbaden
- 16nmEDFZMainz-Finthen AirfieldMainz
- 33nmMHGMannheim-City AirportMannheim
- 45nmSGESiegerland AirportBurbach
- 50nmHHNFrankfurt-Hahn AirportFrankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen)
Location
Open the full mapEDDF · Frankfurt Main Airport · Frankfurt am Main, Germany