Munich-Riem Airport (German: Flughafen München Riem) was the main, international airport of Munich until it was closed down on 16 May 1992, the day before the new airport near Freising commenced operation. It was located near the old village of Riem in the Munich borough of Trudering-Riem.
Construction on the airport started in 1936. The first plane landed on 25 October 1939, signalling the beginning of air traffic. At this time, it was one of th...
More
Munich-Riem Airport (German: Flughafen München Riem) was the main, international airport of Munich until it was closed down on 16 May 1992, the day before the new airport near Freising commenced operation. It was located near the old village of Riem in the Munich borough of Trudering-Riem.
Construction on the airport started in 1936. The first plane landed on 25 October 1939, signalling the beginning of air traffic. At this time, it was one of the most modern airports in the world. It replaced the airfield located at Oberwiesenfeld (now the site of the Olympic Village).
In World War II, it was home to Adolf Galland's legendary Jagdverband 44: Squadron of Experten. It was almost completely destroyed by bombings on 9 April 1945. Up until that day, civilian air traffic had also been handled in Riem during wartime. George Raffeld of the United States Rainbow Division was the first of the allied forces to arrive at the airport. He reported to his superior officers that the airport had been...
Less
