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Vienna Airport
Airport Directory » Austria » Vienna » Vienna AirportVienna International Airport (IATA: VIE, ICAO: LOWW) (German: Flughafen Wien-Schwechat), turn up in Schwechat and 18 kilometres (11 land mile) southeastward of central Vienna, is the busiest and largest airport in Austria. It is frequently bring up to as Schwechat, the name of the nearby city. The airport is capable of care widebody aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A340. The airport is the hub of Austrian Airlines and its subordinates, as good as budget airline Niki and Sky Europe.
History
Originally constructed as a armed forces airport in 1938, it was taken over by the British in 1945. In 1954, the Betriebsgesellschaft was constituted, and the airport replaced Aspern as Vienna's (and Austria's) principal airport. There was merely 1 landing track, which in 1959 was spread out to measure out 3,000 meters. The erecting of the new airport construction beginning in 1960. In 1972 another landing track was made.
The airport had Olympic squads as Austria has twice hosted the Winter Olympics. Pope John Paul II also used the airport during his sees to Austria. On December 27, 1985, the El Al ticket counter was assailed by Palestinians. (See Rome and Vienna Airport Attacks.)
The airport once characteristic a Harrods, but it closed in 2003.
Terminals
Presently, Vienna International Airport has 3 depots. The Mainterminals one and two and a provisory depot (1A) was made to offer more infinite for low-cost bearers. In 2006, the airport set about construction a new depot, SKYLINK, which will do the airport more capable of handling with higher rider volumes (2007: 18.9 million). This new depot will also do the airport capable of care larger aircraft, such as the Airbus A380. Terminal one hosts all Austrian Airlines Group voyages, including Star Alliance and Partners. It also hosts Emirates voyages. Terminal 1A hosts Fly Niki, Air Berlin, Germanwings, etc. Terminal two hosts Air France, Iberia, British Airways, Sky Europe, Qatar Airways, etc.
All Terminals are functioned by Fraport, Vienna Airport Handling, Swissport and Austrian Airlines. After pass completion of SKYLINK, Austrian Airlines and its Partners will travel to the new Terminal.
Vienna International Airport has 20 boarding entrances wholly.
Concourses
Hall A ("Pier East"): Gates A1-A8 (only Jetbridges), A10-A19 (only Buses), A44-A50 (only Buses) International Flights
(Transit-Zone; Passport-control at gate/outlet of the hallway; Gates with Jetbridges and Busgates)
Hall B: B22-B43 Europe(Schengen)-Flights
(Busgates)
Hall C ("Pier West"): C51-C62 (only Jetbridges; Gates C55-C61 Transfer Gates), C71-C75 (only Buses) Europe(Schengen)-Flights, partial International Flights
(Gates with Jetbridges; Several entrances are used for Europe(Schengen) -Flights and also for International Flights; For International Flights: Gates are named Transfergates; Passport-control at the respective entrances; Passengers from International- to International Flights are travel at reaching at 1 of the C-Gates, in front end of the immigration-passport-control, to the transitzone to ground-floor, where they have access to other International Flights from the C-Gates and a shuttlebus-connection to the international hallway A; Passengers arriving at the international hallway A with an international connection-flight from 1 of the C-Gates use also the shuttlebus) New Busgates C71 to C75 opened on 02.04.2008, access via Gate C51, only Schengen-Operations
Public transportation system
The Vienna S-Bahn S7 line halts at the airport. The more expensive CAT (City Airport Train) links the airport direct to the Wien Mitte station. There are also many coaches from the airport to various locations in Vienna and to other towns.
Masterplan 2015
Because of its constant quantity growing in rider figure and shipment, Vienna International Airport has make up one's mind to enlarge Austria's largest airport with several new and severally accommodated constructions.
- New Tower: A new Tower was made. With its 109 m of tallness, it lets a free overlook of the entire airport area and it offers another spectacular sight: a night optical maser demo, which should welcome the riders even from the aircraft.
- New Terminal: Due to constant quantity rider and freight rate ontogeny, Vienna International Airport has planned to construct another Terminal, SKYLINK, which should be able to make up higher rider values. Construction begin in 2006 and will endure until late 2008. If there is still an enormous sum of money of rider ontogeny, the Masterplan 2015 sees an expansion of SKYLINK.
- Third Runway: Due to higher air power values, a 3rd landing track shall be necessary for the airport. A intermediation function was maintained, and the building of the 3rd landing track will set about in 2009.
- Railway station: The underground railroad terminal shall be enlarged and a connexion to Bratislava shall be build. Additionally the CAT (City Airport Train), which links the center of Vienna with the airport in merely 16 min., will pick up a new underground railroad terminal.
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