Graz Airport
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Graz Airport (also Graz Airport, IATA: VIE, ICAO: LOWG, English Graz Airport ) is the fourth largest in passenger volumes Austrian airport and is situated in the south of Graz, about 9 km from the city center. It lies mostly in the village Abtissendorf in Feldkirchen, and to a lesser extent in the cadastral Thalerhofstraße in Kalsdorf. The airport serves since 1 October 2008 exclusively for civil aviation, is part of the Holding Graz ( Graz formerly AG, formerly Grazer Stadtwerke ) and home of the Austrian aviation museum.
History
Graz Airport was built in the middle of the Graz field on the grounds of a former Roman villa, the center of a private business entity of the province of Noricum was probably.
In 1913 was begun at the former k u k airfield hangars to build, as a grass airfield was built. On June 26, 1914 finally launched the first aircraft from the Graz airport.
In the same year, the internment camp Thalerhofstraße was built on the present airport site, which existed until 1917. In it, at least 30,000 Ruthenians from Galicia and Bukovina were interned during the time that were suspected of being sympathizers of Russia. At least 3,000 of them died from inhumane conditions and the violence of the camp staff.
Three years after the closure of the camp, the airport was taken over by the Government of Styria, where the focus was exclusively on the gliding, since military and commercial aviation was prohibited. Two years later, the administration finally went over to the Republic of Austria.
1925, the first flight network in Austria was formed (Vienna - Graz - Klagenfurt). In the following years increased aircraft movements and the airport has been integrated into the Austrian radio network, got a DF station and it was started with the construction of an airport building.
From 1945, when the occupation forces in Austria particular, was the civilian and military air traffic in Graz - as in the rest of Austria also - only the occupiers allowed. Two years later, the airport went back into Austrian administration. On June 23, 1951, the occupiers approved the inclusion of the Graz airport in the international air traffic. With the State Treaty of 1955 Austria was given back control of the skies. Soon a airport expansion was necessary, a 1,500 -meter-long concrete runway with appropriate lighting system was built as a novelty in Austria. As early as 1962 of the 1000 passengers could be counted and gradually the Graz airport was incorporated into the AUA network and with the line Graz -. Linz - Frankfurt was the integration into the international network.
The ever- increasing passenger numbers required the extension of the runway to 3,000 m and the construction of a new terminal building. Beginning of the eighties a precision instrument flight operations in the category III a / b was installed, what the failure rate due to fog almost excluded. 1984 landed the first Jumbo (Boeing 747 ) at Graz Airport.
Ten years later, a new airport terminal was put into operation, followed in 2001 by a new Freight terminal and a year later, the Tower today. In 2002, the Styrian architecture office Pittino & Ortner won the competition for the extension of the passenger terminal, which was commissioned in 2005. During the construction of the Koralmbahn should further ( both for local and for long-distance transport ) significantly improve the connection from the airport Graz to the public transport system integrated in the airport building underground rail station. Currently (as of December 2013) can be the airport via the S -Bahn line 5 towards pitch - road starting from the main train station in ten minutes (bus stop airport Graz- Feldkirchen). This is then a 3-minute west of the railway station.
Since 6 June 2012, the latest runway, taxiway C ( "Charlie" ), in operation. It was built in the period from March to May 2012.
Rail system and navigation systems
Graz Airport has a central 3000 m long and 45 m wide runway and landing strip in the south-north orientation ( 17C -35C, Booth 2011). There is a difference in altitude of -10 m between southern and northern touchdown. At the southern end of this path is widened by a turning surface. As a track surface is asphalt. According to their sustainability Classification ( PCN 61, Flexible lining, Medium Underground capacity and tire pressure class without limitation) use aircraft up to the weight class of a massive Antonov An-124 -100 train in the fully loaded state. Whether the take-off distance then is still sufficient for a safe start in each case in this statement once disregarded.
Up to approximately 20 km / h tailwind landings take place on the 35C ( from the south) and take-offs on the 17C ( to the south ). The reason for this can be found in the location of the airport south of the city of Graz and the mountains beyond. So even the railway 35C with an ILS ( Instrument Landing System dt ) is equipped. For noise protection, the air traffic control center Graz landing aircraft but usually leads radar supported with so-called vector data, ie by radio message transmitted exact height and direction information to the web approach.
In addition to the ILS exists, especially for VFR pilots, in both directions, an optical approach support system of the type PAPI ( precision approach path indicator engl. ). A DVOR (Eng. Doppler VOR ), an NDB ( non-directional beacon dt ) and a DME ( Distance Measuring Equipment dt ) complete the navigation facilities of the airport.
East and west of this central path are two grass runways. These may be used only to a limited and are even closed in winter. The 35R - 17L has a length of 640 m and a width of 30 m. The 17R - 35L is 760 m dimensioned x 25 m.
Importance
Civil and military aviation
At the Graz airport rescue helicopter Christopher is stationed 12 (C12). The Air Police also maintains a base.
The military part of the airport is located in the western part of the airport and is in possession of the Armed Forces. Together with the associated barracks, which includes several hangars and a Fliegerwerft among other things, it formed the " Aerodrome Nittner ".
In addition to Zeltweg ( LOXZ ) Graz was until 2008 the basis for the interceptors of the Austrian army. Since the Euro Fighter were stationed exclusively in Zeltweg, the military operation at Graz Airport was set on October 1, 2008. The yard was then still to 9 December 2013. With the complete closure of the area of Graz and the surrounding area loses a traditional military aviation center.
Your continued use of the site of considerable size and the local aviation infrastructure ( runway, buildings, gas stations, roads and asphalt surfaces, hangars, etc.) is still unclear.
At the airport is located, since 1981, the Austrian Aviation Museum. Similarly, the western part of the airport facility is used in the summer months for a number of paratroopers Absetzflüge.
Traffic figures
The Graz Airport after passengers behind Vienna 's Schwechat, Salzburg - Maxglan and since 2009 Innsbruck- Kranebitten only the fourth largest airport in Austria. Even after freight he has slipped to 4th place in Austria in 2007. It is worth noting that the tonnage of incoming cargo is a multiple of departing.
Airlines and destinations
Incidents
The database of the Aviation Safety Network no plane crashes near the airport are listed. There is only one event recorded, but which at that time aroused considerable public attention.
- August 7, 2004: A regional jet Avro RJ 85 Lufthansa Cityline was on approach to the airport. The small four radiator was controlled by the co-pilot, when suddenly failed elevator and ailerons. The aircraft was at that moment no longer under control. The captain reported the emergency and took over the control that worked on his side, fortunately. They managed to control the plane back. After queuing system with checks D - AVRO landed safely at the airport. There were all available emergency personnel ready for the emergency landing. The message " emergency landing after total failure of the control " went around the world.