LOWW
Vienna International Airport
VFR
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Name
Vienna International Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
LOWW / VIE / LOWW
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
11:58 am (CET)
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Municipality
Vienna
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Coordinates
48° 6′ 37″ N 16° 34′ 10″ E
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Elevation
600 ft (183 m MSL)
About Vienna International Airport
Vienna Airport (IATA: VIE, ICAO: LOWW) is an international airport serving Vienna, the capital of Austria. It is located in Schwechat, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of central Vienna and 57 kilometres (35 mi) west of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. Its official name according to the Austrian Aeronautical Information Publication is Wien-Schwechat Airport. It is the country's largest airport and serves as the hub for Austrian Airlines as well as a base for low-cost carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air. It is capable of handling wide-body aircraft up to the Airbus A380. The airport features a dense network of European destinations as well as long-haul flights to Asia, North America and Africa.