{{short description|International airport in Bavaria, Germany}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox airport | name = Memmingen Airport | nativename = ''<small>Flughafen Memmingen</small>'' | nativename-a = | nativename-r = | image = Logo MemmingenAirport.png | image-width = 250 | image2 = FlughafenMemmingenVorfeldRyanair.jpg | image2-width = 250 | IATA = FMM | ICAO = EDJA | pushpin_map = Germany Bavaria#Germany | pushpin_map_caption = Location of the airport in Bavaria | pushpin_label = FMM | pushpin_label_position = right | type = Public | owner = | operator = | owner-oper = | focus_city = Ryanair<br>Wizz Air | city-served = Memmingen and the Allgäu | location = Memmingerberg | elevation-f = 2077 | elevation-m = 633 | coordinates = {{coord|47|59|33|N|10|14|37|E|display=inline,title|source:dewiki}} | website = [https://www.memmingen-airport.com/ memmingen-airport.com] | metric-elev = 1 | metric-rwy = 1 | r1-number = 06/24 | r1-length-f = 9,777 | r1-length-m = 2,981 | r1-surface = Asphalt <!-- | h1-number = H APRON 3 West | h1-length-f = | h1-length-m = | h1-surface = concrete -->| stat-year = 2025 | stat1-header = Passengers | stat1-data = 3,698,900 {{increase}}+13,9% | stat2-header = Aircraft movements | stat2-data = {{0|0}}33,200 {{increase}}{{0|00}}+11,6% | footnotes = Sources: Statistics at ADV.<ref name="adv_2025">{{cite web |url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2025-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf |title=ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2025 |website=adv.aero |publisher=Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. |date=2023-02-13 |accessdate=2023-02-17 |language=de |format=PDF; 919 KB}}</ref><br /> AIP at German air traffic control.<ref name="AIP">{{cite web|url=https://aip.dfs.de/BasicIFR/pages/C0048F.html|title=AIP VFR online|website=dfs.de|access-date=2023-02-21|publisher=DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH}}</ref> }}
'''Memmingen Airport''' {{airport codes|FMM|EDJA}}, also known as ''Allgäu Airport Memmingen'', is an international airport in the town of Memmingerberg near Memmingen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is the least busy of the three commercial airports in the state after Munich Airport and Nuremberg Airport.
It was built in 1935 and housed the third group of Kampfgeschwader 255 until the airport was destroyed in 1944. From 1959 to 2003, it was the home base of German Air Force Jagdbombergeschwader 34 ("Allgäu"), which flew the F-84F Thunderstreak, from 1964 onward the F-104 Starfighter and from 1987 the Tornado IDS. Besides its conventional mission the squadron also had a nuclear mission, as part of NATOs nuclear deterrence until nuclear weapons were moved to other locations in Germany in 1996 and the airport was closed in 2003.
Since 2004, it has been serving Memmingen and the Allgäu as a civilian airport, though its catchment area covers a much wider range of places such as Augsburg, Lake Constance, and western Austria. It provides a low-cost alternative to Munich Airport. It serves as a base for Ryanair and features flights to European leisure and some metropolitan destinations and handled 3.2 million passengers in 2024.<ref name=2024figures/>
==Geography== The Allgäu Airport Memmingen, is located in the town of Memmingerberg near Memmingen, the third-largest city in the Swabia region of Bavaria, Germany, about {{convert|3.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the centre of Memmingen and {{convert|110|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the city centre of Munich. It has the highest altitude of any commercial airport in Germany.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
==History== thumb|The former military airfield in 2000 with the hangar visible in the background being today's passenger terminal. [[File:FlughafenMemmingenRyanairPanorama.JPG|thumb|Ryanair Boeing 737–800 at Memmingen Airport with the Bavarian Alps visible in the background]] thumb|Aerial view of Memmingen Airport
===Military use (20th century)=== A military airfield was built at Memmingerberg in 1935. Starting March 1937, it housed the third group of Kampfgeschwader 255,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henry L. deZeng IV |date=June 2014 |title=Luftwaffe Airfields 1935–45 Luftwaffe Airfields 1935–45 Germany (1937 Borders) |url=http://www.ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20%5B1937%20Borders%5D.pdf}}</ref> later renamed Kampfgeschwader 51, flying Dornier Do 17 and Heinkel He 111H-20 during World War II. The airport was destroyed during an attack in March 1944 and bombed again in July 1944 and April 1945.<ref name="geschi">{{Cite web |date=2008-02-15 |title=Geschichte Fliegerhorst Memmingen |url=http://www.echo34allgaeu.de/Geschichte/geschichte.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501034509/http://www.echo34allgaeu.de/Geschichte/geschichte.html |archive-date=2011-05-01 |access-date=2024-06-07 }}</ref>
