# Klagenfurt Airport (KLU / LOWK)

**Klagenfurt Airport** (IATA: KLU, ICAO: LOWK) is a large airport in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria. It opened in 1925. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,720 m (8,924 ft). In 2025 it handled 179 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KLU / LOWK
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria
- Opened: 1925
- Elevation: 449 m / 1,472 ft
- Coordinates: 46.6425, 14.3377
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,720 m / 8,924 ft
- Passengers: 179,151 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Vienna
- Website: https://airport-klagenfurt.at
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klagenfurt_Airport (31 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q694404
- Weather station: LOWK · WMO 11231
- Ident: LOWK

## Timeline

- 1925: Klagenfurt Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10L/28R | 2,720 m / 8,924 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 106° / 286° | yes |
| 10R/28L | 740 m / 2,427 ft | 27 m / 90 ft | Grass | 106° / 286° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 225,750 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 229,744 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 195,344 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 216,098 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 229,655 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 209,857 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 49,736 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 29,638 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 83,056 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 154,604 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 138,843 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 179,151 | Eurostat |

## Routes

7 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 563 km / 350 mi · Sky Alps
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,175 km / 730 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal (4)

- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 706 km / 439 mi · Eurowings
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 729 km / 453 mi · Sky Alps
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 836 km / 519 mi · Sky Alps
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,226 km / 762 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [PAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgpa.md) Paros National Airport · Greece · 1,391 km / 864 mi · Avanti Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KLU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- BQ [Sky Alps](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-alps) · 3
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 2
- ATV [Avanti Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avanti-air) · 1 · seasonal charter
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 1 · seasonal

Former hub of [Air Kärnten](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-karnten).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 179K (2025) | #1,586 of 3,974 | #343 in Europe | #6 in AT |
| Longest runway | 2,720 m / 8,924 ft | #1,868 of 29,858 | #287 in Europe | #6 in AT |
| Elevation | 449 m / 1,472 ft | =12,295 of 43,403 | #875 in Europe | #30 in AT |
| Age | Opened 1925 | =244 of 15,079 | =178 in Europe | #4 in AT |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in AT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP/RADAR | Klagenfurt Radar | 123.325 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.330 |
| TWR | Klagenfurt Tower | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [LJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljlj.md) Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [LOXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loxz.md) Hinterstoisser Air Base · 70 km / 43 mi
- [GRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowg.md) Graz Airport · 92 km / 57 mi
- [MBX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljmb.md) Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport · 105 km / 65 mi
- [TRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipq.md) Trieste Airport · 113 km / 70 mi
- [LJCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljce.md) Cerklje ob Krki Air Base · 123 km / 77 mi

## 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: “Klagenfurt Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Klagenfurt_Airport&oldid=1363623806), revision of 11 Jul 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/lowk/data