Frankfurt Flughafen *is* a military base. The other side of the field is Rhein-Main Air Base, a major U.S. base in Germany since WWII. They share the runways and other facilities. Rhein-Main is downsized now, and will be closed down and will revert to full German control at the end of 2005, but it's a secure U.S. military facility at present, and has facilities for handling AF1. Unfortunately, the effect on FRA traffic is significant. -- Michael C. Berch mcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Feb 23, 2005, at 12:22 PM, Dennis W Zeuch wrote: > WHY? Do the Bush guys just want fewer planes in the air to watch? I > would > guess AF1 would land at a military base, not FRA.