Innsbruck Airport

Airport in Innsbruck, Austria

Innsbruck Airport

Flughafen Innsbruck

* IATA: INN
* ICAO: LOWI

Summary
Owner| Tiroler Flughafenbetriebs GmbH
Serves| Innsbruck, Austria
Elevation AMSL| 1,906 ft / 581 m
Coordinates| 47°15′37″N 011°20′38″E﻿ / ﻿47.26028°N 11.34389°E﻿ / 47.26028; 11.34389
Website| innsbruck-airport.com
Map

INN

Location within Austria

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

ft  | m
08/26  | 6,562  | 2,000  | Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
| Passengers| 125,495

|

Aircraft movements| 2,010
Cargo (including
road feeder service,
metric tons)| 0

Statistics[1]

Innsbruck Airport (IATA: INN, ICAO: LOWI), also known locally as Kranebitten Airport, is the largest international airport in Tyrol in western Austria. It is located approximately 4 kilometres (2+1⁄2 mi) from the centre of Innsbruck.

The airport, which was opened in 1925,[2] handles regional flights around the Alps, as well as seasonal international traffic to further European destinations. During the winter, activity increases significantly, due to the high number of skiers travelling to the region.

## Operations

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### Terminal

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The terminal has no jet bridges: instead, mobile stairs are used for boarding large aircraft that do not have their own airstairs. The airport can handle aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 767. In February 2017, it was announced that the current passenger terminal, which was inaugurated for the 1964 Winter Olympics will be replaced with a new, larger facility which started construction in 2019.[3]

### Special approach procedures

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Innsbruck Airport is well known for having a difficult approach due to surrounding terrain, prohibiting certain aircraft types from operating at the airport.[4] The approach and descent is a very complicated process—the Alps create vicious winds and currents, which pilots have to deal with throughout the process. It is a Category C airport, an airport with special difficulties requiring pilots to have special training before using it.[5] Approach or ascent over the eastern end of the runway goes over the inner city at fairly low altitude.

### Tenants

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Innsbruck Airport served as the base of Tyrolean Airways and Welcome Air until their demise, although the newly established independent technical division Tyrolean Airways Luftfahrzeuge Technik GmbH remains here.[6] Innsbruck also used to accommodate the head offices of Air Alps.[7]

## Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Innsbruck Airport:[8]

Airlines| Destinations

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Aegean Airlines |  Seasonal: Athens[9][10]
Air Baltic |  Seasonal: Riga[11]
Air Dolomiti |  Seasonal: Frankfurt[12][13]
Austrian Airlines |  Vienna[14]
Seasonal: Amsterdam,[15] Brussels,[16] Copenhagen,[16] Warsaw–Chopin[16]
Avanti Air |  Seasonal charter: Calvi[17]
British Airways |  Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[18][19] London–Heathrow[20]
easyJet |  London–Gatwick[21]
Seasonal: Birmingham,[22] Bristol,[23] Edinburgh (begins 7 December 2025),[24] London–Luton,[25] Manchester[23]
Eurowings |  Seasonal: Hamburg,[23] Karpathos,[26] Kos,[27] Lamezia Terme,[27][28] Stockholm–Arlanda[29]
Seasonal charter: Copenhagen,[30] Heraklion, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes
Iberia |  Seasonal: Madrid[31]
Icelandair[32] |  Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík[33][34]
Jet2.com |  Seasonal: Birmingham,[23] Bristol,[23] Edinburgh,[23] Manchester[35]
Marathon Airlines |  Seasonal charter: Cagliari,[36] Kalamata,[36] Kavala,[36] Kefalonia,[36] Preveza/Lefkada,[36] Thessaloniki[36]
Norwegian Air Shuttle |  Seasonal: Copenhagen
Scandinavian Airlines |  Seasonal: Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda[23]
Transavia |  Amsterdam[37]
Seasonal: Brussels,[38] Eindhoven,[23] Rotterdam/The Hague[23]
TUI Airways |  Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin,[39] Edinburgh, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Manchester,[40] Newcastle upon Tyne[41]
TUI fly Belgium |  Seasonal: Antwerp[23]

## Statistics

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Aerial view of the airport and its surrounding mountains. Apron during the winter season Terminal interior Passenger statistics[42][43][44] [45] Year | Total passengers | % change

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2007 | 859,832 |
2008 | 969,474 |  12.8
2009 | 956,972 |  1.3
2010 | 1,033,512 |  8.0
2011 | 997,020 |  3.5
2012 | 930,850 |  6.6
2013 | 981,118 |  5.4
2014 | 991,356 |  1.0
2015 | 1,001,255 |  1.0
2016 | 1,006,738 |  0.6
2017 | 1,092,547 |  8.5
2018 | 1,119,347 |  2.4
2019 | 1,144,471[46] |  2.2

## Ground transportation

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The airport is connected to the city and to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof by city bus F. The bus runs every 15 minutes and takes 18 minutes to reach the city.[47]

## See also

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* Transport in Austria
* List of airports in Austria

