Vienna, Schwechat (VIE/LOWW) Austria

9 juillet 2005

IATA: VIE – ICAO: LOWW

Summary
Airport type		Private, Vienna International Airport (German: Flughafen Wien-Schwechat), located 18 kilometers (11 miles) southeast of Vienna, is the busiest and biggest airport in Austria. It is often referred to as Schwechat, the name of the nearby town. The airport is capable of handling wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340. The airport is the hub of Austrian Airlines and its subsidiaries, as well as budget airline Niki.
Operator		Flughafen Wien AG
Serves		Vienna, Austria
Location		Schwechat, Austria
Hub for		Austrian Airlines Niki
Elevation AMSL		183 m / 600 ft
Coordinates
Website		www.viennaairport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
11/29	3,500	11,483	Asphalt
16/34	3,600	11,811	Asphalt

Vienna DSp Pictures of Video
Year	Sony	Spot Location
Year	Digital	Spot Location
2005		It'is Not easy !, but you can Inside the terminal "transit aera" behind the windows (restaurant)

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History

Originally built as a military airport in 1938, it was taken over by the British in 1945. In 1954, the Betriebsgesellschaft was founded, and the airport replaced Aspern as Vienna's (and Austria's) principal aerodrome. There was just one runway, which in 1959 was expanded to measure 3,000 metres (9,843 ft). The erection of the new airport building starting in 1960. In 1972 another runway was built.

The airport received Olympic teams as Austria has twice hosted the Winter Olympics. Pope John Paul II also used the airport during his visits to Austria. On December 27, 1985, the El Al ticket counter was attacked by Palestinians. ( Rome and Vienna Airport Attacks.)

The airport formerly featured a Harrods, but it closed in 2003.

Terminals

Presently, Vienna International Airport has three terminals: The main terminals 1 and 2 and a provisional terminal 1A, built to offer more space for low-cost carriers. In 2006, the airport started building a new terminal, SKYLINK, which will make the airport more capable of dealing with higher passenger volumes (2008: 19.7 million). This new terminal will also make the airport capable of handling bigger aircraft, such as the Airbus A380. All Terminals are operated by Fraport, Vienna Airport Handling, Swissport and Austrian Airlines. After completion of SKYLINK, Austrian Airlines and its partners will move to the new Terminal