Linz-Hörsching Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Linz, Upper Austria (Austria)

IATA: LNZ ICAO: LOWL

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

980 ft

299 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

48.2354°, 14.1881°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,141 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Austria)

#2 of 2 in AT

#2 of 7 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 LNZ in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,141 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #2 in Austria.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

LNZ lies at 299 m (980 ft), #199 of 650 published airports by elevation and 66.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 190 ft above the Austria median (790 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

2 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 2 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Vienna International Airport (VIE), 95.6 NM, 11,811 ft. Next: MUC 96.2 NM. MUC has the radius's longest runway, 3,280 ft more than LNZ.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

LNZ runways: 08/26 9,843 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 08E/26E 2,165 × 148 ft grass / turf (grs); 07H/25H 0 ft grass / turf (grs). National standing: #2 of 2 in Austria; VIE leads by 1,968 ft (11,811 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
08/26	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
08E/26E	2,165 ft (660 m / 0.660 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Grass / Turf (GRS)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active
07H/25H	— ft	— ft	`Grass / Turf (GRS)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Vienna International Airport (Vienna)	`VIE`	95.6 NM (177.1 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted
Munich Airport (Munich)	`MUC`	96.2 NM (178.2 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →