007 Book locations: Munich Airport / On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1963), SeaFire (1994)

Bond books: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1963), SeaFire (1994)
Places and locations in the books: Munich Airport (Franz Josef Strauss Airport), Nordallee 25, Munich, Germany, Former Munich-Riem airport, 81829 Munich, Germany
What happens here in the books: Bond visits Munich airport first time in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1963) by Ian Fleming. At that time the airport was still located in an old location in the Riem district. Munich-Riem Airport was in use from 1939 to 1992, and today all that remains is the old air traffic control tower! Read more about Munich-Riem airport here

When Bond next visited Munich in John Gardner’s book “SeaFire” (1994), a Franz Josef Strauss Airport was already in use. It was opened in 1992.
Visited by 007 Travelers: July 2024

“Tracy gazed at him wide-eyed when she met him outside Passport Control at Munich Airport, but she waited until they were inside the little Lancia before she burst into tears. ‘What have they been doing to you?’ she said through her sobs. ‘What have they been doing to you now?’

Bond took her in his arms, ‘It’s all right, Tracy. I promise you. These are only cuts and bruises, like a bad ski-fall. Now don’t be a goose. They could happen to anyone.’ He smoothed back her hair and took out his handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes.”

Ian Fleming: “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service“ (1963)

“The flight to Munich was, as usual, boring, and the German efficiency at passport control and the car-rental desk left nothing to be desired. He collected a cream-colored VW Corrado, driving straight to the Splendid, where the car was parked for him by the staff of the hotel, the facade of which managed to draw anyone’s attention away from the place. It was one of the delights of the Splendid that it looked like nothing and yet, for comfort, security, and service, was everything that an incognito traveler would wish.”

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“Wolfie appeared to be under the impression that he was a Formula One driver, but he still took well over an hour and a half to get to Munich Airport. There were only four really frightening incidents during the drive, and Bond paid up, hurrying into the almost deserted airport to find that he had a very long wait, as there were no flights to London until a British Airways departure at seven-thirty in the morning. There were seats on the flight, so he managed to exchange his Lufthansa ticket, to the delight of the young woman at the BA desk.”

John Gardner: “SeaFire“ (1994)

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