After World War II, the former airport served as a refugee camp. In 1954, the US allied forces declared it as a training ground. From 1955, the runway, halls and buildings were rebuilt, and the US Air Force used it for training flights from 1956 onward.<ref name="geschi"/>
From 1959 to 2003, it was the home base of German Air Force Jagdbombergeschwader 34 ("Allgäu"). The JaboG 34 first flew the F-84F Thunderstreak, from 1964 onward the F-104 Starfighter and from 1987 the PA 200 Tornado.<ref name="geschi"/> The squadron had a conventional and a nuclear mission, as part of NATOs nuclear deterrence: The "S" security squadron was required to guard the nuclear weapons depot and the ready-to-take-off, loaded alarm aircraft in the Quick Reaction Alert. The 7261st munitions squadron of the USAF was responsible for the weapons with over 100 soldiers stationed in their own barracks, housing estate, with their own care facilities and school.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}} In light of post-Cold War reduction of troop sizes and military infrastructure, it was decided to close the military airfield end of 2000. On 31 December 2002, operations were officially suspended, in June 2003 it was decommissioned and on 31 March 2004 it was closed.<ref name="geschi"/> It was decided as a part of the proposed peace dividend to convert it to civilian uses.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}
===2004–2009===
On 28 June 2007,<ref name="history"/> TUIfly started offering domestic flights to Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne, and also flights to holiday destinations such as Palma de Mallorca, Heraklion, Naples, Rome, Venice, and Antalya. In March 2009, Ryanair announced seven new routes serving Memmingen starting May 2009.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}
===Since 2010=== From May 2010, Ryanair operated 14 routes to and from Memmingen. Wizz Air also started serving Memmingen and has established eight routes since then.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} On 24 October 2013, Ryanair announced a new seasonal service to Shannon, while Palermo was added as a destination from the summer season of 2015.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} On 5 June 2014, the airport welcomed its five-millionth passenger.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.allgaeu-airport.de/allgau-airport-begrust-den-funfmillionsten-passagier/|title=Allgäu Airport begrüßt den fünfmillionsten Passagier – Allgäu Airport|website=allgaeu-airport.de|date=5 June 2014}}</ref>
In December 2014, InterSky announced that it would be taking over the domestic flights from Memmingen to Berlin and Hamburg by 1 March 2015, as Germanwings had announced that it would cease the same services just a few days earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aero.de/news-20914/Intersky-startet-innerdeutsch-ab-Memmingen--.html|title=Memmingen – Intersky statt Germanwings|date=22 December 2014}}</ref> In earlier years, these routes had already been unsuccessfully served by TUIfly, Air Berlin, and Avanti Air. In May 2015, InterSky announced that it would have a presence at Memmingen Airport by October 2015 consisting of one aircraft, adding a new route to Cologne and increasing frequencies on the already existing services to Berlin and Hamburg.<ref name="interskybase">{{cite web|url=http://www.aero.de/news-21707/Intersky-kehrt-nach-Koeln-zurueck.html|title=Intersky kehrt nach Köln zurück|date=18 May 2015}}</ref> Later, that plan was changed to a triangular route of Friedrichshafen – Memmingen – Cologne/Bonn was to be established instead of basing an aircraft in Memmingen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aero.de/news-21891/Intersky-verlinkt-Memmingen-und-Friedrichshafen.html|title=Intersky verlinkt Friedrichshafen mit Memmingen|date=16 June 2015}}</ref> However, on 6 November 2015, InterSky ceased all operations due to financial difficulties, leaving Memmingen again without any domestic connections.<ref>[http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-regional/news-detail/datum/2015/11/05/gorunding-intersky-ist-am-boden.html austrianaviation.net – "InterSky is grounded"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108215301/http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-regional/news-detail/datum/2015/11/05/gorunding-intersky-ist-am-boden.html |date=8 November 2015 }} (German) 6 November 2015</ref>
For the 2015 summer schedule, Wizz Air announced that it would expand its commitment and serve the cities of Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bulgarian city of Sofia and the Lithuanian capital Vilnius.<ref name="airliners.de">{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/memmingen-verbindung-baltikum/35437|title=Memmingen erhält neue Verbindung ins Baltikum}}</ref>
