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Klagenfurt International Airport

History of Klagenfurt International Airport

In 1905, Georg Count of Khevenhüller from Hochosterwitz Castle and in 1907, Dipl.-Ing. Joseph Sablatnig (Joseph Sablatnig was owner of the Fokker-Sablatnig, Deutsche Flugzeuge, Deutsche Motoren, Flugzeug Gesellschaft mbH, Berlin) were the first men in the sky over Carinthia and Klagenfurt. In World War I and II, the airport of Klagenfurt was operated as a military airfield, and indeed, Klagenfurt Airport was founded in 1914 as a military airport. The civil opening of Klagenfurt Airport on May 17, 1925, was an event for the City of Klagenfurt as well as for Carinthia. In June 1929, the pilot hero of World War I, Julius Fedrigoni Edler von Etschthal, had the function of flight director of the airport until 1939.

After the end of World War II, Julius Fedrigoni returned to Annabichl, where he worked with low-budget flight operations. On January 1, 1952, Korv. Kpt. Julius Fedrigoni founded the Committee city of Klagenfurt, and he was flight director until 1956.

In 2022, the airport's then-majority owner, Lilihill Group, announced the creation of a new regional airline based in Klagenfurt, Liliair. With a proposed launch in April 2023, the carrier was supposed to expand the airport's connection with major European destinations. However, the announced flights were not open for booking for any date on or before the day of the launch, and no operating carrier had been confirmed. Previously, there was ongoing controversy between Lilihill and the state of Carinthia, which proposed to buy back the airport, leaving the Liliair project in doubt. In April 2023, Lilihill Group announced that a Liliair home base in Klagenfurt had become unlikely due to the ongoing dispute. In May 2023, the city of Klagenfurt and the state of Carinthia announced they would execute a buy-back option and re-acquire the majority ownership of the airport after a longstanding debate.

Ground transportation from Klagenfurt International Airport

Train: The train station "Klagenfurt-Annabichl" is a 5- to 10-minute (750-meter) walk from the terminal and offers suburban rail services every half-hour to St.Veit (and beyond), to Klagenfurt main station, to the villages along Lake Wörthersee, and to Villach (and beyond).

Road: The airport has its own exit named Klagenfurt Flughafen on the nearby motorway A2, which leads to Vienna and Italy. A regular suburban bus service connects the airport with the city centre including the Klagenfurt central station. There is also a coach connection between Klagenfurt Airport and Ljubljana Joe Punik Airport, which is served several times a day.

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