Frankfurt Airport faces fuel supply constraints as low river levels limit deliveries
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Low water levels on the Rhine have limited tanker ships from delivering kerosene to Frankfurt Airport’s terminal on the Main, and the pipeline capacity to the aircraft stands is also restricted.
The airport consumes about 15 million litres of kerosene daily and stores fuel in ten above‑ground tanks with a total capacity of 186 million litres – the volume of 71 Olympic swimming pools – supplied via a 60‑kilometre underground pipeline, giving the current reserve enough fuel for roughly twelve days if no new deliveries arrive.