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Klagenfurt Airport

Klagenfurt Airport
Alpe-Adria-Airport
Kärnten Airport
IATA: KLU ICAO: LOWK
KLU
Location of airport in Austria
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Kärntner Flughafen Betriebsgesellschaft m. b. H.
Location Klagenfurt
Elevation AMSL 448 m / 1,470 ft
Coordinates 46°3834N 014°2014E / 46.64278°N 14.33722°E / 46.64278; 14.33722 (Klagenfurt Airport)Coordinates: 46°3834N 014°2014E / 46.64278°N 14.33722°E / 46.64278; 14.33722 (Klagenfurt Airport)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10R/28L 710 2,329 Grass
10L/28R 2,720 8,924 Concrete
Source: Austrian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]

Klagenfurt Airport (IATA: KLUICAO: LOWK) or Alpe-Adria-Airport is a small international airport in the state of Carinthia, Austria. It is located in the borough of Annabichl, only 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north northeast[1] from the city centre of Klagenfurt.

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History [edit]

In 1905, Georg Count of Khevenhüller from Hochosterwitz Castle and in 1907 Dipl.-Ing. Joseph Sablatnig (Joseph Sablatnig was owner of the Fokker-Sablatnig, Deutsche Flugzeuge, Deutsche Motoren, Flugzeug Gesellschaft mbH, Berlin) were the first men in the sky over Carinthia and Klagenfurt.

In World War I and II, the airport of Klagenfurt was operated as a military airfield, and indeed Klagenfurt Airport was founded in 1914 as a military airport. The civil opening of Klagenfurt Airport on May 17, 1925, was an event for the City of Klagenfurt as well as for Carinthia.

In June 1929, the pilot hero of World War I, Julius Fedrigoni Edler von Etschthal, has the function of flight director of the airport until 1939.

After the end of World War II, Julius Fedrigoni was returned to Annabichl, he worked with low-budget flight operations. On 1 January 1952, Korv. Kpt. Julius Fedrigoni founded the Committee city of Klagenfurt and he was flight director until 1956.

Already in the years 1926 to 1938, seven airlines operated from Klagenfurt airport. Countries like Germany, Italy, Slovenia and of course domestic flights to all major cities in Austria were connected with Klagenfurt. After 1950, the airport was connected with countries like Brazil, Israel, Venezuela, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom and others.

Airlines and destinations [edit]

Airlines Destinations
Austrian Airlines
operated by Tyrolean Airways
Vienna
Condor Winter seasonal: Berlin-Schönefeld, Hamburg
Germanwings Cologne/Bonn
Ryanair London-Stansted

Ground transportation [edit]

The airport is accessible by shuttle bus or city bus from Klagenfurt central station.

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b EAD Basic
  • Flughafen Klagenfurt, Paul Posch, P. 1995 Magistrat der Landeshauptstadt, Klagenfurt, Abt. Kultur, 182 p. ISBN 3-901591-00-1 *[1]

External links [edit]


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