Innsbruck Airport

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Innsbruck Kranebitten Airport
Innsbruck Airport.jpg
IATA: INNICAO: LOWI
INN is located in Austria
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INN
Location of airport in Austria
Summary
Owner Tiroler Flughafenbetriebs GmbH
Serves Innsbruck
Elevation AMSL 1,906 ft / 581 m
Coordinates 47°15′37″N 11°20′38″E / 47.26028°N 11.34389°E / 47.26028; 11.34389Coordinates: 47°15′37″N 11°20′38″E / 47.26028°N 11.34389°E / 47.26028; 11.34389
Website http://www.innsbruck-airport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 6,562 2,000 Asphalt

Innsbruck Kranebitten Airport (IATA: INNICAO: LOWI) is the largest airport in Tyrol in western Austria. It handles regional flights around the Alps, as well as seasonal international flights to other destinations. During the winter, activity increases significantly, due to the high number of skiers travelling to the region. It is the main base of Welcome Air and Austrian Airlines' regional carrier Tyrolean Airways. The airport receives mostly mid-size and smaller jets and props, and see nothing larger than the Boeing 767.[citation needed] Some airlines operate Boeing 757s out of LOWI, and connecting to major airport hubs, such as London's Heathrow International Airport. No commercial carrier operates from the United States to Innsbruck directly, but always connects via a European Airport. The approach is very difficult, even more so in the Winter, when the traffic soars. The approach and descent is a very complicated process -- the Alps create vicious winds and currents, which the pilot has to deal with throughout the process. Because there are mountains all around, the plane usually circles the airport, enters a pattern, to decrease both speed and altitude. The terminal is a "shotgun" style, typically using air stairs to deboard/board passengers -- no jetways are present. Their are several de-icing trucks, which de-ice the airframe typically right before engine start, or before obtaining clearance to takeoff.

The airport is approximately 2.5 miles from the centre of Innsbruck. It is connected to the city and to Innsbruck Central station by city bus F. The bus runs every 15 minutes and takes 18 minutes. The airport is being made more famous by being the starting airport on the X-Plane 9 Flight Simulator. Microsoft Flight Simulator X also has a mission where the user must make the challenging approach to land at Innsbruck in minimum visibility.

Innsbruck Airport is well known for having a difficult approach due to surrounding terrain, prohibiting certain aircraft types from operating at the airport.[1]

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[edit] Traffic statistics

Passenger statistics for Innsbruck Airport[2][3]
Year Total Passengers  % change
2007 859,832 steady
2008 969,474 increase12.8
2009 956,972 decrease1.3
2010 1,033,512 increase8.0

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Innsbruck Airport terminal building
Apron full of aircraft at the airport.
Airlines Destinations
Aeroflot Seasonal: Moscow-Sheremetyevo
Air Berlin Düsseldorf
Seasonal: Berlin-Tegel, Hamburg
Austrian Airlines Vienna
Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, East Midlands, Exeter, Leeds Bradford, London-Stansted, Manchester
Austrian Airlines
operated by Lauda Air
Bournemouth, Cardiff, Corfu, Dublin, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Monastir, Reus, Sharm-El-Sheikh
Seasonal: Bristol, Dublin
Austrian Airlines
operated by Tyrolean Airways
Vienna
Seasonal: Belfast-International, Bristol, Cardiff, East-Midlands
British Airways Seasonal: London-Gatwick
EasyJet London-Gatwick
Seasonal: Bristol, Liverpool
Finnair Seasonal: Helsinki-Vantaa
Flybe Seasonal: Birmingham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester
Lufthansa
operated by Tyrolean Airways
Frankfurt
Monarch Seasonal: London-Gatwick, Manchester
Niki Seasonal: Palma de Mallorca
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda
S7 Airlines Seasonal: Moscow-Domodedovo
Thomas Cook Airlines Seasonal: London-Gatwick, Manchester
Thomson Airways London Gatwick, Manchester
Seasonal: Birmingham, Edinburgh, Dublin, London Stansted, Newcastle upon Tyne
Transavia.com Amsterdam
Seasonal: Eindhoven, Groningen, Rotterdam
Welcome Air Seasonal: Nice, Olbia

[edit] References

  1. ^ AIP Austria
  2. ^ Innsbruck Airport Statistics 2008 - German language only
  3. ^ Innsbruck Airport Statistics 2009-2010

[edit] External links

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