Innsbruck Airport (IATA: INN, ICAO: LOWI), also known locally as Kranebitten Airport, is the largest international airport in Tyrol in western Austria. It is located approximately 4 kilometres (2+1⁄2 mi) from the centre of Innsbruck. The airport, which was opened in 1925, handles regional flights around the Alps, as well as seasonal international traffic to further European destinations. During the winter, activity increases significantly, due to the high number of skiers travelling to the region.

Facilities

The terminal has no airbridges; mobile stairways or the aircraft's own airstairs are used for boarding. The airport can handle aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 767. In February 2017, it was announced that the current passenger terminal, which was inaugurated for the 1964 Winter Olympics will be replaced with a new, larger facility which started construction in 2019.

Innsbruck Airport is well known for having a difficult approach due to surrounding terrain, prohibiting certain aircraft types from operating at the airport. The approach and descent is a very complicated process—the Alps create vicious winds and currents, which pilots have to deal with throughout the process. It is a Category C airport, an airport with special difficulties requiring pilots to have special training before using it. Approach or ascent over the eastern end of the runway goes over the inner city at fairly low altitude.

Innsbruck Airport served as the base of Tyrolean Airways and Welcome Air until their demise, although the newly established independent technical division Tyrolean Airways Luftfahrzeuge Technik GmbH remains here. Innsbruck also used to accommodate the head offices of Air Alps.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Innsbruck Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Seasonal: Athens
Air Dolomiti	Frankfurt
Air France	Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Austrian Airlines	Vienna Seasonal: Amsterdam, Berlin
Avanti Air	Seasonal charter: Calvi
British Airways	Seasonal: London–Gatwick, London–Heathrow
easyJet	London–Gatwick Seasonal: Birmingham (begins 15 December 2024), Bristol, London–Luton, Manchester
Eurowings	Seasonal: Hamburg, Karpathos, Stockholm–Arlanda Seasonal charter: Copenhagen, Heraklion, Kos, Lamezia Terme, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes
Icelandair	Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík
Jet2.com	Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester
LOT Polish Airlines	Seasonal: Warsaw–Chopin (begins 29 November 2024)
Marathon Airlines	Seasonal charter: Cagliari, Kalamata, Kavala, Kefalonia, Preveza/Lefkada, Thessaloniki
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Stockholm–Arlanda
Smartwings	Seasonal: Split
Transavia	Amsterdam Seasonal: Brussels, Eindhoven, Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI Airways	Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, London–Gatwick, London–Luton, London–Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Antwerp

Statistics

Passenger statistics

Year	Total passengers	% change
2007	859,832
2008	969,474	12.8
2009	956,972	1.3
2010	1,033,512	8.0
2011	997,020	3.5
2012	930,850	6.6
2013	981,118	5.4
2014	991,356	1.0
2015	1,001,255	1.0
2016	1,006,738	0.6
2017	1,092,547	8.5
2018	1,119,347	2.4
2019	1,144,471	2.2

Ground transportation

The airport is connected to the city and to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof by city bus F. The bus runs every 15 minutes and takes 18 minutes to reach the city.

See also

• Transport in Austria
• List of airports in Austria