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The railway station for the long-distance trains
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The terminal in December 2004

Frankfurt Airport (in German: Rhein-Main-Flughafen) is the biggest airport in Germany and the third largest in Europe (in terms of passengers, in cargo second largest), it is in Frankfurt.

In 2005, 52 million passengers flew from Frankfurt and 1.89 million tonnes of cargo.

The airport has two train stations, the terminal for the commuter trains is under the terminal and the station for the long-distance trains is five minutes to walk.

Until 2005, the Rhein-Main Air Base was in the south of the civil airport. Frankfurt airport recorded its all-time hottest temperature in July 2015 at 101.8 °F (38.8 °C).

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Aeropuerto de Fráncfort del Meno para niños

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