Airports / Austria / KLU
Klagenfurt Airport
LOWK / KLUKlagenfurt am Wörthersee, AustriaELEV 1,472 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Klagenfurt Airport (LOWK / KLU) sits in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria, where it functions as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 1,472 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KLU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU, 26 nm), Hinterstoisser Air Base (LOXZ, 38 nm), and Graz Airport (GRZ, 50 nm).
Trip costs from KLU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Kärnten Airport and Christophorus 11. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KLU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
LOWK
IATA
KLU
FAA / Local
LOWK
Elevation
1,472 ft
Coordinates
46.6425° N · 14.3377° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Austria fields
state range 600–2,264 ft
At 1,472 ft, KLU sits higher than 67% of the 9 Austria fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 26nmLJULjubljana Jože Pučnik AirportZgornji Brnik
- 38nmLOXZHinterstoisser Air BaseZeltweg
- 50nmGRZGraz AirportFeldkirchen bei Graz
- 57nmMBXMaribor Edvard Rusjan AirportMaribor
- 61nmTRSTrieste AirportRonchi dei Legionari/Trieste
- 67nmLJCECerklje ob Krki Air BaseCerklje ob Krki
Location
Open the full mapLOWK · Klagenfurt Airport · Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria