Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt, Hesse

Frankfurt airport detention facility

Germany

Status

In use

2020

Type: Transit centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Not Available

Management: Federal Land of Hesse (Government-local)

Detains: Adult women, Adult men, Accompanied minors, Families, Asylum seekers (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
100
38

2013

No Data
Germany

2,777

Immigration detainees (2018)

833

Estimated detention capacity (2019)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
Frankfurt Airport
Transitunterkunft im
Gebaude C182/183
Building 587c, Cargo City Süd
Flughafen Frankfurt
60549 Frankfurt/Main
Center status

Status In use

2020

Status In use

2019

Status In use

2013

Status In use

2001
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Transit centre

2019

Category Filter Administrative

Type Transit centre

2001

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Federal Land of Hesse

Type Government-local

2001
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2019
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Medium-term (4-20 days)

2016
Demographics

Name Adult women

2013

Name Adult men

2013

Name Accompanied minors

2013

Name Families

2013
Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2019
Gender segregation

Gender Segregation Yes

2013
Family segregation

Family Segregation Yes

2013
Age segregation

Age Segregation Yes

2013
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 100

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 100

2013

Type Capacity including surge

Capacity 120

2001

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 70

2001
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 258

2016
Reported population at a specific time

Number 38

2013

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS