# Wels Airfield (LOLW)

**Wels Airfield** (ICAO: LOLW) is a small airport in Wels, Upper Austria, Austria. It opened in 1972. It has 3 runways; the longest is 1,390 m (4,560 ft).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lolw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LOLW
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wels, Upper Austria, Austria
- Opened: 1972
- Elevation: 318 m / 1,043 ft
- Coordinates: 48.1825, 14.0393
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 1,390 m / 4,560 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Vienna
- Website: https://www.wmw.at/de/flugplatz
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wels_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q694363
- Weather station: LOLW
- Ident: LOLW

## Timeline

- 1972: Wels Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08L/26R | 1,390 m / 4,560 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 084° / 264° | yes |
| 08C/26C | 930 m / 3,051 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Grass | 084° / 264° |  |
| 08R/26L | 900 m / 2,952 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Grass | 084° / 269° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,390 m / 4,560 ft | =8,006 of 29,858 | =1,054 in Europe | #10 in AT |
| Elevation | 318 m / 1,043 ft | =17,026 of 43,403 | =1,378 in Europe | #44 in AT |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =1,146 in Europe | #16 in AT |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =2 in AT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | Wels Radio | 119.705 |

## Nearby airports

- [LNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowl.md) Linz-Hörsching Airport · 12 km / 7.8 mi
- [LOLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lole.md) Eferding Airfield · 18 km / 11 mi
- [LOLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lolh.md) Hofkirchen Airfield · 23 km / 14 mi
- [LOLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lolo.md) Linz-East Glider Field · 25 km / 16 mi
- [AT-0025](https://dromopedia.com/airports/at-0025.md) Flugplatz Usting · 28 km / 17 mi
- [LOLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lolu.md) Gmunden-Laakirchen Airfield · 29 km / 18 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lolw/data