# Hinterstoisser Air Base (LOXZ)

**Hinterstoisser Air Base** (ICAO: LOXZ) is a medium airport in Zeltweg, Styria, Austria. It opened in 1937. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,750 m (9,022 ft). It is operated by Austrian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LOXZ
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Austrian Air Force
- Owner: Austrian Federal Government
- Serves: Zeltweg, Styria, Austria
- Opened: 1937
- Elevation: 690 m / 2,264 ft
- Coordinates: 47.2028, 14.7442
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,750 m / 9,022 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Vienna
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeltweg_Air_Base (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172864
- Weather station: LOXZ · WMO 11165
- Ident: LOXZ

## Timeline

- 1937: Hinterstoisser Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08R/26L | 2,750 m / 9,022 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 081° / 261° | yes |
| 08L/26R | 1,410 m / 4,625 ft | 40 m / 131 ft | Grass | 081° / 261° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,750 m / 9,022 ft | =1,734 of 29,858 | =277 in Europe | =4 in AT |
| Elevation | 690 m / 2,264 ft | =7,745 of 43,403 | =356 in Europe | #8 in AT |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =404 in Europe | =8 in AT |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =4 in AT |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | RADAR | 129.475 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [GRZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowg.md) Graz Airport · 58 km / 36 mi
- [KLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowk.md) Klagenfurt Airport · 70 km / 43 mi
- [MBX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljmb.md) Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [LJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ljlj.md) Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport · 111 km / 69 mi
- [LNZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lowl.md) Linz-Hörsching Airport · 122 km / 76 mi
- [LOXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loxn.md) Wiener Neustadt West Airport · 131 km / 82 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/loxz/data