VIE

Vienna International Airport

Vienna, Austria

Operated by Flughafen Wien AGmixed
Opened1938ICAOLOWWElev600 ft
The Verdict
65/100Decent enough to recommend without guilt

The trajectory is flat — no improvement in sight.

Ranked #34 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2002–2026
Operational30%
78Genuinely solid
Sentiment25%
56Unremarkable
Infrastructure15%
44Not great
Sent. Velocity15%
50Middling
Connectivity15%
91Almost too good to be true

What People Think

Reviews for VIE are so positive they sound sarcastic. They're not.

4.2Avg Rating / 10
1,522
ReviewsGoogle 1512Skytrax 10
21%Positive
SKYTRAX STARS:★★★★☆
★ 4.2on Google Maps (1,512 reviews)
Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+5.67 over 2 years
Then: 3.3/5 (176 reviews)Now: 8.9/5 (1197 reviews)
Positive21%
Neutral40%
Negative39%
Queuing
2.0
Cleanliness
2.9
Staff
1.7
Food & Bev
2.6
Wifi
3.0
Wayfinding
2.1
Transport
3.1
Shopping
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The Numbers

31.7MPassengers (2024)
+7.0%YoY Growth

Record year! 31.7M passengers in 2024, up 0% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 304% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

31.5MInternational (99%)
267KDomestic (1%)
234,138Aircraft Movements
Passenger History

Lounges

1 available
Vienna International Airport
priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/02–2025/03 · 474,015 flights
3.8%Flights Delayed18,204 of 474,015 flights
1.2minAvg Delay

On-time performance so good it feels like a statistical error.

Delay Causes (ATFM)
Weather92%
Carrier0%
ATC8%
Airport0%

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Ground Transport

MMetro
RRail
TTram
BBus

The Runway Report

2 Runways
11/2911,483ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted
16/3411,811ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

1938
Opened
HistoryTo accommodate future growth, in 1998 Vienna Airport published a master plan that outlined expansion projects until 2015. These projects included a new office park, railway station, cargo center, general aviation center, air traffic control tower, te...
Skytrax World Airport Awards
2025🏆
SkytraxBest Staff in Europe
2019🏆
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