In March 2017, Ryanair announced plans to establish its second Bavarian base (after Nuremberg Airport) in Memmingen from October 2017 consisting of one aircraft and seven additional routes.<ref>[http://www.antenne.de/nachrichten/bayernreporter/allgaeu-airport-wird-zweite-bayerische-ryanair-basis antenne.de – "Allgäu Airport becomes second Bavarian Ryanair base"]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} (German) 21 March 2017</ref> On 31 March 2019, another Ryanair aircraft was stationed in Memmingen and the workforce was increased to 70 employees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.b4bschwaben.de/b4b-nachrichten/memmingen-unterallgaeu_artikel,-ryanair-stationiert-zweite-maschine-am-allgaeu-airport-_arid,256186.html|title = Ryanair stationiert zweite Maschine am Allgäu Airport – Memmingen / Unterallgäu – B4B Schwaben}}</ref> In December 2017, Memmingen Airport received its safety certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency.<ref>[https://www.allgaeu-airport.de/flughafen-erhaelt-easa-zertifikat/ allgaeu-airport.de – Flughafen erhält EASA-Zertifikat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107175125/https://www.allgaeu-airport.de/flughafen-erhaelt-easa-zertifikat/ |date=7 January 2018 }} (German) 21 December 2017</ref> 2017 has been announced the first business year in which the airport achieved a profit at year end since the start of public services.<ref>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/flughafen-memmingen-schreibt-erstmals-gewinn aerotelegraph.com – Flughafen Memmingen schreibt erstmals Gewinn] (German) 16 August 2018</ref> In August 2018, the airport announced the schedule for its planned expansion which will take place from September 2018 until 2020. While the runway will be widened and its guidance system and lightning upgraded, the luggage facilities will see an expansion.<ref>[http://www.airliners.de/zeitplan-memmingen-ausbau/46117 airliners.de – Zeitplan für Memmingen-Ausbau abgesteckt] (German) 2 August 2018</ref>
On 6 December 2018, the 10 millionth passenger was welcomed.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.allgaeu-airport.de/zehn-millionen-passagiere-am-flughafen-memmingen/|title = Zehn Millionen Passagiere am Flughafen Memmingen|date = 6 December 2018|access-date = 13 May 2019|archive-date = 10 August 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200810111237/https://www.allgaeu-airport.de/zehn-millionen-passagiere-am-flughafen-memmingen/|url-status = dead}}</ref> In early 2019 the planned expansion works began to widen the runway and expand the handling facilities with the airport being closed for several weeks in September of the same year.<ref name="fmmexpansion">[https://flymemmingen.de/2019/03/20/ausbaumassnahmen/ flymemmingen.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404142911/https://flymemmingen.de/2019/03/20/ausbaumassnahmen/ |date=4 April 2019 }} retrieved 24 August 2019</ref> The widened and refurbished runway has been inaugurated on 1 October 2019.<ref name="flugrevue"/>
On 20 October 2022, Ryanair announced it would base an additional aircraft at Memmingen Airport, making a total of three Boeing 737 aircraft based at the airport.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.memmingen-airport.de/pressemeldung/start-winterflugplan-dritte-ryanair-maschine/ | title=Start Winterflugplan & Dritte Ryanair Maschine }}</ref> This would boost the number of destinations Ryanair serves from Memmingen to twenty-two.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.airliners.de/ryanair-stationiert-maschine-memmingen/66594 | title=Ryanair stationiert dritte Maschine in Memmingen }}</ref>
In 2023, the airport served over 2.8 million passengers, a sharp increase of 42% over 2022 and an all-time record for the airport.<ref name="stats2023"/> Following this news, the airport's management announced plans to expand the main terminal.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.swp.de/lokales/ulm/allgaeu-airport-auf-wachstumskurs-kann-klimaneutrales-fliegen-trotz-steigender-passagierzahlen-gelingen_-72728343.html | title=Allgäu Airport mit Passagier-Boom: Memminger Flughafen verspricht klimaneutrales Fliegen – aber geht das überhaupt? | date=18 January 2024 }}</ref>
In March 2024, Ryanair announced it would base an additional aircraft at Memmingen Airport, making a total of four Boeing 737 aircraft (part of the Malta Air subsidiary) based at the airport. This allowed for extra frequencies on popular routes.<ref>[https://aviation.direct/en/ryanair-stockt-basis-memmingen-auf] 26 March 2024</ref>
