With the opening of the Terminal 1 Pier, we are taking off into the future. The building represents high-value growth and will also improve the location’s performance. As a modern premium hub, we are setting new standards for passenger experience – from efficiency and comfort to the quality of the visit.
The T1 Pier will give the Munich Airport an international connection with a regional identity – cosmopolitan, modern, and at the same time firmly anchored in Bavaria. The new terminal area is the embodiment of a strong, shared achievement.
The opening of the new Terminal 1 Pier marks a new milestone in Munich Airport’s need-based infrastructure development.
More than 5,000 people collaborated on this project, from the early planning phase to the tenant fit-outs. We had a great team within the airport, with participation from every department. And MUCreal is our realization subsidiary, which handled all of the planning and execution for the T1 Pier. All of that was only possible because we worked together. You can’t do it alone.
Katrin Hennig
Overall Project Manager, Terminal 1 Pier
Flughafen München GmbH
Overall Project Manager, Terminal 1 Pier
Flughafen München GmbH
A complex major construction project like the T1 Pier is a highly collaborative process, largely involving external partners. Around 5,000 people from the areas of planning, construction, administration, and operation contributed to the success of this project over several years. Even though many of the companies are based near the airport, the supply chains stretch across Europe, some even extending to China and the United States. We were able to organize and manage this network despite the COVID pandemic, the effects of the war in Ukraine on material availability and prices, and various internal project challenges. We would like to thank our reliable, hard-working partners who made it possible.
Marco-Norbert Butz & Michael Hiss
Executive Board Flughafen München
Realisierungsgesellschaft mbH (MUCreal)
Executive Board Flughafen München
Realisierungsgesellschaft mbH (MUCreal)
The Terminal 1 Pier is the result of a seven-year construction project that was undertaken during ongoing flight operations.
Following several months of trial operation, the new Terminal 1 Pier went into regular operation on April 21, 2026. On the very first day, more than 11,000 passengers traveled through the T1 Pier, and more than 70 flights were cleared there.
The first major symbolic moment was the arrival of an American Airlines flight from Charlotte, NC. The first departure was a Delta Air Lines flight heading for Detroit, MI.
€665
million
in investments to secure our competitive edge and sustainability
Strategy
New infrastructure
More room, modern technology, and much more convenience for our guests – that is our goal, and the new Terminal 1 Pier is the answer.
With the new Terminal 1 Pier, Munich Airport is systematically reinforcing its competitive position in global aviation, creating additional capacity for international airline partners. The project is a central part of the Airport’s long-term infrastructure and quality strategy, and it emphasizes our goal of offering guests an efficient, contemporary, future-oriented travel experience.
2019
Start of construction
The kick-off for a seven-year construction period: demolishing the apron and starting excavation work.
2020
Building shell
The main building and pier take shape.
2023
Interior construction
The pier grows inward – it is connected to T1 during ongoing operation.
2026
Commissioning
The ceremonial opening is on April 13; eight days later, the first passengers transit through the pier.
Facts
A new pier
A major influence on the regional economy
7 years
Construction time
360 m
Length
6 million
Annual passenger capacity
> 5,000
Participants
95,000 m²
Area
13
Passenger boarding bridges
What the new T1 Pier looks like
Modern architecture and optimized passenger management
