If you wish to contribute or participate in the discussions about articles you are invited to join SKYbrary as a registered user
Actions
Vienna International/Schwechat
From SKYbrary Wiki
LOWW
Airport | |
---|---|
ICAO: LOWW – IATA: VIE | |
Summary | |
Name | Vienna International/Schwechat |
Region | Europe |
Territory | Austria ![]() |
Location | Schwechat, Vienna |
Serving | Vienna |
Elevation | 182.88 m <br />600 ft182.88 m <br /> |
Coordinates | 48° 6' 36.00" N, 16° 34' 12.00" E |
Runways | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
METAR | |
---|---|
Observation | LOWW 221450Z 31009KT 260V350 9999 FEW022 13/05 Q1018 NOSIG
|
Station | Wien / Schwechat-Flughafen |
Date/Time | 22 April 2021 14:50:00 |
Wind direction | 310° |
Wind speed | 09 kts |
Lowest cloud amount | few clouds |
Temperature | 13°C |
Dew point | 5°C |
Humidity | 58% |
QNH | 1018 hPa |
Weather condition | n/a |
International airport serving Vienna, capital of Austria.
Climatology
Humid Continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb)
Maps
Terrain
Airport Layout
Accidents & Serious Incidents at or in vicinity of LOWW
- A310, Vienna Austria, 2000 (On 12 July 2000, a Hapag Lloyd Airbus A310 was unable to retract the landing gear normally after take off from Chania for Hannover. The flight was continued towards the intended destination but the selection of an en route diversion due to higher fuel burn was misjudged and useable fuel was completely exhausted just prior to an intended landing at Vienna. The aeroplane sustained significant damage as it touched down unpowered inside the aerodrome perimeter but there were no injuries to the occupants and only minor injuries to a small number of them during the subsequent emergency evacuation.)