In March 2025, the construction for a vast terminal expansion including an enlarged second floor for an extra two extra gates and expanded security were announced. This announcement also included plans for the extension of Apron 1.<ref>[https://www.airliners.de/flughafen-memmingen-beginnt-terminal-ausbau/79925 airliners.de] (German) 26 March 2025</ref> The newly built taxiway for all-weather operations has already been in operation.<ref name="merkur_93648418">{{Cite web |url=https://www.merkur.de/bayern/schwaben/allgaeu/memmingen-flughafen-ausbau-millionen-euro-parkhaus-passagiere-rekord-terminal-erweitert-airport-93648418.html |title=Airport im Steilflug: Millionen-Investition in Ausbau des Flughafens Memmingen |language=de |date=26 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250326141315/https://www.merkur.de/bayern/schwaben/allgaeu/memmingen-flughafen-ausbau-millionen-euro-parkhaus-passagiere-rekord-terminal-erweitert-airport-93648418.html |archive-date=2025-03-26}}</ref> Other planned expansion projects involve roofing of the southern balcony in 2025, optimisation of the arrivals area with a separate arrivals exit in 2026, as well as the construction of a multi-story parking garage.<ref>https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/read/70702364/regio-spezial-unterallgau-4-2025 (German) August 2025 - Page 32</ref>
In December 2025, to combat strong demand, Ryanair announced it would station an additional aircraft at Memmingen Airport, making a total of five Boeing 737 aircraft (2x Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 and 3x Boeing 737-800) based at the airport.<ref>[https://www.memmingen-airport.com/pressemeldung/weihnachten-beschert-neuen-rekord/] 15 December 2025</ref>
==Facilities== thumb|Check-in area inside the main hall, the interior has since been rearranged to accommodate longer queues and bag drop machines. thumb|Arrivals hall [[File:FlughafenMemmingenTowerFeuerwehr.jpg|thumb|Apron and ATC tower]] ===Terminal=== Memmingen Airport has one passenger terminal building equipped with 11 check-in counters (4 of which are self bag drop for Ryanair and Wizz customers) and overall 12 departure gates. Schengen flights (Zone A, Gates 1-7) on the ground floor and Non-Schengen flights (Zone B, Gates 23-25) as well as a variable Gate 8/26 on the upper floor. There are also two planned gates as per airport signage to open as part of the extended second floor in the terminal expansion project (Zone B, Gates 21, 22).<ref name="statistics">{{cite web |url=http://www.allgaeu-airport.de/unternehmen/der-flughafen/daten-fakten/ |title=Daten & Fakten | Allgäu Airport |access-date=2015-02-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226154959/http://www.allgaeu-airport.de/unternehmen/der-flughafen/daten-fakten/ |archive-date=26 February 2015 }}</ref> The building has no jet bridges, therefore walk-boarding and bus-boarding is used. There is also a duty-free shop, as well as some food outlets and car-hire facilities at the airport. The terminal has a capacity of two million passengers per year.<ref name="statistics"/> In October 2021, a vastly expanded arrivals hall and baggage claim area was inaugurated, replacing the old arrivals hall, allowing for it to be converted into two extra gates.<ref>[https://www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de/allgaeu/flughafen-memmingen-ankunftsbereich-und-gep%C3%A4ckhalle-f%C3%BCr-mehr-passagiere_arid-332350 allgauer-zeitung.de] (German) 1 October 2021</ref> This was followed by another annex containing new gates 6 and 7 in 2024.
===Runway, Taxiways and Aprons=== Memmingen Airport has an ILS Category 1 for runway 24 and is equipped with NDB/DME and GPS RNAV. Originally, the runway was only {{convert|30|m|0}} wide with accordingly narrow taxiways due to its former use as a facility for jet fighter aircraft. However, an expansion to the international standard {{convert|45|m|0}} had been granted in 2016<ref>[http://www.all-in.de/nachrichten/rundschau/Laengere-Betriebszeiten-und-Verbreiterung-der-Startbahn-Gericht-weist-Klagen-gegen-Allgaeu-Airport-ab;art2757,2015939 all-in.de – Längere Betriebszeiten und Verbreiterung der Startbahn: Gericht weist Klagen gegen Allgäu Airport ab] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918095522/http://www.all-in.de/nachrichten/rundschau/Laengere-Betriebszeiten-und-Verbreiterung-der-Startbahn-Gericht-weist-Klagen-gegen-Allgaeu-Airport-ab;art2757,2015939 |date=18 September 2016 }} 14 July 2015</ref> and was completed in September 2019.<ref name="flugrevue"/> Simultaneously, the runway was equipped with new LED lighting, while an upgrade of the ILS for direction 06 was under preparation.<ref name="flugrevue">[https://www.flugrevue.de/zivil/umfangreiche-baumassnahmen-an-der-bahn-allgaeu-airport-wieder-offen/ flugrevue.de – "Allgäu Airport opened again"] (German) 1 October 2019</ref> In March 2025, construction of Taxiway R, intended to create conditions to operate in all-weather conditions, was completed, and was opened to regular aircraft usage later in the year.<ref name="merkur_93648418"/>
Two aprons provide parking spaces for six mid-sized aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 at a time as well as some smaller business jets. Apron 1 has the capacity for two aircraft and is located in front of the main terminal building. Apron 2 can facilitate four aircraft, being positioned some distance from the terminal. These remote stands are commonly accessed through bus-boarding. There is an additional smaller Apron 3 for general aviation aircraft located on the other side of the runway.