## References

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1. ^ "Kommerzielle Zivilluftfahrt 2021: Passagieraufkommen um 20,3% gestiegen, aber noch immer deutlich unter Vorkrisenniveau" [Commercial civil aviation 2021: Passenger traffic up 20.3%, but still well below pre-crisis levels.] (PDF; 66 KB). statistik.at (in German). Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
2. ^ "airport history". Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
3. ^ austrianaviation.net - "Innsbruck Airport starts architecture competition" 21 February 2017
4. ^ www.austrocontrol.at https://www.austrocontrol.at/content/lfa/Flugbewilligungen/Special_Performance_Procedures/LOWI/LOWI.shtml. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
5. ^ "Airport Categorisation". www.airfieldcharts.com.
6. ^ "starallianceemployees.com". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
7. ^ "just get in contact with us!." Air Alps. Retrieved on 21 October 2012. "Füstenweg 180 A-6026 Innsbruck-Airport" Archived 24 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ "Scheduled and charter flights". Tiroler Flughafenbetriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
9. ^ "Flight Schedules | Timetable | AEGEAN". en.aeganair.com.
10. ^ Liu, Jim (1 June 2023). "Aegean Airlines Adds Innsbruck Service From Dec 2023". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
11. ^ Liu, Jim. "airBaltic NW24 Network Expansion – 04SEP24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
12. ^ Gruber, Jan (17 December 2021). "Ab Mai 2022: Air Dolomiti übernimmt Innsbruck-Frankfurt". Aviation Direct. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
13. ^ Liu, Jim (27 May 2024). "Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 26MAY24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
14. ^ "Austrian Airlines NW25 Systemwide Flight Number Changes – 30OCT24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
15. ^ "Austrian Airlines start lijndienst tussen Schiphol en Innsbruck" [Austrian Airlines starts service between Schiphol and Innsbruck]. Luchtvaartnieuws (in Dutch). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
16. ^ a b c "Austrian Expands Innsbruck Network in NW24". AeroRoutes. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
17. ^ "For Rhomberg Reisen: Avanti Air flies from Graz, Memmingen and Innsbruck to Calvi". 21 December 2022.
18. ^ Airways, British. "BRITISH AIRWAYS ADDS FIVE NEW SHORT-HAUL SERVICES TO ITS LONDON GATWICK NETWORK". mediacentre.britishairways.com.
19. ^ "BA EuroFlyer NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
20. ^ "British Airways NW24 Heathrow – Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
21. ^ Liu, Jim (5 September 2022). "easyJet NW22 London / Manchester Frequency Changes – 04SEP22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
22. ^ "EasyJet adds 33 routes from UK to winter 2024-25 schedule".
23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Innsbruck, Austria". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 24 (8). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 389. February 2023. ISSN 1466-8718.
24. ^ https://aviation.direct/easyjet-verstaerkt-winterangebot-am-flughafen-wien-mit-fuenf-neuen-verbindungen
25. ^ Liu, Jim (5 September 2022). "easyJet NW22 London / Manchester Frequency Changes – 04SEP22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
26. ^ "Eurowings NS24 Network Additions – 30NOV23".
27. ^ a b Liu, Jim (14 February 2023). "Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
28. ^ "Flugplanung 2021 und 2022" (PDF). www.innsbruck-airport.com.
29. ^ "Eurowings Europe nimmt Stockholm-Innsbruck auf". 27 September 2022.
30. ^ "EUROWINGS SCHEDULES NEW AUSTRIA – DENMARK CHARTERS IN NW22". Aeroroutes. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
31. ^ "Iberia Adds Seasonal Innsbruck Service in NW24". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
32. ^ "Our Flight Schedule 2022 | Icelandair".
33. ^ "Flights to Innsbruck in Austria | Icelandair".
34. ^ Liu, Jim. "Icelandair Adds Seasonal Innsbruck Service in 1Q24". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
35. ^ Liu, Jim (10 May 2024). "Jet2 Adds A321neo Edinburgh Service in From Nov 2024". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
36. ^ a b c d e f "Marathon Airlines assumes Idealtours-charter". aviation.direct (in German). 7 December 2022.
37. ^ Liu, Jim (11 July 2022). "Transavia August 2022 Amsterdam Operation Update - 10JUL22". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
38. ^ Liu, Jim (20 April 2022). "Transavia NW22 Brussels Network Additions". Aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
39. ^ "Flight Timetable". TUI Airways. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
40. ^ https://marketingstockport.co.uk/news/manchester-airport-highlights-its-direct-connections-to-winter-sports-destinations/
41. ^ https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/travel-tourism/newcastle-airports-full-list-2024-28544901
42. ^ "Innsbruck Airport Statistics 2008 – German language only". Archived from the original on 8 January 2011.
43. ^ "Innsbruck Airport Statistics 2009–2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2011.
44. ^ "Innsbruck Airport Statistics 2014–2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
45. ^ "Innsbruck Airport Statistics 2016 - German language only" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
46. ^ "1,1 Millionen Passagiere am Flughafen Innsbruck". Austrian Wings. 24 January 2018.
47. ^ "Innsbruck Airport Taxi service". www.holiday-taxi.at. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

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