Klagenfurt Airport
Klagenfurt Airport |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | LOWK |
| IATA code | KLU |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 448 m (1470 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 4 km northeast of Klagenfurt |
| Street | Autobahn south Autobahn A2 |
| train | Annabichl station |
| Local transport |
Bus 42 main station - airport / 40, 41 main station - Annabichl |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1925 |
| operator | Kärntner Flughafen Betriebs GesmbH |
| surface | 200 ha |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 228,372 (2018) |
| Air freight | 0.0 t (2018) |
| Flight movements |
4,337 (2017) |
| Capacity ( PAX per year) |
950,000 |
| Employees | 65 (2018) |
| Runways | |
| 10R / 28L | 740 m × 27 m grass |
| 10L / 28R | 2720 m × 45 m concrete |
| website | |
| www.klagenfurt-airport.at | |
The Klagenfurt Airport ( IATA code : KLU , ICAO code : LOWK ) is an international airport in Carinthia , Austria . It is located about four kilometers north of Klagenfurt city center at 448 m above sea level. A.
The owners of the Kärntner Flughafen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH are 74.90% Lilihill Capital Beteiligungs GmbH , 20.08% Carinthian Beteiligungsverwaltung and 5.02% the City of Klagenfurt.
The airport also uses its own name Airport Klagenfurt .
location
The airport extends over the Klagenfurt districts of Annabichl and St. Peter . The apron is located at approx. 448 m above sea level. A. The approach coming from the west takes place over the residential area of the districts Annabichl and Wölfnitz , from the east over an area largely built up with industry.
Transport links
Private transport
The airport is connected to national road traffic via its own exit from the A2 motorway . The exit is about a kilometer away from Italy and about 600 m from Vienna . The feeder is named after the Klagenfurt aviation pioneer Joseph Sablatnig .
Via the regional road network, the airport can be reached in a few minutes by car from the St. Veit catchment area via Kärntner Straße B 83, and via the urban road network from Klagenfurt city center via St. Veiter Straße. Due to the proximity of the airport to the city center and the flat route, arriving by bike is also easy.
Public transport
The airport can be reached by rail with the regional train (R), the RegionalExpress (REX) and the S-Bahn (S1) of the Austrian Federal Railways . At the Klagenfurt Annabichl train station there are half-hourly connections with Klagenfurt main train station (journey time five minutes) and a connection with regional trains to St. Veit and on to Styria .
From Klagenfurt main train station, you can also take city buses from the Klagenfurt municipal utilities to the airport. Direct line 42 runs daily until evening, every hour on workdays and every two hours on Sundays. With lines 40 and 42 (alternately every half hour) or line 41 you can get from the main train station to the Klagenfurt Annabichl train station every 15 minutes until the evening . After 8 p.m. you can only take line 94 to the Annabichl stop.
The airport can be reached on foot in eight minutes (750 m) from the Annabichl train or bus stop.
It is historically worth mentioning that the Annabichl train station and cemetery - and thus the airport - could be reached via the Klagenfurt tram network until the route was abandoned at the end of February 1961 .
History and structure
Klagenfurt Airport was founded in 1914 as a military airfield . In 1925, the Kärntner Luftverkehrsgesellschaft was founded with the help of the city of Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt banks and Österreichische Luftverkehrs AG, and in 1927 it was taken over by the latter with all its facilities. The first scheduled flight connections to Venice , Ljubljana and Vienna were soon established. Around 1935 the Annabichl estate of Count Paul Scapinelli was still on the site . In the course of the expansion, the property had to give way.
The airport was taken over by the Luftwaffe of the German Wehrmacht in 1938 and reopened for civil aviation after the war in 1951 . The first expansion phase took place in 1958, with the construction of a 1800 m long and 45 m wide concrete runway, the associated taxiways and parking areas, the construction of an airport building and a control tower . In 1964 the first expansion phase was completed with the establishment of the approach, runway, taxiway and obstacle lighting. But as early as 1965, the runway was extended in two stages by a further 600 m to a length of 2400 m.
The importance of the airport grew due to the increasingly booming tourism and so it received its first passenger terminal on September 11, 1971 . In 1981 the slope was extended again and grew to a length of 2720 m (8924 '). In 1984 Klagenfurt Airport was able to announce a number of 100,000 handled passengers for the first time and the number of passengers rose in the years that followed. In 1995 the airport's 80th anniversary was celebrated with a flight and statics show. In 1996 the construction of the new equipment storage hall and the fire station began and the radar system from Austro Control GmbH went into operation. In addition, the airport was connected to the A2 motorway .