There are two planned Code C mid-sized parking positions to be built as part of the Apron 1 extension and wider airport expansion project. This will bring the total number of mid-sized stands to eight.<ref>[https://www.bauportal-deutschland.de/oeffentliche_ausschreibung_vobvol_details_87766_Memmingerberg_Flughafen_Memmingen_Erweiterung_Vorfeld_2797595.html] (German)</ref> {{clear}}
==Airlines and destinations== The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Memmingen Airport:<ref name="FMMofficialschedule">[https://www.memmingen-airport.com/home/flights-and-flying/flying/destinations_flight_schedule/ allgaeu-airport.com – Destinations from Memmingen Airport] retrieved 4 January 2025</ref>
<!--DO NOT ADD OR REMOVE ROUTES WITHOUT GIVING A VALID INDEPENDENT SOURCE. EXACT DATES ARE MANDATORY FOR NEW ROUTES TO BE ADDED HERE. ALSO ADD INLINE CITATIONS IF POSSIBLE.--> {{Airport destination list <!-- --> | {{nowrap|Aegean Airlines}} | '''Seasonal charter:''' Heraklion,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.new-facts.eu/memmingen/2022/12/01/flughafen-memmingen-ab-pfingsten-mit-tui-nach-kreta/|title=Memmingen: With TUI to Heraklion from Pentecost | date=1 December 2022 }}</ref> Rhodes<ref>{{cite news |title=Flughafen Memmingen: Neue Ziele kommen im Sommer hinzu |url=https://www.schwaebische.de/regional/allgaeu/memmingen/flughafen-memmingen-neue-ziele-kommen-im-sommer-hinzu-4448261 |access-date=25 April 2026 |date=22 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> <!-- --> | Avanti Air | '''Seasonal charter:''' Calvi<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation.direct/sommer-charter-2022-avanti-air-fliegt-ab-graz-klagenfurt-und-memmingen|title = Sommer-Charter 2022: Avanti Air fliegt ab Graz, Klagenfurt und Memmingen|date = 13 January 2022}}</ref> <!-- --> | Eurowings | '''Seasonal:''' Palma de Mallorca<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.austrianwings.info/2022/04/eurowings-fliegt-von-memmingen-nach-mallorca/ | title=Eurowings fliegt von Memmingen nach Mallorca | date=4 April 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-ewns23|title=Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 February 2023|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}}</ref> <!-- --> | {{nowrap|Freebird Airlines}} | '''Seasonal:''' Antalya<ref>{{cite web | title=Flughafen Memmingen: Freebird ab August nonstop nach Antalya | url=https://www.fvw.de/touristik/verkehr/flughafen-memmingen-freebird-ab-august-nonstop-nach-antalya-251634 }}</ref> <!-- --> | GP Aviation | Pristina<ref>{{cite news |last1=Herrera-Schäfer |first1=Louisa |title=Neue Airline am Dortmunder Flughafen: Wer ist GP Aviation? |url=https://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/dortmund/neue-airline-am-dortmunder-flughafen-gp-aviation-fliegt-in-die-kosovarische-hauptstadt-w1013938-2001604761/ |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=Ruhr Nachrichten |date=27 March 2025 |language=de}}</ref> <!-- --> | Ryanair | Alicante,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Finsterbusch |first1=Judith |title=Urlaub an der Costa Blanca: Von diesen deutschen Flughäfen gibt es neue Direktverbindungen nach Alicante |url=https://www.costanachrichten.com/service/reise/sommerflugplan-2026-fuer-alicante-neue-direktfluege-von-deutschen-flughaefen-costa-blanca-94233572.html |access-date=25 April 2026 |date=30 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> Banja Luka,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henseke |first1=Stefan |title=Alarm im Luftraum über Bayern: Pilot bittet Polizei um Hilfe |url=https://www.berliner-kurier.de/panorama/alarm-im-luftraum-ueber-bayern-pilot-bittet-polizei-um-hilfe-li.2344702 |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=Berliner Kurier |date=26 July 2025 |language=de}}</ref> Bucharest–Băneasa,<ref name="Bucharestnews">{{cite news |title=Neue Ziele: Das ändert sich bald an den Südwest-Flughäfen |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/sommerflugplaene-neue-ziele-das-aendert-sich-bald-an-den-suedwest-flughaefen-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-260314-930-814867 |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=Süddeutsche |date=14 March 2026 |language=de}}</ref> Catania (begins 26 October 2026),<ref name="Nuove rotte Ryanair in vendita">{{cite web | url=https://italiavola.com/2026/05/15/nuove-rotte-ryanair-in-vendita/ |title=Nuove rotte Ryanair in vendita |date=15 May 2026 |website=Italiavola.com |language=Italian}}</ref> Dublin,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Halder |first1=Daniel |title=Flughafen Memmingen: Ryanair-Flug nach Unwetter umgeleitet - Passagiere landen in Köln |url=https://www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de/memmingen/flughafen-memmingen-gewitter-unwetter-gestern-ankunft-ryanair-dublin-verspaetet-umgeleitet-nach-koeln-16-6-2025-109532794 |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=allgaeuer-zeitung |date=15 June 2025 |language=de}}</ref> Faro,<ref name="Bohm2026"/> Kraków,<ref name="SofiaRyanair"/> London–Stansted,<ref name="SofiaRyanair"/> Málaga,<ref name="Bohm2026"/> Malta,<ref name=aerotelegraph/> Manchester,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/ryanair-launching-manchester-memmingen-service-from-early-nov-2024-1263366 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry | CAPA }}</ref> Palermo,<ref name="Bohm2026"/> Palma de Mallorca,<ref name="Bohm2026"/> Paphos,<ref