# Graz Airport (GRZ / LOWG) **Graz Airport** (IATA: GRZ, ICAO: LOWG) is a large airport in Feldkirchen bei Graz, Styria, Austria. It opened in 1914. It has 3 runways; the longest is 3,000 m (9,842 ft). In 2025 it handled 836 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowg ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: GRZ / LOWG - Type: Large airport - Serves: Feldkirchen bei Graz, Styria, Austria - Opened: 1914 - Elevation: 340 m / 1,115 ft - Coordinates: 46.9911, 15.4396 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,842 ft - Passengers: 836,344 (2025) - Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Vienna - Website: https://graz-airport.at/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graz_Airport (34 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178162 - Weather station: LOWG · WMO 11240 - Ident: LOWG ## Timeline - 1914: Graz Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16C/34C | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 164° / 344° | yes | | 16R/34L | 760 m / 2,493 ft | 25 m / 82 ft | Grass | 169° / 349° | | | 16L/34R | 640 m / 2,100 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Grass | 169° / 349° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 888,978 | Eurostat | | 2015 | 956,043 | Eurostat | | 2016 | 983,516 | Eurostat | | 2017 | 952,431 | Eurostat | | 2018 | 1,026,686 | Eurostat | | 2019 | 1,035,264 | Eurostat | | 2020 | 199,694 | Eurostat | | 2021 | 226,336 | Eurostat | | 2022 | 560,516 | Eurostat | | 2023 | 734,896 | Eurostat | | 2024 | 822,407 | Eurostat | | 2025 | 836,344 | Eurostat | ## Routes 28 destinations in 11 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (15) - [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 151 km / 94 mi · Austrian Airlines - [LNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowl.md) Linz-Hörsching Airport · Austria · 167 km / 104 mi · Avanti Air - [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 313 km / 194 mi · Air Dolomiti, Lufthansa - [BWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsb.md) Brač Airport · Croatia · 423 km / 263 mi · Croatia Airlines - [FDH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edny.md) Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen · Germany · 453 km / 281 mi · Avanti Air - [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 609 km / 378 mi · Air Dolomiti - [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 613 km / 381 mi · Eurowings - [CLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkc.md) Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport · France · 722 km / 449 mi · Avanti Air - [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 791 km / 492 mi · Eurowings - [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 833 km / 518 mi · Eurowings - [JSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsk.md) Skiathos Island National Airport · Greece · 1,087 km / 675 mi · Avanti Air - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 1,226 km / 762 mi · British Airways - [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,298 km / 807 mi · Pegasus Airlines - [PAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpa.md) Paros National Airport · Greece · 1,364 km / 848 mi · Avanti Air - [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,690 km / 1,050 mi · SunExpress ### Seasonal (14) - [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · Austria · 204 km / 127 mi · Eurowings - [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · Italy · 826 km / 513 mi · Eurowings - [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · Greece · 897 km / 557 mi · Eurowings - [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,317 km / 818 mi · Eurowings - [CHQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgsa.md) Chania International Airport · Greece · 1,465 km / 910 mi · Eurowings - [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · Greece · 1,485 km / 923 mi · Eurowings - [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 1,528 km / 949 mi · Eurowings, Corendon Airlines - [RHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgrp.md) Rhodes International Airport "Diagoras" · Greece · 1,573 km / 977 mi · Eurowings - [AOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkp.md) Karpathos Airport · Greece · 1,613 km / 1,002 mi · Eurowings - [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,690 km / 1,050 mi · Pegasus Airlines - [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 2,028 km / 1,260 mi · Eurowings - [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,725 km / 1,693 mi · Eurowings, Corendon Airlines - [LPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gclp.md) Gran Canaria Airport · Spain · 3,411 km / 2,119 mi · Eurowings - [TFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gcts.md) Tenerife Sur Airport · Spain · 3,483 km / 2,164 mi · Eurowings ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GRZ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - MAE [Mali Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mali-air) ### Passenger (10) - EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 16 - ATV [Avanti Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avanti-air) · 5 - EN [Air Dolomiti](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-dolomiti) · 2 - XC [Corendon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/corendon-airlines) · 2 · seasonal - PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 2 - OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1 - BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1 - OU [Croatia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/croatia-airlines) · 1 - LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1 - XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 1 Former hub of [Fairline](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fairline), [Robin Hood Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/robin-hood-aviation), [Styrian Spirit](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/styrian-spirit). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 836K (2025) | #899 of 3,974 | #216 in Europe | #4 in AT | | Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,842 ft | =1,325 of 29,858 | =183 in Europe | #3 in AT | | Elevation | 340 m / 1,115 ft | =16,024 of 43,403 | =1,291 in Europe | #40 in AT | | Age | Opened 1914 | =81 of 15,079 | =65 in Europe | #2 in AT | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =32 in Europe | =2 in AT | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 119.300 | | ATIS | ATIS | 126.125 | | TWR | TWR | 118.200 | ## Nearby airports - [LOXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loxz.md) Hinterstoisser Air Base · 58 km / 36 mi - [MBX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljmb.md) Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport · 60 km / 37 mi - [KLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowk.md) Klagenfurt Airport · 92 km / 57 mi - [LOXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loxn.md) Wiener Neustadt West Airport · 111 km / 69 mi - [LOAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loan.md) Wiener Neustadt East Airport · 113 km / 70 mi - [LJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljlj.md) Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · 114 km / 71 mi ## In collections - [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #46 ## Sources - [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0)) - [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) - [Wikipedia: “Graz Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Graz_Airport&oldid=1373467073), revision of 6 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [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/lowg/data