Linz Airport

Location: Hörsching, Linz

Country: Austria
Linz Airport (German: Flughafen Linz, IATA: LNZ, ICAO: LOWL) is a primary
international airport located near Linz, the third-largest city in Austria. In some contexts, the
operator calls the airport the blue danube airport linz.
Air traffic used to take place at the Südbahnhofmarkt in the center of Linz where the
zeppelin Estaric I took off on 30 October 1909. In 1925 air traffic was established between Linz
and Vienna. Starting in 1934, the air traffic operation was based in the Linz-Katzenau district
(nowadays industrial center), which was later terminated by the NSDAP after 1938. The airport
was then moved to Hörsching.
In the first six months of 2018 the airport recorded a significant increase in numbers and
a positive effect on passenger development. More than 200.000 passengers used Linz Airport
for their trips. Compared to the first half of 2017, traveler traffic increased by 16.8%, which
makes 30,879 passengers in total. The holiday travel segment grew by 42.2%. The
connections via Frankfurt raised as Lufthansa operates by larger aircraft. Palma de Mallorca
has become accessible five times a week, twice by Eurowings and three times by
Laudamotion. The airport was able to expand its offer towards the Baltic Sea, making it the
only federal airport in Austria to offer this destination. Other newly popular destinations are
Turkey, Egypt and Greece.