In 1997 the construction of the new arrival hall started and in the following years further improvements and modernizations of the check-in area followed. In 2003 the airport was retrofitted with a CAT II / III landing system, which went into operation at the beginning of 2004 and has since enabled precise approaches based on instrument flight. In 2005 Klagenfurt Airport had a passenger volume of 522,000 for the first time. The following year, that number fell to 403,305.
The further operating phase
In 2007, the airport again managed to handle 470,000 passengers, the decisive factor being Ryanair and TUIfly , which at times served six destinations from Klagenfurt.
A record was also set in general aviation . Never before had there been so many flight movements by private aircraft in Klagenfurt, making Klagenfurt the most frequented airport in Austria by private aircraft alongside Salzburg and Vienna .
In 2008, 429,889 passengers were handled, which corresponds to a decrease of 8.3% compared to the previous year.
Ryanair expanded the Klagenfurt location at the end of 2008 after the commitment of massive subsidies. There were connections to Frankfurt , London , Stockholm and Gothenburg . In November 2013, Ryanair stopped all connections because the country and the airport did not want to continue paying money to the airline.
Since the 2009/10 winter flight schedule, Germanwings has flown from Cologne / Bonn to Klagenfurt up to seven times a week. In addition, they flew to Hamburg in competition with Air Berlin, but this route was also discontinued. Since 2013, Berlin and Hamburg have been on the Germanwings program twice a week, but now no longer Berlin, only Cologne and Hamburg. The Airbus A319, A320 and CRJ900 will be flown.
In winter, easyjet also flies to London Heathrow and transavia to Rotterdam .
In addition, the Austrian airline Robin Hood started flying to Zurich Airports from June 9, 2009 (as a non-stop route, 4 times a week, as well as a daily border connection via Graz , also 4 times a week) and Stuttgart (also via Graz).
In 2011 Air Berlin , as the successor to TUIfly, stopped the flights to Klagenfurt because the state did not want to pay the required 200,000 euros.
Graz and Vienna, places with more frequented airports, have been inexpensive to reach by express bus for several years . The Koralm railway, which is currently under construction , will further improve the connection between Carinthia and both airports.
Ownership
At the end of May or beginning of June 2017, the tender for the partial privatization of Klagenfurt Airport from 2018 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. We are looking for investors and operators. A blocking minority of 25 percent is to remain in the ownership of the public sector, i.e. with the previous owners of the state of Carinthia and the city of Klagenfurt. The deadline for submitting offers ended on August 2, 2017. "At the end of January 2018, the providers were asked to make a final offer ..." In mid-April 2018, Lilihill, founded in 2001, which had previously bought the traditional Moser-Verdino hotel and the editorial building of the Kärntner Tageszeitung in Klagenfurt, won the bid. Gerhard Köfer, chairman of the Carinthia team, asked to disclose "how this deal came about and what was decisive for Franz Orasch and his Lilihill group and why Haselsteiner's offer was not formally accepted." Franz Peter Orasch announced a press conference on planned projects for August 19, 2019.
The owners of the Kärntner Flughafen Betriebsgesellschaft mbH are 74.90% Lilihill Capital Beteiligungs GmbH, 20.08% Carinthian Beteiligungsverwaltung and 5.02% the City of Klagenfurt.
Airport facilities
Capacity and terminal building
As of 2008, the airport has a terminal capacity of 950,000 passengers per year. The only terminal at Klagenfurt Airport is both the arrival and departure building. The catering facilities, check-in counters, security controls, baggage claim and control as well as passport and customs control are also located here.
The tower with the radar system from Austro Control GmbH is connected to the terminal building .
Runways
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The airport has two parallel runways facing east and west (10–28). The largest of the two lanes is 2720 m long and 45 m wide. The difference in height between the eastern and western touchdown point is approximately ten meters. There is a turning area at both ends of the runway. Concrete serves as the track surface. Its carrying capacity classification is comparatively low with a PCN value of 37. The runway is designed for aircraft the size of an Airbus A320.
The small grass runway running parallel has the dimensions 710 m × 25 m. There is also a glider landing area and a heliport at the airport. These three are only approached in visual flight.
The approach can only be based on the large runway 28 using the ILS ( instrument landing system ). The normal sliding angle is 3 °. In addition to the ILS, there is an optical approach support system of the type PAPI ( precision approach path indicator ) in both directions, especially for visual pilots . On runway 28 there is also an approach light with information on the glide angle, a so-called ALSF in configuration 2 . An NDB ( non-directional radio beacon ), a VOR ( rotary radio beacon , 17 kilometers east of the square) and a DME ( distance measuring device ) complement the airport's navigation equipment .
Due to a general renovation of runway 10/28, the airport had to shut down air traffic for three weeks. Regular air traffic was resumed on October 4, 2016.
