Linz Airport
| Linz Airport Blue Danube Airport Linz | |||
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IATA: LNZ – ICAO: LOWL
  LNZ | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Tyrolean Airways | ||
| Serves | Linz, Austria | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 977 ft / 298 m | ||
| Coordinates | 48°14′00″N 14°11′15″E / 48.23333°N 14.18750°ECoordinates: 48°14′00″N 14°11′15″E / 48.23333°N 14.18750°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 9,842 | 3,000 | Asphalt |
Linz Airport (IATA: LNZ, ICAO: LOWL), also known as Blue Danube Airport Linz and formerly Hörsching Airport, is a minor international airport near Linz, the third-largest city of Austria. It mainly features flights to European leisure and some metropolitan destinations.
Terminal
Linz Airport is relatively small with 11 gates. There is a shop and café in the entrance hall, together with the check-in and airline desks. Beyond the security checks there is a duty free shop and a small café accessible from both the domestic and international gate areas. There is a single-storey covered car park.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Austrian Airlines operated by Tyrolean Airways | Düsseldorf, Vienna Charter: Larnaca Summer seasonal charter: Antalya, Chania, Ios, Kalymnos, Kos, Leros, Naxos, Paros, Rhodes, Santorini, Zakynthos |
| Austrian Airlines operated by Welcome Air | Vienna |
| Etihad Regional operated by Darwin Airline | Zurich (begins 1 June 2014)[1] |
| Lufthansa Regional operated by Lufthansa CityLine | Frankfurt |
| Niki | Charter: Hurghada, Sharm el Sheik Summer seasonal charter: Antalya, Corfu, Faro, Heraklion, Ibiza, Kos, Leros, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes |
| Ryanair | London-Stansted Winter seasonal: Tenerife-South |
| SunExpress | Summer seasonal charter: Antalya |
| Tunisair | Summer seasonal charter: Enfidha |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| DHL Aviation operated by Atlantic Airlines | Leipzig/Halle, Ljubljana |
Ground transportation
Car
The airport can be reached via federal highways B139 (which connects to motorway A1 Vienna - Germany) and B1. Taxis and car rental facilites are available at the airport.[2]
Bus
Bus line 601 connects the airport within 20 minutes with the city centre of Linz. There is an additional free shuttle service for travellers from Hörsching railway station which itself can be reached from Linz main station.[2]
Accidents and incidents
- On 8 January 1968, Douglas C-47B YU-ABK of Jugoslovenski Aerotransport was operating an international scheduled cargo flight from Riem Airport, Munich, West Germany to Pleso Airport, Zagreb, Yugoslavia when a fire developed in one of the engines. An attempt was made to divert to Hörsching Airport but the aircraft force landed short of the airport in a forest at Sankt Florian. All four people on board survived.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2013/12/11/f7-s14update2/
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.flughafen-linz.at/www/cm/de/passengers/approach/index.html
- ↑ "YU-ABK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
External links
Media related to Linz Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Current weather for LOWL at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for LNZ at Aviation Safety Network
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