Innsbruck Airport
Innsbruck Airport Flughafen Innsbruck | |||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Website | innsbruck-airport.com | ||||||||||
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Innsbruck Airport (IATA: INN, ICAO: LOWI), also known as Kranebitten Airport, is the largest international airport in Tyrol in western Austria. It is located approximately 2.5 miles from the centre of Innsbruck. The airport, which was opened in 1925,[1] 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.
Facilities
The terminal is a "shotgun" style, typically using air stairs to deboard/board passengers as no jetways are present. The airport can handle aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 767. There are several de-icing trucks, which de-ice the airframe typically right before engines start, or before obtaining clearance to take off.
Innsbruck Airport serves as the base of Welcome Air. Until its dissolvement on 31 March 2015, Tyrolean Airways had its home base at the airport as well. However, the newly established independent technical division Tyrolean Airways Luftfahrzeuge Technik GmbH remains here.[2] Innsbruck also used to accommodate the head offices of Air Alps.[3]
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 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.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Innsbruck Airport:[5]
Statistics
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| Year | Total passengers | % change |
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| 2007 | 859,832 | 
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| 2008 | 969,474 |  12.8
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| 2009 | 956,972 |  1.3
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| 2010 | 1,033,512 | 8.0
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| 2011 | 997,020 | 3.5
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| 2012 | 930,850 | 6.6
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| 2013 | 981,118 | 5.4
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| 2014 | 991,356 | 1.0
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| 2015 | 1,001,255 | 1.0
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Ground transportation
The airport is connected to the city and to Innsbruck main station by city bus F. The bus runs every 15 minutes and takes 18 minutes to reach the city. City Taxis are located in front of the Airport.[13]
See also
References
- ^ airport history
- ^ "starallianceemployees.com". Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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
- ^ AIP Austria
- ^ http://www.innsbruck-airport.com/en/timetable/
- ^ "Austrian adds Innsbruck – London Gatwick service in W16". routesonline. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/269664/austrian-adds-innsbruck-rhodes-leisure-route-in-s17/
- ^ http://www.adsadvance.co.uk/ba-launching-flights-from-heathrow-to-innsbruck.html
- ^ Liu, Jim (31 August 2016). "Monarch adds new seasonal routes in W16". Airline Route. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ Innsbruck Airport Statistics 2008 – German language only
- ^ Innsbruck Airport Statistics 2009–2010
- ^ Innsbruck Airport Statistics 2014–2015
- ^ "Innsbruck Airport Taxi service". www.holiday-taxi.at. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
External links
Media related to Innsbruck Airport at Wikimedia Commons