name="SofiaRyanair"/> Porto,<ref name="Bohm2026">{{cite news |last1=Böhm |first1=Claudia |title=Diese Sommerziele 2026 erreichst Du direkt ab Memmingen |url=https://www.holidaycheck.ch/ferien/deutschland/bayern/memmingen/inspiration/urlaubsziele-die-du-2026-direkt-ab-memmingen-erreichst |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=HolidayCheck |date=24 April 2026 |language=de}}</ref> Rome–Fiumicino,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://italiavola.com/2023/01/12/ryanai-apre-16-nuove-rotte-a-roma-basera-un-altro-aereo/ | title=Ryanai apre 16 nuove rotte a Roma. Baserà un altro aereo | date=12 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation.direct/memmingen-ryanair-zieht-rom-aufnahme-vor|title=Ryanair starts Memmingen – Rome earlier|date=3 March 2023 |language=German}}</ref> Sarajevo,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/11/ryanair-unveils-sarajevo-routes.html | title=Ryanair unveils Sarajevo routes | date=28 November 2023 }}</ref> Sofia,<ref name="SofiaRyanair">{{cite news |last1=Reule |first1=Jonah |title=Bayerischer Airport startet in den Winterflugplan: Neue Ziele und Klassiker dabei |url=https://www.merkur.de/bayern/dabei-bayerischer-airport-startet-in-den-winterflugplan-neue-ziele-und-klassiker-94005232.html |access-date=25 April 2026 |date=26 October 2025 |language=de}}</ref> Tangier, <ref name="Bohm2026"/> Thessaloniki,<ref name="SofiaRyanair"/> Tenerife–South,<ref name="SofiaRyanair"/> Tirana (begins 2 June 2026),<ref name="Bucharestnews"/> Valencia,<ref name="Bohm2026"/> Zagreb<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/10/ryanair-adds-over-100000-seats-on.html|title=Ryanair adds over 100.000 seats on Zagreb flights this winter|website=ExYUAviation|date=8 October 2024 }}</ref> <br> '''Seasonal:''' Alghero,<ref name=schwaebische>{{cite web|url=https://www.schwaebische.de/regional/allgaeu/memmingen/allgaeu-airport-diese-reiseziele-bietet-der-flugplan-memmingen-ab-ende-oktober-2693940|title=Allgäu Airport: Diese Reiseziele bietet der Flugplan Memmingen ab Ende Oktober|date=14 October 2024 |language=German}}</ref> Amman–Queen Alia,<ref name="SofiaRyanair"/> Brindisi,<ref name=schwaebische/> Chania,<ref name=schwaebische/> Dubrovnik,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/p/ryanair-dubrovnik-memmingen.html | title=Ryanair: Dubrovnik – Memmingen }}</ref> Girona,<ref name=schwaebische/> Gran Canaria,<ref name=schwaebische/> Lamezia Terme,<ref name=schwaebische/> Naples,<ref name=aerotelegraph>[https://www.aerotelegraph.com/neue-sommerstrecken-von-ryanair-ab-memmingen aerotelegraph.com – "New Ryanair summer routes from Memmingen"] (German) 17 November 2022</ref> Pescara,<ref name=schwaebische/> Pisa,<ref name=schwaebische/> Pula,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/12/ryanair-schedules-additional-new.html | title=Ryanair schedules additional new Croatia flights | date=6 December 2023 }}</ref> Riga,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kerler |first1=Michael |title=Weshalb der Flughafen Memmingen boomt, während andere Regionalflughäfen schwächeln |url=https://www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de/allgaeu/boom-am-flughafen-memmingen-was-deutschlands-groesster-regionalflughafen-besser-macht-21-04-2026-114020062 |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=allgaeuer-zeitung |date=20 April 2026 |language=de}}</ref> Zadar<ref name=schwaebische/> <!-- --> | SunExpress | '''Seasonal:''' Antalya<ref>{{cite news |title=Sun Express fliegt von Memmingen nach Antalya |url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/ticker/sun-express-fliegt-von-memmingen-nach-antalya/gs2ggsw |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=aeroTELEGRAPH |date=28 August 2025 |language=de-ch}}</ref> <!-- --> | Wizz Air | Belgrade,<ref>{{cite news |title=Wizz Air to discontinue second Belgrade service |url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2025/08/wizz-air-to-discontinue-second-belgrade.html?m=1 |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=EX-YU Aviation News |date=15 August 2025}}</ref> Brașov,<ref name="BucharestWizz"/> Bucharest–Băneasa,<ref name="BucharestWizz">{{cite news |title=Wizz Air launches 25 new routes in Romania for 2025–2026 winter season |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/wizz-air-expansion-winter-romania-oct-2025 |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=Romania Insider |date=29 October 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Budapest,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de/allgaeu/memmingen/flughafen-memmingen-budapest-ungarn-neues-ziel-flug-winterflugplan-2024-2025-wizzair-allgaeu-airport_arid-774558 | title=Flughafen Memmingen fliegt ab Dezember noch ein neues Ziel in Osteuropa an | date=29 July 2024 }}</ref> Catania,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Halder |first1=Daniel |title=Zwischenfall am Flughafen Memmingen: Pilot bricht Start wegen aufgebrachten Passagiers ab |url=https://www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de/memmingen/startabbruch-flughafen-memmingen-passagier-zwingt-wizzair-pilot-polizei-zu-rufen-110542567 |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=allgaeuer-zeitung |date=1 August 2025 |language=de}}</ref> Chișinău,<ref>{{cite news |title=Wizz Air announces major expansion in Moldova with six new flights, two aircraft in Chisinau |url=https://www.moldpres.md/eng/economy/wizz-air-announces-major-expansion-in-moldova-with-six-new-flights-routes-and-two-aircraft-at-chisinau-base |access-date=25 April 2026 |date=4 September 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Cluj-Napoca,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Craiova,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.romania-insider.com/wizz-extra-flights-craiova-dec-2024 | title= Southern Romania: Wizz Air announces additional routes from Craiova| date= 11 December 2024}}</ref> Iași,<ref name="IasiWizz">{{cite news |title=Das sind die Flugziele ab Memmingen im Winterflugplan 2025/2026 |url=https://www.allgaeuer-zeitung.de/memmingen/flughafen-memmingen-winter-flugplan-flugziele-2025-2026-ryanair-verbindungen-02-12-25-111996079 |access-date=25 April 2026 |work=allgaeuer-zeitung |date=6 October 2025 |language=de}}</ref> Kutaisi,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Niš,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Ohrid,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Podgorica,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Pristina,<ref name="FMMofficialschedule"/> Sibiu,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Skopje,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Sofia,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Suceava,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Târgu Mureș,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sipinski |first1=Dominik |title=Wizz Air to reopen Tirgu Mures, Romania, base in 1Q26 |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/161522-wizz-air-to-reopen-tirgu-mures-romania-base-in-1q26 |access-date=25 April 2026 |date=10 December 2025}}</ref> Timișoara,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Tirana,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Tuzla,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Varna,<ref name="IasiWizz" /> Yerevan<ref name="October 2025 WizzAir routes">{{cite news |last1=Casey |first1=David |title= Wizz Air Grows Yerevan Footprint As Armenia Unveils Connectivity Plan|url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airlines-lessors/wizz-air-grows-yerevan-footprint-armenia-unveils-connectivity-plan |access-date=7 May 2025 |work=AviationWeek |date=7 May 2025 |language=en-CA}}</ref> <!-- --> }}
==Statistics==
===Annual traffic===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right; width:200px;" align="center" |+ |- ! style="width:125px"| !! {{nowrap|Passengers}} |- !2008 | 462,000<ref name="pressrelease3">{{cite web|url=http://www.merkur-online.de/bayern/flughafen-memmingen-prozent-mehr-passagiere-582340.html|title=Flughafen Memmingen: 75 Prozent mehr Passagiere|date=7 January 2010}}</ref> |- !2009 | {{increase}} 810,000<ref name="pressrelease3"/> |- !2010 | {{increase}} 911,609<ref name="pressrelease2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allgaeu-airport.de/bilanz-2011-allgau-airport-legt-eine-wachstumspause-ein-2/|title=Bilanz 2011: Allgäu Airport legt eine Wachstumspause ein – Allgäu Airport|website=allgaeu-airport.de|date=24 January 2012|access-date=26 February 2015|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504025017/https://www.allgaeu-airport.de/bilanz-2011-allgau-airport-legt-eine-wachstumspause-ein-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !2011 | {{decrease}} 764,782<ref name="pressrelease2"/> |- !2012 | {{increase}} 869,937<ref name="pressrelease">{{cite web|url=http://www.allgaeu-airport.de/bilanz-2013/|title=Bilanz 2013: Bessere Auslastung, leichter Rückgang bei den Fluggastzahlen – Allgäu Airport|website=allgaeu-airport.de|date=7 January 2014|access-date=26 February 2015|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504025012/https://www.allgaeu-airport.de/bilanz-2013/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !2013 | {{decrease}} 838,971<ref name="pressrelease"/> |- !2014 | {{decrease}} 750,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.de/flughafen-memmingen-minus-passagierzahlen/34674|title=Flughafen Memmingen verbucht zweistelliges Minus bei Passagierzahlen}}</ref> |- !2015 | {{increase}} 883,490<ref>[http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-regional/news-detail/datum/2016/01/05/memmingen-mit-knapp-18-passagierplus.html austrianaviation.net – Memmingen mit knapp 18% Passagierplus] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504025003/http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-regional/news-detail/datum/2016/01/05/memmingen-mit-knapp-18-passagierplus.html |date=4 May 2019 }} (German) 5 January 2016</ref> |- !2016 | {{increase}} 996,714<ref name="GmbH">{{cite web|url=http://www.swp.de/ulm/lokales/kreis_neu_ulm/allgaeu-airport-staendig-im-aufwind-14264087.html|title=Airport: Allgäu Airport ständig im Aufwind|first=Südwest Presse Online-Dienste|last=GmbH|date=5 January 2017|access-date=8 January 2017|archive-date=5 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105175719/https://www.swp.de/ulm/lokales/kreis_neu_ulm/allgaeu-airport-staendig-im-aufwind-14264087.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !2017 | {{increase}} 1,179,875<ref name="br.de">[https://www.br.de/nachrichten/schwaben/inhalt/ueber-eine-million-fluggaeste-am-allgaeu-airport-memmingen-100.html br.de – "Over one million passengers at Allgäu Airport Memmingen] 8 January 2017</ref> |- !2018 | {{increase}} 1,492,553<ref name="GmbH"/> |- !2019 | {{increase}} 1,722,764<ref name="2019figures">[https://www.allgaeu-airport.de/neuer-passagierrekord-in-2019/ allgaeu-airport.