Munich-Riem Airport was the former international airport of Munich, the capital city of Bavaria and third-largest city of Germany. It was closed down on 16 May 1992, the day before the new Munich Airport commenced operations. It was located near the old village of Riem in the borough of Trudering-Riem in the east of Munich.
Munich-Riem Airport
Lufthansa McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 in Riem 1989
The remaining control tower surrounded by new buildings in 2018
Munich is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria. With a population of 1,589,706 inhabitants as of 29 February 2024, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The city's metropolitan region is home to about 6.2 million people and the third largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union.
Image: Stadtbild München
Image: Schloss Nymphenburg Münich
Image: Englischer Garten München
Image: Ludwigstraße, München