VIE · Vienna, Austria
Vienna International Airport.
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Vienna International Airport
Airport in Schwechat, Austria
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for VIE
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 4434; ident LOWW; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
viennaairport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Vienna International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
22 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
VIE / LOWW
OurAirports ident
LOWW
GPS / local code
LOWW
ISO region
AT-9
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
viennaairport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q32999
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Vienna · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
18 km
Approximate distance to central Vienna.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Vienna
Languages
German
Currency
EUR (€)
Country area
83,871 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Terminals 1, 1A and 3
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1954 · Flughafen Wien AG
Owner / entity
Q32999
Hub airlines
Austrian Airlines, Ryanair
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
22 source-backed signals
Vienna International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Vienna, Austria. Vienna's built-up core sits roughly 18 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Vienna (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Vienna International Airport (VIE / LOWW) is at 48.1103° N, 16.5697° E, elevation 600 ft (183 m), serving Vienna, Austria.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Vienna is in Austria (capital Vienna); on Europe/Vienna (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: German; currency: EUR (€).
Distance from central Vienna: 18 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for VIE.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Vienna International Airport (VIE / LOWW)
Vienna International Airport · Airport in Schwechat, Austria
Source identifiers
LOWW · LOWW · AT-9
viennaairport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
It is the country's largest airport and serves as the hub for Austrian Airlines as well as a base for low-cost carrier Ryanair and since April 2025 also for leisure airline Condor.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for VIE; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It is located in Schwechat, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of central Vienna and 57 kilometres (35 mi) west of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Essling
essling · 12 km from VIE
Austria · Europe/Vienna · +0h · population 21,200 · city coordinates 48.2129, 16.5244
2. Simmering
simmering · 13 km from VIE
Austria · Europe/Vienna · +0h · population 101,420 · city coordinates 48.1833, 16.4333
3. Aspern
aspern · 14 km from VIE
Austria · Europe/Vienna · +0h · population 50,687 · city coordinates 48.2181, 16.4831
4. Favoriten
favoriten · 15 km from VIE
Austria · Europe/Vienna · +0h · population 201,882 · city coordinates 48.1612, 16.3823
5. Donaustadt
donaustadt · 16 km from VIE
Austria · Europe/Vienna · +0h · population 187,007 · city coordinates 48.2333, 16.4600
6. Landstraße
landstrasse · 17 km from VIE
Austria · Europe/Vienna · +0h · population 98,389 · city coordinates 48.2019, 16.3879
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. BTS LZIB
M. R. Štefánik Airport · Bratislava
48 km from VIE · Europe/Bratislava · +0h · elevation 436 ft (133 m) · airport coordinates 48.1702, 17.2127
2. BUD LHBP
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · Budapest
215 km from VIE · Europe/Budapest · +0h · elevation 495 ft (151 m) · airport coordinates 47.4302, 19.2624
3. PED LKPD
Pardubice Airport · Pardubice
220 km from VIE · Europe/Prague · +0h · elevation 741 ft (226 m) · airport coordinates 50.0150, 15.7398
4. ZAG LDZA
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · Velika Gorica
266 km from VIE · Europe/Zagreb · +0h · elevation 353 ft (108 m) · airport coordinates 45.7429, 16.0688
5. PRG LKPR
Václav Havel Airport Prague · Prague
278 km from VIE · Europe/Prague · +0h · elevation 1,247 ft (380 m) · airport coordinates 50.1009, 14.2599
Route-time reference set
1. VIE-BTS
Bratislava · 48 km · 54m
Europe/Bratislava · +0h from VIE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. VIE-BUD
Budapest · 215 km · 1h 6m
Europe/Budapest · +0h from VIE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. VIE-PED
Pardubice · 220 km · 1h 7m
Europe/Prague · +0h from VIE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. VIE-ZAG
Velika Gorica · 266 km · 1h 10m
Europe/Zagreb · +0h from VIE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. VIE-PRG
Prague · 278 km · 1h 11m
Europe/Prague · +0h from VIE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for VIE.
Runway identifiers
11/29 · 16/34
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Vienna International Airport is Austria's largest airport and the main airport serving Vienna.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for VIE.
Source note 2
The airport operates two runways and passenger processing across Terminals 1, 1A and 3.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for VIE.
Source note 3
It is the country's largest airport and serves as the hub for Austrian Airlines as well as a base for low-cost carrier Ryanair and since April 2025 also for leisure airline Condor.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for VIE.
Country and authority
VIE sits in Austria (Republic of Austria), whose capital is Vienna. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Central Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: German. Currency context: EUR (€). VIE is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Schwechat, Austria. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: It is the country's largest airport and serves as the hub for Austrian Airlines as well as a base for low-cost carrier Ryanair and since April 2025 also for leisure airline Condor. Location cue: It is located in Schwechat, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of central Vienna and 57 kilometres (35 mi) west of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q32999 · Wien-Schwechat Airport. Administrative area: Schwechat. Named after: Vienna · Schwechat. Entity official-site cross-check: viennaairport.com
Field and clock profile
Vienna International Airport is a low-elevation field at 600 ft (183 m), positioned at 48.1103° N, 16.5697° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,811 ft / 3,600 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Vienna (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Essling is the closest retained city-time anchor at 12 km. BTS Bratislava is the closest retained airport alternative at 48 km.