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028173235/https://www.allgaeu-airport.de/neuer-passagierrekord-in-2019/ |date=28 October 2020 }} (German) 3 January 2020</ref> |- !2020 | {{decrease}} 690,780<ref name="2020figures">{{cite web|url=https://www.allgaeu-airport.de/corona-truebt-die-bilanz-2020-flughafen-dennoch-verhalten-optimistisch/|title=Corona trübt die Bilanz 2020 – Flughafen dennoch verhalten optimistisch – Flughafen Memmingen|website=allgaeu-airport.de|date=18 January 2021|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=18 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618221427/https://www.allgaeu-airport.de/corona-truebt-die-bilanz-2020-flughafen-dennoch-verhalten-optimistisch/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- !2021 |{{increase}} 980,503<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-11 |title=Memmingen Airport close to the one Million |url=https://www.memmingen-airport.com/memmingen-airport-close-to-the-one-million/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=EN – Memmingen Airport |archive-date=30 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130050803/https://www.memmingen-airport.com/memmingen-airport-close-to-the-one-million/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- !2022 |{{increase}} 1,991,208<ref name="adv_2022">{{cite web |url=https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2022-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf |title=ADV Monthly Traffic Report 12/2022 |website=adv.aero |publisher=Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Verkehrsflughäfen e.V. |date=2023-02-13 |accessdate=2023-02-17 |language=de |format=PDF; 919 KB}}</ref> |- !2023 |{{nowrap|{{increase}} 2,824,711<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.airportzentrale.de/flughafen-memmingen-2023-war-ein-gutes-jahr-2024-koennte-auch-gut-werden/82998/ | title=Flughafen Memmingen: 2023 war ein gutes Jahr – 2024 könnte auch gut werden | airportzentrale.de }}</ref><ref name="stats2023">[https://www.memmingen-airport.de/pressemeldung/mehr-als-28-millionen-passagiere-im-jahr-2023/ memmingen-airport.de] (German) 4 January 2024</ref>}} |- !2024 |{{increase}} 3,245,826<ref name="2024figures">[https://www.adv.aero/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12.2024-ADV-Monatsstatistik.pdf] (German)</ref> |- |}
===Route statistics===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Busiest routes at Memmingen Airport (Summer 2024)<ref name=eurostat>{{cite web|title=Memmingen is Germany's fastest-growing airport and nears 3 million passengers |date=26 March 2024 |url=https://airserviceone.com/memmingen-is-germanys-fastest-growing-airport-and-nears-3-million-passengers/}}</ref> <!-- All values are based on the same source. Don't change these unless you have a complete source for all values!!! --> |- ! Rank||Destination||Weekly Departing Flights||Number of Available Seats||Operating Airlines |- |1 | Palma de Mallorca | 15 | 79,000 | Eurowings, Ryanair |- |2 | Sofia | 8 | 48,000 | Ryanair, Wizz Air |- |3 | Banja Luka | 7 | 45,000 | Ryanair |- |4 | London–Stansted | 7 | 44,000 | Ryanair |- |5 | Belgrade | 7 | 43,000 | Wizz Air |- |6 | Tirana | 7 | 42,000 | Wizz Air |- |7 | Rome–Fiumicino | 7 | 41,000 | Ryanair |- |8 | Skopje | 7 | 38,000 | Wizz Air |- |9 | Girona | 7 | 35,000 | Ryanair |- |10 | Palermo | 6 | 34,000 | Ryanair |- |}
==Ground transportation== [[File:Flughafenbus Memmingen, 1.jpeg|thumb|An ''Allgäu Airport Express'' coach in Munich]]
===Road=== The airport is located close to the A96 motorway (''Memmingen Ost'' exit) and its intersection with the A7 motorway. The A96 leads directly to Munich, Lake Constance, and Switzerland, while the A7 leads to Ulm, Northern Germany, and Austria. Taxis as well as several car-hire companies are available in the car hire centre opposite the terminal building.<ref name="access">{{cite web|url=https://www.memmingen-airport.com/home/transport/public-transportation/|title=With bus and train to Memmingen Airport|website=www.memmingen-airport.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Mietwagen & Taxi | url=https://www.memmingen-airport.de/an-abreise/mietwagen-und-taxi/ }}</ref>
===Coach=== There are dedicated coach services from Memmingen Airport directly to Munich (journey time approx. 80 minutes) as well as long-distance coaches operated by Flixbus to several cities within Germany and neighbouring countries.<ref>[https://www.allgaeu-airport.com/home/transport/public-transportation/ allgaeu-airport.com – Public transportation]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} retrieved 1 May 2021</ref>
===Bus and rail=== Local bus lines 2 and 810/811 connect the airport within a 15-minute drive with Memmingen town centre, including Memmingen railway station, from where frequent Deutsche Bahn services depart for Munich (journey time approx. 1:00) and Augsburg (journey time approx. 1:10), as well as some EuroCity long-distance Swiss Federal Railways services to Bregenz and Zurich.<ref name="access"/>
==See also== * Transport in Germany * List of airports in Germany
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Flughafen Memmingen}} *{{official website}} * {{NWS-current|EDJA}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083733/http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=FMM Accident history for FMM] at Aviation Safety Network
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