AirportsSalzburg Airport is a large airport serving Salzburg, in Austria. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is SZG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- SZG
- ICAO code
- LOWS
- City
- Salzburg
- State or region
- Salzburg
- Country
- Austria
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 47.7933° N, 13.0043° E
- Elevation
- 430 m (1,411 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,750 m (9,022 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, SZG means Salzburg Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: LOWS. 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 47.7933° N, 13.0043° E. It stands 430 metres (1,411 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
Salzburg Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,750 metres (9,022 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 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,750 m 9,022 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Linz-Hörsching AirportLinz | LNZ | 101 km |
| Munich AirportMunich, Germany | MUC | 110 km |
| Innsbruck AirportInnsbruck | INN | 138 km |
| Klagenfurt AirportKlagenfurt am Wörthersee | KLU | 163 km |
| České Budějovice South Bohemian AirportČeské Budějovice, Czech Republic | JCL | 166 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,812 km | 7 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 6,213 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 4,459 km | 5 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 1,050 km | 1 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 6,590 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,721 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 9,970 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,348 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,233 km | 20 h 05 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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