
Vienna has a rich architectural background which has been depicted in its various monuments & building. A city known for music, art & history is one of the hot spot destinations in the world. The city is visited by millions of tourists throughout the year. Vienna International Airport is one of the best ways to reach Vienna, located perfectly to the southeast of the city. This airport can handle over approximately 254,000 arrivals and departures as per the statistic collected in the year 2007. The city welcomes around 18.77 million passengers from all over the world.
This international airport has two main terminals which many international & domestic airliners use to transport passengers to & fro from the city. Both terminals are housed in one building and are within walking distance of each other. Currently discussions are going on to increase its capacity by adding a third runway keeping in view the increase in the number of tourists year after year. At present the airport is undergoing a major expansion for adding a new terminal building called the skyline and office park for serving the guests to the city. As per the records this renovations would be completed by the end of next year 2009. Tourists in this beautiful city of Vienna can make use of the below mentioned details while traveling to the city.
Address
PO Box 1, A-1300 Wien Flughafen, Austria
Airport Code
VIE
Country Code
43
Telephone
(01) 7007-22233
E-mail
Via the airport's website
Website
www.viennaairport.com
Time Zone
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)
The main airlines that the Vienna international airport serves are the Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Lauda Air, and Lufthansa to name a few. The airport is also equipped with three main Concourses namely Hall A ("Pier East"), Hall B and Hall C ("Pier West"). It also has many cargo airlines like the Emirates SkyCargo (Dubai), Emirates SkyCargo (Dubai), Martinair Cargo (Amsterdam) China Airlines (Taipei-Taiwan) and the very new Aer Lingus (Dublin) which was started this year, to say.
While traveling from the airport try the A4 Airport Motorway which would directly lead to the main terminal of the airport. It has been marked as ‘Flughafen’ and there is also an alternative route to it called the B9 road. Here’s wishing you happy & safe journey.