Salzburg Airport W. A. Mozart LOWS / SZG
Ten minutes from Salzburg's old town and the closest airport to Kitzbühel, Zell am See and Bad Gastein, making it a winter and Festival (July–August) hotspot. The GAC offers CIQ and hangarage; slots and parking must be booked around Christmas–New Year and February half-term. Mountain approaches need crew briefing in low cloud.
9,022 ft
Longest runway
10 min
Drive to Salzburg
1
FBOs / handlers
1,411 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- 06:00–23:00 (night ban)
- 24-hour operations
- No
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- Yes
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 4 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to BBJ/ACJ.
- Website
- www.salzburg-airport.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Salzburg Airport General Aviation Center
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 9,022 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft