Where is SZG airport?

SZG is a large airport in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, at 47.7933, 13.0043, 430 m above sea level.

What time zone is SZG in?

SZG is in the Europe/Vienna time zone, UTC+1 / UTC+2 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use SZG?

1,800,399 passengers in 2025, according to Eurostat. Jan–Jul 2026: 1,147,689 passengers, +3.6% on the same months of 2025.

Salzburg Airport opened in 1926.

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Large airport in Salzburg, Austria.

IATA code: SZG
ICAO code: LOWS
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,800,399; 2025 · −0.1% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 24; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+1 / UTC+2; Europe/Vienna
Elevation: 430 m; 1,411 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 2,750 m

Jan–Jul 2026: 1,147,689 passengers, +3.6% on the same months of 2025 (Eurostat).

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About SZG

Salzburg Airport is a large airport serving Salzburg, Austria. It opened in 1926. 1,800,399 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 24 nonstop routes from SZG.

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Busiest nonstop routes from SZG

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SZG → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	410 km	267,925
SZG → LGW	London, United Kingdom	1,024 km	160,255
SZG → DUS	Düsseldorf, Germany	595 km	123,988
SZG → STN	London, United Kingdom	1,023 km	100,573
SZG → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,441 km	86,635
SZG → PMI	Palma, Spain	1,232 km	84,948
SZG → HAM	Hamburg, Germany	683 km	84,374
SZG → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	774 km	71,566
SZG → LTN	London, United Kingdom	1,062 km	54,650
SZG → BER	Berlin, Germany	509 km	50,580
SZG → HRG	Hurghada, Egypt	2,916 km	49,438
SZG → CPH	Copenhagen, Denmark	871 km	44,641
SZG → CGN	Cologne, Germany	546 km	38,992
SZG → RTM	Rotterdam, Netherlands	770 km	37,084
SZG → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4,463 km	35,629
SZG → SKP	Skopje, North Macedonia	939 km	34,958
SZG → MAN	Manchester, United Kingdom	1,243 km	30,963
SZG → OTP	Bucharest, Romania	1,071 km	29,185
SZG → RHO	Rhodes, Greece	1,771 km	26,911
SZG → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	1,495 km	25,905
SZG → HER	Heraklion, Greece	1,711 km	23,975
SZG → ARN	Stockholm, Sweden	1,358 km	21,795
SZG → EIN	Eindhoven, Netherlands	685 km	21,597
SZG → LHR	London, United Kingdom	1,053 km	21,107

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
LNZ	Linz-Hörsching Airport	Linz, Austria	101 km
MUC	Munich Airport	Munich, Germany	110 km
INN	Innsbruck Airport	Innsbruck, Austria	138 km

Distance from SZG to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
SZG → LHR	London, United Kingdom	1,053 km	21,107
SZG → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	4,463 km	35,629
SZG → CDG	Paris, France	785 km	—
SZG → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	410 km	267,925
SZG → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	1,441 km	86,635
SZG → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	774 km	71,566
SZG → JFK	New York, United States	6,608 km	—
SZG → ATL	Atlanta, United States	7,829 km	—
SZG → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	9,744 km	—
SZG → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	9,973 km	—
SZG → HND	Tokyo, Japan	9,370 km	—
SZG → DOH	Doha, Qatar	4,198 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
15/33	2,750 m	45 m	Concrete	Yes

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Location

Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria · 47.7933, 13.0043

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Questions

Salzburg Airport has the IATA code SZG and the ICAO code LOWS. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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