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Germany’s Munich Airport temporarily closed following drone reports, but nothing found

The airport closed twice due to unverified drone sightings causing minor flight disruptions and affecting thousands of passengers, authorities said.

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Germany’s Munich Airport was temporarily closed Saturday night following reports of drones that authorities were unable to verify, federal police said. The airport, one of Germany’s largest, reopened before midnight, federal police said. Air traffic was operating normally Sunday morning, the airport said. “Suspicious observations” were reported by several people, including security officials and airport employees, federal police and the airport said. The sightings occurred around 10 p.m. local time Saturday for roughly 30 minutes and again around 11 p.m. for another half-hour.

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The night before, Munich airport was temporarily closed due to the appearance of unknown drones.

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Germany's Munich Airport temporarily closed following drone reports, but nothing found

Munich Airport temporarily closed Saturday night due to unverified drone reports, according to federal police.

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Munich Airport was closed again due to suspicious sightings. Traffic was halted for half an hour on Saturday evening, with authorities saying safety was paramount.

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"Suspicious perceptions at Munich Airport: Witnesses may have seen drones on Saturday night, flight operations were temporarily discontinued.

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Already at the beginning of October there had been closures of the runway at the airport in Munich. Now there has been another incident.

Federal police said they did not find drones or suspicious individuals in the area

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nordbayern.de broke the news in Germany on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
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