View source for Linz - Blue Danube Airport / Hoersching

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The Blue Danube Airport, termed after the river Danube, or Flughafen Linz is located in Hörsching, about 15 kilometres southwest of the provincial capital city of Upper Austria, Linz. The airport is equipped with an asphalt runway ( 3000 x 60m / 9843 x 197ft ) with the magnetic heading 09/27 and a parallel grass runway (660 x 45m). On runway 29 an ILS with Cat IIIb is installed, heading 09 an ILS with Cat II. There a two taxiways to the commercial area (F & G). The apron has a size of 70.000 m² or 12 parking positions for medium size aircraft, all heading west/east. On the east end of the apron there is a special parking area for ultra large size aicraft, like Boeing 747, Boeing C-17, Antonov An-124 and An-225. There are no restrictions for aircraft landing. Offical opening hours are 0430 - 2200 UTC (0500 - 2200 UTC on weekend) and a maximum of four cargo aircraft movements between 2200 und 0430 UTC on working days.^

The airfield in Hoersching was established in 1938, in 1955 the civil airport authority was founded. On the south side there is Austrian Air Force Base Hoersching-Vogler (LOXL). The north side of the airport is used for commercial aviation. Runway 09/27 is used by military und commercial aircraft. 

[http://www.vffl.at/timetable/ttspotter.htm Actual LNZ-timetable for spotter including aircraft types]

==Official Spotting Locations==

===A) Dachterrasse / visitors terrace===

Free visitors terrace on the roof of airport terminal. The new platform offers a great view over the whole apron. Because back light the terrace is only approved for night shots (Attention: there are some vibrations) or by bad weather. 

*Recommended focal lengths: ~75mm +
*Optimum time for spotting: at night and bad weather conditions (no back-light)

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==Other Spotting Locations==

*[http://www.vffl.at/position.htm Photo positions map for Linz Airport]
*[http://www.vffl.at/frame_spotter.htm Linz Airport Spotter Guide by vffl.at]

===A-2) apron east end===

Park your car at the airport terminal and go first towards the "Charterparkplatz 1" then right into the small street along the airport fence. After the small airport building and a mechanic door you can pictures of aircraft on the apron, but you'll need a two- or three-step-ladder. Lenses: 50 - 300mm. Optimum time for pictures: from sunrise until 0900 UTC.

*Recommended focal lengths: ~75mm +
*Optimum time for spotting: sunrise up to 0900UTC
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===A-3) apron view UPS===

Walk alongside the airport terminal and the UPS hall towards the hangar. There is a short airport fence, where you can watch aircraft (e.g. Lockheed L-188, Fokker 27) standing on the western parking positions.

*Recommended focal lengths: ~100mm +
*Optimum time for spotting: shortly before sunset
===B) Taxiway F===

Park your car at the airport terminal and go first towards the "Charterparkplatz 1" then right into the small street along the airport fence. After about 150m there is a emergency entry door and a boom where you can take pictures, but you'll need a two- or three-step-ladder. 

*Recommended focal lengths: ~35mm +
*Optimum time for spotting: sunrise up to 0900UTC

===B-2) Crossing Taxiway F / Runway 09/27 east end===

Park your car at the airport terminal and go first towards the "Charterparkplatz 1" then right into the small street along the airport fence. After about 150m you pass an emergency entry door and a boom and walk to the end of the track (you'll need a two- or three-step-ladder) 
*Recommended focal lengths: ~35mm +
*Optimum time for spotting: sunrise up to 0900UTC
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===C) Taxiway G===

Drive with the car from the airport terminal towards Hoersching or Wels. You'll pass the airport cargo center and the airport tank farm, then left towards the logistic center "Schenker". Before the right hand bend of the road park your car at the small street alongside the airport fence, but before the "door 27"! 

*Recommended focal lengths: ~75mm +
*Optimum time for spotting: 1330 - 1700UTC
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===C-2) Taxiway G parking area 2===

At the southern fence at the "Charterparkplatz 2" you can take picturs shortly before sunset from aircraft taxing Twy G.

*Recommended focal lengths: ~75mm +
*Optimum time for spotting: shortly before sunset

===D) Approach Runway 09===

Drive with the car from the airport terminal towards Hoersching. 

*Recommended focal lengths: ~75mm +
*Optimum time for spotting: 0800 - 1400UTC

===E) "Lager"===

Drive with the car from the airport terminal to Hoersching. At the village square of Hoersching left into a smaller street, then again left. There you'll come to a level crossing, after 150m park your car in front of the door at the airport fence. This position is also good for shots of Lockheed C-130 Hercules standing on the military apron. 

*Recommended focal lengths: ~75mm +
*Optimum time for spotting: 0930 - 1400UTC

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==Movements==

For actual movements at Linz Airport please visit [http://www.vffl.at/movements05.htm the VFFL-Movement-List]

==Spotter news for Linz-Airport==

*15-NOV-05: Inter Airlines (A321), Hapag-fly (B738; every Thursday 1215 - 1325UTC), Nordic Leisure (MD90) and Karthago Airlines (B735) will operate flights in summer season 2006 to Linz for the first time.
*15-NOV-05: Niki will base an Airbus A320 on 01-05-06.
*15-NOV-05: Two flights with Sun'd'Or B757-200 in February 2006.

==Regular Traffic==

===Airlines in Linz===

*Scheduled flights by: VO, LH, CL, FR, HG
*Charter flights by: HG, NG, VO, Z2, PGT, XQ, FHY, INX, MNB, HF, AB, TU, BJ, AZ*, KM*, IV*, NRD
*Cargo flights by: AMK

===Aircraft in Linz===

*Airbus A319 LH*, KM*
*Airbus A320 HG, NG, OS, LH, FHY, IV*, EEZ*, LH*
*Airbus A321 HG, OS, INX, AZ*, LH*
*BAe 146-200/300 EW
*BAe 146 Avro RJ85 CL
*Boeing 737-300 LH
*Boeing 737-400 MNB
*Boeing 737-500 LH, TU
*Boeing 737-600 TU
*Boeing 737-700 NG
*Boeing 737-800 NG, PGT, XQ, HF, AB
*Boeing 767-300 NG
*Canadair Regional Jet 100/200 VO, CL, Z2
*Canadair Regional Jet 700 CL, Z2
*Dash 8-300 VO
*Dash 8-400 VO
*Douglas DC-6 Flying Bulls
*Fokker 27 AMK
*Fokker 100 VO
*Lockheed C-130 Austrian Air Force
*Lockheed L-188 AMK
*McDonnell Douglas MD-82 MNB, AZ*, NRD
*McDonnell Douglas MD-90 NRD

Airlines with * visits LNZ only on single charter.

Special visitors in Linz are/were: A300, AN12, AN24, AN26, A124, A225, B752, FK50, FK70, E145, IL76, T154

==Locations to Avoid==

There are some driving restrictions on small streets around the airport. Please keep all doors at the airport fence free for emergency cases.

Don't destroy any plants on fields or meadows.

==Facilities and Transportation==

At the airport terminal there is a self serving restaurant (1000 to 1800 UTC), two bistros (0500 - 2200 UTC), a bank, a EC-cashpoint (EC-bancomat) and a newspaper-store (0600 - 1800 UTC).

===arrive by car===

*From Vienna: Motorway A1 direction Salzburg - leave the Motorway at the Exit Ansfelden and follow the road signs. The Airport is roughly 8km from the Autobahn exit. 

*From Salzburg/Graz: Motorway A1 direction Vienna - leave the Motorway at the Exit Traun, and follow the road signs. The airport is located about 8km away from the exit.  

*From Munich/Nuremberg/Passau: Motorway A25 direction Knoten Haid/motorway A1 - leave the Motorway at the Exit Wels-Ost, and follow the road signs. The airport is located about 10km away from the exit. 

*From Prague/Berlin: Motorway A7 direction Knoten Linz/motorway A1 - leave the Motorway at the Exit Salzburger Straße, and follow the road signs. The airport is located about 10km away from the exit.

===arrive by bus===

A bus leaving main train station every 60 minutes between 0500 and 1800 UTC for Klagenfurt airport. No bus traffic on Sunday. Additionally there is an extra Ryanair-shuttle bus one time a day according to Ryanair arrival time.

==Wheater conditions==

Most of the time the wind blows from the west or north-west. Depending on wind strength aircraft land on Rwy 27 and start with back-track on Rwy 27. In autumn there is some fog around the airport in the morning.

==Meeting enthusiasts==

There is a group of about 15 spotters, called "Linz Airport Report Team". If there is any special movement, you`ll find this guys taking photos at the airport fence or at night at the vistors terrace.

Besides the local spotters there is also a airport society club (VFFL - Verein der Freunde des Flughafens Linz). [http://www.vffl.at vffl.at]

==Links about Linz==

*[http://www.vffl.at VFFL Verein der Freunde des Flughafens Linz]
*[http://www.linzmobil.at/cgi-bin/sbb.cgi?&forum=Flugverkehr&a=forum Linzmobil Airport Linz discussion forum]
*[http://teletext.orf.at/800/831_0001.htm ORF-videotext arrival] 
*[http://teletext.orf.at/800/831_0003.htm ORF-videotext depature] 
*[http://www.tmdg.co.uk/cgi-bin/auth/afinfo?ALLM=LOWL METAR & TAF for LOWL Linz]
*[http://www.speednews.at/airport_lnz.htm Information-bulletin about Linz Airport by speednews.at] 
*[http://www.flugzeugbilder.de/search4.cgi?stype=location&tr=188&srng=1&toprange=&srch=LNZ&offset=&range=25  LNZ-pictures at Fluzeugbilder.de]
*[http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?placesearch=Linz%20-%20Horsching%20%28LNZ%20%2F%20LOWL%20%2F%20LOXL%29&distinct_entry=true LNZ-pictures at airliners.net]
*[http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?location=Linz Horsching%20-%20LOWL LNZ-pictures at Jetphotos.net]
*[http://auaonline.homelinux.com/aua/php/searchengine.php?von=0&keywords=REG&submitten=set&bereich=10&aircraftname=ALL&airlines=ALL&airport=24&keywordtext=&order=actual%20DESC LNZ-pictures at Austrian-Planepics]