European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Plane is serviced in Fronti of terminal. Re Mam p ois engers 4gy.rfu.s. Services Kovel. Old flight times Are obsolete for jets. Autobahn Bridge is a Vantage Point for watching planes. Wartime nazis destroyed the old Deible hangars at Airport. From it Airport  is All widow or to Moe Sid. Giving  Fine Opportunity to Woch Parade of in during meat. By Joseph f. Mcbride staff writers a photos by Guenter Schuettler the biggest a1h show on the Conti nent takes place daily at Frankfurt Airport and it does t Cost a cent to watch in. Daily hundreds of persons line the Auto Bahn alongside the Airport and thousands More crowd on to the sprawling Field covering 2,443 acres including Rhine main air base to watch the Aerial passing Parade. On an average Day visitors can East their eyes skyward every five minutes to see a plane land or depart. From 250 to .300 planes representing 3fi scheduled airlines numerous chartered lines and military air Craft use the Airport s facilities daily. On weekends in Good weather about 20,000 persons visit the Field to watch the big planes skim Over the runways and taxi up to the reception building. For a Small sum they can visit the Model House or ride the Toonerville trolley around the base As a guide Points out the sights. The Model House is a show in itself. It contains a 50 by 25 foot Model of the Field and the City of Frankfurt. From a nearby control lower flight traffic patterns can be simulated. By pressing buttons around the Model visitors can Light up Points of in Terest in the City. If you care to take a 10-Mjnute flight cruise around the world just step into the  theater adjoining the Model. You la be Able to relax in a comfortable chair As cities of the world pass before your eyes. The Airport is a City in itself. Visitors or passengers with time on their hands can browse in the duty free shop Dine in one of several restaurants buy an insurance policy from a vending machine or relax in a comfortable reception room that seals 300 persons. In addition there Are nurseries baby Sitters banking facilities Quick service buffets. Frankfurt Airport is administered by a corporation with three principal share holders. They Are land Hesse the Federal Republic and the City of Frankfurt. No shares Are sold to individuals. The corporation employs 3,000 persons to keep the huge installation in operation. Construction of new buildings has just been completed and work is under Way on hangars to House the new h Lige Jet air liners. Plans Call for the Field s two runways to be extended to Hardtle Jet age traffic. The no. 1 runway is nearly two Miles Long and will be extended an additional one third of a mile. The no. 2 runway now about one mile Long will be extended an additional mile. The new construction was ordered to handle the heavy volume of air traffic and meet the demands of the new Jet airliners. The Airport is the most important on the continent and is larger hum Berlin s Tempelhof. The other Day the Airport marked a mile Stone for the year. The one Millionth passenger was processed. A great crowd was at Airport for arrival of first pan am Strat Cruiser in May 19.49. Night View of air terminal and its parking lot which is always full of autos. The stars and stripes novt Mew 20, 1958 the stars and stripes Page 13