# Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ / LOWL)

**Linz-Hörsching Airport** (IATA: LNZ, ICAO: LOWL) is a large airport in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria. It opened in 1955. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,000 m (9,843 ft). In 2025 it handled 263 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LNZ / LOWL
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
- Opened: 1955
- Elevation: 299 m / 980 ft
- Coordinates: 48.2354, 14.1881
- Runways: 2
- Helipads: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Passengers: 263,462 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Vienna
- Website: https://www.linz-airport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linz_Airport (29 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q700852
- Weather station: LOWL · WMO 11010
- Ident: LOWL

## Timeline

- 1955: Linz-Hörsching Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 087° / 267° | yes |
| 08E/26E | 660 m / 2,165 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Grass | 087° / 267° |  |

- Also 1 helipad.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 552,866 | Eurostat |
| 2015 | 523,276 | Eurostat |
| 2016 | 431,649 | Eurostat |
| 2017 | 391,324 | Eurostat |
| 2018 | 458,868 | Eurostat |
| 2019 | 430,287 | Eurostat |
| 2020 | 50,161 | Eurostat |
| 2021 | 67,534 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 205,331 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 232,580 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 180,337 | Eurostat |
| 2025 | 263,462 | Eurostat |

## Routes

13 destinations in 8 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 455 km / 283 mi · DAT
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,073 km / 667 mi · Ryanair
- [ALC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/leal.md) Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport · Spain · 1,623 km / 1,008 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal (6)

- [BRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/libd.md) Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Italy · 815 km / 506 mi · Ryanair
- [PMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lepa.md) Palma de Mallorca Airport · Spain · 1,329 km / 826 mi · Eurowings
- [KGS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgko.md) Kos International Airport "Ippokratis" · Greece · 1,650 km / 1,025 mi · Eurowings
- [HER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgir.md) Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport · Greece · 1,695 km / 1,053 mi · Corendon Airlines
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,847 km / 1,148 mi · Corendon Airlines
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,890 km / 1,796 mi · Corendon Airlines

### Cargo (4)

- [LJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljlj.md) Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · Slovenia · 225 km / 140 mi · DHL Aviation
- [LEJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddp.md) Leipzig/Halle Airport · Germany · 381 km / 237 mi · DHL Aviation
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,381 km / 858 mi · Turkish Cargo
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 1,648 km / 1,024 mi · Amazon Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- XC [Corendon Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/corendon-airlines) · 3 · seasonal
- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 3
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 2 · seasonal
- DX [DAT](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dat) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 2
- MZN [Amazon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/amazon-air) · 1
- [Turkish Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-cargo) · 1

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

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 263K (2025) | #1,403 of 3,974 | #306 in Europe | #5 in AT |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =166 in Europe | #2 in AT |
| Elevation | 299 m / 980 ft | =18,086 of 43,403 | =1,503 in Europe | #46 in AT |
| Age | Opened 1955 | =4,103 of 15,079 | =839 in Europe | #12 in AT |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in AT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | RADAR | 129.620 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.120 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.800 |
| A/D | Linz Radar | 119.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [JCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkcs.md) České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [SZG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lows.md) Salzburg Airport · 101 km / 63 mi
- [LOXZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loxz.md) Hinterstoisser Air Base · 122 km / 76 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: “Linz Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Linz_Airport&oldid=1367855818), revision of 5 Aug 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/lowl/data