AirportsLinz-Hörsching Airport is a large airport serving Linz, in Upper Austria, Austria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LNZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LNZ
- ICAO code
- LOWL
- City
- Linz
- State or region
- Upper Austria
- Country
- Austria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 48.2354° N, 14.1881° E
- Elevation
- 299 m (980 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LNZ means Linz-Hörsching Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LOWL. ICAO codes that begin with L belong to southern Europe, Israel and Turkey. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.2354° N, 14.1881° E. It stands 299 metres (980 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Europe/Vienna, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Linz-Hörsching Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Austria on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08E/26E | 660 m 2,165 ft | 45 m | Grass | not listed |
| 07H/25H | not listed | not listed | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| České Budějovice South Bohemian AirportČeské Budějovice, Czech Republic | JCL | 81 km |
| Salzburg AirportSalzburg | SZG | 101 km |
| Graz AirportFeldkirchen bei Graz | GRZ | 167 km |
| Vienna International AirportVienna | VIE | 177 km |
| Klagenfurt AirportKlagenfurt am Wörthersee | KLU | 177 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,723 km | 7 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,135 km | 7 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,393 km | 5 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,108 km | 1 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,644 km | 8 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,737 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,881 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,253 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,139 km | 19 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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