Country airport peers
VIE has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
VIE-BTS Bratislava: 48 km, about 54m, +0h. VIE-BUD Budapest: 215 km, about 1h 6m, +0h. VIE-PED Pardubice: 220 km, about 1h 7m, +0h. VIE-ZAG Velika Gorica: 266 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LOWW backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. viennaairport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Austrian Airlines, Ryanair
Terminal footprint
Terminals 1, 1A and 3
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,811 ft / 3,600 m
Runway identifiers
11/29, 16/34
OurAirports classifies VIE as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Vienna.
VIE (LOWW) is a low-elevation field at 600 ft (183 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
VIE also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as austria's main airport and hub for austrian airlines, with a significant ryanair base..
VIE's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Flughafen Wien AG is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for VIE.
- Vienna International Airport is Austria's largest airport and the main airport serving Vienna.
- The airport operates two runways and passenger processing across Terminals 1, 1A and 3.
- It is the country's largest airport and serves as the hub for Austrian Airlines as well as a base for low-cost carrier Ryanair and since April 2025 also for leisure airline Condor.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at viennaairport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for VIE
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
VIE uses Europe/Vienna (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Vienna International Airport is about 18 km from central Vienna; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
BTS Bratislava is the closest retained alternate at 48 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
viennaairport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place VIE inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
VIE ranks #1 in the curated Austria airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
VIE has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Europe/Vienna a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
VIE is 600 ft (183 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BNA 599 ft (183 m) (1 ft delta) · LCJ 604 ft (184 m) (4 ft delta) · DFW 607 ft (185 m) (7 ft delta) · ROP 607 ft (185 m) (7 ft delta) · LYP 591 ft (180 m) (9 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
VIE's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are BTS 48 km +0h · BUD 215 km +0h · PED 220 km +0h · ZAG 266 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bratislava | BTS | 48 km | 54m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Budapest | BUD | 215 km | 1h 6m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Pardubice | PED | 220 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Velika Gorica | ZAG | 266 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Prague | PRG | 278 km | 1h 11m | +0h | --:--:-- |
VIE to BTS
Bratislava
Distance 48 km; estimated travel window 54m; destination zone Europe/Bratislava is +0h from VIE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
VIE to BUD
Budapest
Distance 215 km; estimated travel window 1h 6m; destination zone Europe/Budapest is +0h from VIE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
VIE to PED
Pardubice
Distance 220 km; estimated travel window 1h 7m; destination zone Europe/Prague is +0h from VIE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Vienna is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Vienna International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from VIE, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Essling
essling · 12 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Simmering
simmering · 13 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Aspern
aspern · 14 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Favoriten
favoriten · 15 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Donaustadt
donaustadt · 16 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Landstraße
landstrasse · 17 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Margareten
margareten · 18 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Vienna
vienna · 18 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Innere Stadt
innere-stadt · 18 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Meidling
meidling · 19 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mariahilf
mariahilf · 19 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Neubau
neubau · 19 km · Europe/Vienna
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Vienna International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Bratislava (BTS), Budapest (BUD), Pardubice (PED). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Austria's main airport and hub for Austrian Airlines, with a significant Ryanair base..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: Terminals 1, 1A and 3.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers 11/29, 16/34.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Flughafen Wien AG.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1954.
- Network role: Austrian Airlines, Ryanair.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from VIE. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
M. R. Štefánik AirportBTS
Bratislava · large airport
- Distance
- 48 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 436 ft (133 m)
Compare against BTS when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportBUD
Budapest · large airport
- Distance
- 215 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 495 ft (151 m)
Compare against BUD when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Pardubice AirportPED
Pardubice · large airport
- Distance
- 220 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 741 ft (226 m)
Compare against PED when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International AirportZAG
Velika Gorica · large airport
- Distance
- 266 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 353 ft (108 m)
Compare against ZAG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Václav Havel Airport PraguePRG
Prague · large airport
- Distance
- 278 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,247 ft (380 m)
Compare against PRG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Vienna International Airport (VIE) in?▾
Vienna International Airport is in the Europe/Vienna timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Vienna International Airport?▾
Vienna International Airport uses IATA code VIE and ICAO code LOWW.
Where is Vienna International Airport located?▾
Vienna International Airport is located in Vienna, Austria at coordinates 48.1103° N, 16.5697° E, with an elevation of 600 ft (183 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Vienna International Airport from central Vienna?▾
Vienna International Airport sits roughly 18 km from the nearest mapped city center for Vienna.
Which route reference is most useful from VIE?▾
Bratislava (BTS) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 54m, destination timezone Europe/Bratislava, and a +0h difference from VIE.
How many runways does Vienna International Airport have?▾
Vienna International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,811 ft / 3,600 m; identifiers include 11/29, 16/34.