Lufthansa's registered office and corporate headquarters are in Cologne. The main operations base, called Lufthansa Aviation Center, is at Lufthansa's primary hub at Frankfurt Airport, and its secondary hub is at Munich Airport where a secondary Flight Operations Centre is maintained.

Lufthansa, the flag carrier of Germany, maintains its corporate headquarters in Cologne, but its primary operational heart is at Frankfurt Airport (FRA). Frankfurt serves as the airline's "mega-hub," handling the vast majority of its long-haul international connections and housing its massive maintenance and catering facilities. Lufthansa also operates a significant "secondary hub" at Munich Airport (MUC), which focuses on premium European traffic and select trans-Atlantic routes. For 2026 travelers, it is a peer-to-peer reality that while the "headquarters" is in Cologne, you will likely never visit it unless you work there; your Lufthansa experience will almost certainly center on the efficient, multi-terminal hubs of Frankfurt or Munich. The airline is a founding member of the Star Alliance, ensuring that these German hubs remain critical "connection engines" for global travel between the Americas, Asia, and Africa.