<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Nuremberg International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Prior to World War II, the Nuremberg area was served by a number of airfields in quick succession, all of which became inadequate in the face of the rapid development of aviation or fell victim to the same wars that had played a part in their construction. The first airfield in the area was built in 1915 by the Bavarian Army in the neighboring town of Fourth as a military air base. This Old Atzenhof Airport (Fourth Airfield) remained in civilian use throughout the Weimar Republic until the new Nazi government opened the new Marienberg Airport in Nuremberg.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1960, the number of passengers at Nuremberg Airport reached 100,000 for the first time. In 1961, the runway was extended from 1,900 to 2,300 meters (7,500 ft), and in 1968, the runway was extended to its present length of 2,700 meters (8,900 ft), allowing the then largest airliner in existence (the Boeing 747) to use it. On July 12, 1970, a Boeing 747 landed at the airport for the first time and attracted 20,000 visitors.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In October 2016, Ryanair announced it would open a base at Nuremberg Airport consisting of two aircraft while four additional routes were inaugurated. In the same month, Air Berlin announced it would close its maintenance facilities at the airport due to cost-cutting and restructuring measures. In June 2021, Lufthansa announced the termination of its route to Munich Airport, a flight covering around 170 km (110 mi) and taking less than 30 minutes, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and after facing longstanding criticism from an environmental standpoint. It has been replaced by a coach service, which, however, lacks usage by customers. During the same time, flights via other hubs than Munich registered increased passenger numbers.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Ground transportation from Nuremberg International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Metro:</strong> The U-Bahn (Metro) line U2 serves the airport at the Flughafen station. Trains connect the airport with the centre of the city every 10 minutes. The ride to the Hauptbahnhof (Central Railway Station) and the nearby Altstadt (historic old town) only takes 13 minutes. Nuremberg Airport is the only airport in Germany to be served by U-Bahn rather than S-Bahn, Tramway, or Deutsche Bahn.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Car:</strong> Nuremberg Airport is located 5 km (3.1 mi) north of the city centre. It is accessible via nearby Autobahn A 3, which connects to Autobahn A 9, as</p>
<p class="blog-para">well as Motorways A 73 and A 6. Longstanding plans for more direct access from A3 (which runs north of the runway) were abandoned by all relevant local political factions in the run-up to the 2020 local elections.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Bus:</strong> Bus number 30 connects the airport with bus and Tram lines 4 at the stop "am Wegfeld" before continuing to Erlangen. Since December 2015, new bus line 33 has been installed, allowing passengers from Nuremberg's west-neighboring city F&uuml;rth to get to the airport quicker without taking a detour via Nuremberg Central Station. The bus takes a route through local neighborhoods that predate the airport and makes use of streets that are otherwise closed to motorized traffic, including a short stretch through the airport parking lot. During much of the day, lines 30 and 33 overlap between "am Wegfeld" and the airport for a ten-minute headway.</p>
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