[2] Air traffic used to take place at the Südbahnhofmarkt in the center of Linz where the zeppelin Estaric I took off on 30 October 1909.

Starting in 1934, the air traffic operation was based in the Linz-Katzenau district (nowadays industrial center), which was later terminated by the NSDAP after 1938.

[5] On 2 June 2010 a Lufthansa Airbus A380-800 landed at Linz Airport, coming from Vienna and left for Munich.

[9] In February 2015, Austrian Airlines announced that they would reduce the domestic route between Linz and the capital Vienna from six down to two daily flights, as most travellers are expected to use the new and improved rail link between the two cities.

[10] Since the inauguration of the new rail services in December 2014, the direct journey from Linz central station to Vienna International Airport takes a mere 1:47 hours without change of trains.

[11] In September 2016, Austrian Airlines cut down the Linz-Vienna route again to only one flight per day and direction, stating extremely poor passenger numbers.

[14][15] In the first six months of 2018 the airport recorded a significant increase in numbers and a positive effect on passenger development.

[17] In summer 2019 the Bulgarian Air Charter will launch its premiere from Linz airport with destinations to Bulgaria and Greece.

[19] The airport covers an area of 383 hectares (946 acres) of land and features one passenger terminal, two runways and extensive logistics and maintenance facilities.

Beyond the security checks there is a duty-free shop and a small café accessible from both the domestic and international gate areas.

To the south lie the second largest barracks of Austria as well as a military airfield named "Fliegerhorst Vogler".

[22] Besides the daily rotation of DHL Aviation (Ljubljana – Linz – Leipzig) extra cargo transactions are often handled.

In June 2014 DHL Global Forwarding transported 9.5 tons of steel tiling from Linz to Mumbai by a Boeing 747-400F.

[24] Following the legal authorization in August 2017, DHL Express opened a new logistics center at the airport in June 2019.

[28] In 2020 the airport collaborated with the "GrowNow Group" to start the German-language adult-education airfreight academy "Aviation Now".

[31] The General Aviation Center is housed in a separate terminal and coordinates among others the following points: Passport and customs checks, refueling, cleaning, defrosting as well as several other passenger and crew services.

His concept for ‘Linz Airport 2030’, his longtime professional experience and his industry-specific contacts convinced in the process of application.

Draskovits, married and father of two adult children, replaces former managing director Gerhard Kunesch who is retiring.

[53] The blue danube airport linz gets support from the URIS (Umfeld Rückkoppelungs- und Informations-System)- Council in its environmental concerns.

[54] At the end of 2003 three new noise monitoring stations have been set up in the region of Linz airport, which measure and record around the clock the current sound level.

[57] The airport has its own fire department whose area of responsibility is stated in national and international guidelines.

[58] In December 2017, the blue danube airport was awarded the EU certificate by the EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency).

The certificate confirms the quality and compliance with high safety standards in airport operations and for passengers.

[63] The DHL LINZ AIRPORT NIGHT RUN 2020 was held on October 9, with a limited number of participants due to the current Covid crisis,.

[67] In cooperation with local flying clubs, private accompanied trial flights can also be conducted on the premises of Linz Airport.