Hangars
At the beginning of 2020 there were three hangars on the site . In spring 2011 a new hangar was opened. Above all, it should serve as a replacement for the old hangars and as a maintenance yard. The two old, dilapidated hangars were demolished in 2020.
Logistics terminal
In addition to the terminal, the shipping company Schenker operates a logistics terminal that is to become an aviation hub for Eastern Europe. The company invested ten million euros in an area of 35,000 square meters, which houses the transshipment hall, an office wing and a logistics warehouse. The building also has its own rail connection. The Klagenfurt site has a contract with an Indian entrepreneur; Schenker Klagenfurt takes over the air and sea freight for this operation. The terminal went into operation in 2011. In 2014, 78 people were employed at the site.
Armed Forces Helicopter Base
On May 12, 2011, the new armed forces helicopter base was opened in the north-western area of the airport. The hangar has an area of around 500 m² and has a capacity for two Sikorsky UH-60 helicopters or two Eurofighters . The construction time lasted around nine months, the costs amounted to 1.3 million euros. The construction costs were financed by Klagenfurt Airport, as the Austrian Armed Forces have a permanent right to use the airport. At the end of 2015, the Austrian Armed Forces closed their base at Klagenfurt Airport as part of the “Austrian Armed Forces 2018” savings package. The aircraft was moved to Aigen im Ennstal. The helicopter base went back into operation in April 2017.
Other facilities
The airport is equipped with an equipment hall and a fire station.
safety
police
Since April 2008 the airport police have been in a new building opposite the terminal building. This also houses the Klagenfurt motorway police, the service dog squadron and the Annabichl police station.
fire Department
The airport fire brigade is housed in the fire station on the airport premises. It is equipped with six fire engines as well as various fire protection devices and recovery equipment. The surrounding fire brigades of the city of Klagenfurt as well as their professional fire brigade can be consulted for support.
Planned changes
The new owners of Klagenfurt Airport are planning a completely new construction of the airport including the exhibition center and Avimotion TecPark by 2024 (before the COVID-19 crisis ). According to the company, the investments will amount to over a billion euros.
The project "The New Airport Klagenfurt" comprises the following projects:
- New construction of the terminal on the site of the old hangars (EUR 260 million)
- New building of a hotel with 250 rooms
- New construction of a trade fair center on 3.5 hectares by 2030 (EUR 110 million)
- New construction of the Avimotion TecPark on 25 hectares - Aviation Research Center (EUR 480 million)
- Expansion of the logistics center and construction of an industrial park (EUR 140 million)
Traffic figures
The following table shows the traffic figures at Klagenfurt Airport in the past.
| operating year |
Passenger volume |
Air freight (in tons ) |
Flight movements line / charter |
General aviation
flight movements |
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| 1980 | 82.151 | k. A. | 3,083 | k. A. |
| 1982 | k. A. | k. A. | k. A. | 16,461 |
| 1985 | 102,691 | k. A. | 4,099 | 19,343 |
| 1990 | 148.062 | k. A. | 5,209 | 27,937 |
| 1995 | 215.059 | k. A. | 7,333 | 22,665 |
| 2000 | 235.503 | k. A. | 8,325 | 25,853 |
| 2001 | 226.701 | k. A. | 7.133 | 29,884 |
| 2002 | 259.717 | k. A. | 6,894 | 30,388 |
| 2003 | 313,557 | 45.7 | 6,979 | 25,719 |
| 2004 | 486.274 | 57.2 | 8,810 | 24,584 |
| 2005 | 522.697 | 53.5 | 8,907 | 24,518 |
| 2006 | 409.004 | 41.1 | 7,718 | 23,881 |
| 2007 | 469.033 | 34.9 | 8,103 | 24,600 |
| 2008 | 429,889 | 23.9 | 7,670 | 23,592 |
| 2009 | 410,512 | 30.1 | 7,785 | 24,181 |
| 2010 | 425.933 | 13.4 | 7,482 | 24.006 |
| 2011 | 375.307 | 5.4 | 6,451 | 21,450 |
| 2012 | 279.045 | 0.0 | 4,576 | 19,662 |
| 2013 | 259.336 | 0.0 | 4,262 | 17,348 |
| 2014 | 225,842 | 0.0 | 3,920 | 17,398 |
| 2015 | 227,625 | 0.0 | 3,922 | 17,049 |
| 2016 | 193,709 | 0.0 | 3,392 | 13,576 |
| 2017 | 216.905 | 0.0 | 3,700 | 16,367 |
| 2018 | 228.372 | 0.0 | 3,566 | 18,911 |
Airlines and destinations
For the 2019/20 winter flight schedule, Klagenfurt will be served by Austrian Airlines , Easyjet , Eurowings and Transavia . In charter traffic, Klagenfurt Airport is served by Yakutia Airlines Airlines and GetJet Airlines . In the preview of the summer flight schedule for 2020, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings and Laudamotion serve Klagenfurt Airport.
Winter flight schedule 2019/20
| airline | Destinations | Aircraft |
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| Eurowings | Cologne / Bonn | A319 / A320 |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna | De Havilland DHC-8-400 |
| Easyjet | London Gatwick | A320 |
| GetJet Airlines | Vilnius | A320 |
| Yakutia Airlines | Moscow Wnukovo | B737 |
| Transavia | Rotterdam | B737 |
Summer flight schedule 2020
| airline | Destinations | Aircraft |
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| Eurowings | Cologne / Bonn | A319 / A320 |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna | De Havilland DHC-8-400 |
| Laudamotion | Palma de Mallorca | A320 |
| Eurowings | Berlin (TXL) | A320 |
Incidents
Serious aircraft accidents worldwide are recorded in the database of the Aviation Safety Network. Up until 2011, only one event has been noted in connection with Klagenfurt Airport:
- On August 24, 1957 the Lockheed 18 Learstar 1 with the aircraft registration D-COCA of Helmut Horten GmbH had an accident . The plane was on its way from Düsseldorf to Klagenfurt. It was supposed to deliver flowers for a show in Velden . While descending on Klagenfurt, the left wing of the 14-year-old aircraft broke near Krumpendorf . All three crew members died in the crash, the only occupants.
- On August 24, 1994 at 3:01 a.m., a pipe bomb weighing around 5 kg, which Franz Fuchs had deposited in front of the Rennerschule a good two hours earlier, exploded in luggage X-ray street. The explosives expert Theodor Kelz had seen suspicious content on the screen and opened the container on the side. He loses both hands, two other police officers present are injured. The three had entered the terminal building with a special key. The rescuers, however, stand in front of a locked door and use force to gain entry.
See also
Web links
- Klagenfurt Airport
- Klagenfurt Airport (barrier-free version)
- Klagenfurt Airport - information for pilots from www.aviator.at
- Private spotter homepage around Klagenfurt Airport
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Statistical data. Klagenfurt-Airport.at, accessed on July 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Verkehrsverbund Kärntner Linien: timetable picture 601 of the ÖBB ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 797 kB), accessed on May 17, 2011.
- ↑ For the exact travel times of the city buses, see the timetables of the Stadtwerke Klagenfurt: Lines 40/42 ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and line 41 ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , as well as evening line 94 ( Memento of the original from May 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (each PDF), accessed on May 17, 2011.
- ↑ Old Styrian chicken . Entry no. 195 in the register of traditional foods of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism . Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ Klagenfurt - Germanwings instead of Ryanair . AustrianAviation.net. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ Klagenfurt - first flight to Berlin-Tegel AustrianAviation.net, accessed on December 29, 2013.
- ↑ Robin Hood flies to Klagenfurt
- ↑ Klagenfurt Airport is looking for investors, operators and passengers diepresse.com, June 2, 2017, accessed August 8, 2019.
- ↑ Carinthian investor takes over majority at Klagenfurt Airport diepresse.com, April 23, 2018, accessed August 8, 2019.
- ↑ Airport plans ensure discussions orf.at, August 8, 2019, accessed August 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Technical data"
- ↑ LOWK Runway Info under Airports IATA, Airports Runwayinfo.
- ↑ Klagenfurt Airport: Airport Klagenfurt | KLU. (No longer available online.) In: www.klagenfurt-airport.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016 ; Retrieved November 9, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ By Bettina Auer | 11 03 a.m., April 29, 2020: Klagenfurt Airport: The demolition of Hangar 1 has begun. April 29, 2020, accessed May 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Notification on the forwarding agency's website , accessed on May 26, 2014.
- ↑ Information on the carrier's website , accessed on May 26, 2014.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Armed Forces closes helicopter base
- ↑ Helicopter base in Klagenfurt back in operation
- ↑ ORF at / Agencies red: New owner: High-flying plans for Klagenfurt Airport. August 19, 2019, accessed May 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Lilihill presents Klagenfurt plans. Retrieved May 2, 2020 .
- ↑ air traffic. Statistics-Austria.at , accessed on May 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Winter flight schedule 2019/20. Klagenfurt-Airport.at, accessed on January 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Winter timetable charter 2019/20. Klagenfurt Airport, accessed on January 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Preview of KLU summer flight schedule 2020. Accessed January 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Airport Profile Klagenfurt in English in the Aviation Safety Network.
- ↑ accident report Learstar D-COCA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 24 August 2017th
