Extension of operating hours
The following operating hours and restrictions for Innsbruck Airport have been approved by the Civil Aviation Authority.
The text below is an excerpt from the Aerodrome Regulations.
Only the complete regulations are legally binding, which you can access here:
Operating Hours
The daily operating hours of Innsbruck Airport are from 06:30 local time to 20:00 local time.
For commercial flights operated by air carriers pursuant to § 101 of the Austrian Aviation Act (LFG), Federal Law Gazette No. 253/1957 as amended, using propeller and turboprop aircraft whose overall noise level does not exceed that of a Dash 8, operating hours apply from 06:00 local time to 23:00 local time, whereby only landings are permitted between 22:00 and 23:00 local time.
For commercial flights operated by air carriers pursuant to § 101 LFG using jet aircraft with a landing noise level lower than that of a Dash 8, landings are permitted between 20:00 and 23:00 local time.
For rescue, ambulance and disaster relief operations with low-noise aircraft in accordance with ICAO Annex 16, Chapters III and IV, and for helicopter operations, operating hours apply analogously to paragraph 2.
Where the circumstances specified in § 9 paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Aerodrome Regulations (ZFBO) apply, operating hours will be extended upon request.
Where the circumstances specified in § 9 paragraph 6 ZFBO apply, operating hours may be extended.
| Airline | Planetype | Planned | Flight Location | Category | Type Of Extension | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transavia | B73H | 06.01.2026 18:50 | 06.01.2026 20:20 | Rotterdam | Wetter | § 9 (5) ZFBO | |
| Tui Airlines Belgium | E295 | 05.01.2026 19:35 | 05.01.2026 20:09 | Brüssel | Wetter | § 9 (5) ZFBO | |
| Eurowings | A319 | 04.01.2026 19:45 | 04.01.2026 21:14 | Hamburg | Wetter | § 9 (5) ZFBO | |
| Transavia | B73H | 03.01.2026 15:10 | 03.01.2026 21:15 | Amsterdam | Wetter | § 9 (5) ZFBO | |
| JET2 | A21N | 03.01.2026 19:50 | 03.01.2026 21:07 | Manchester | Wetter | § 9 (5) ZFBO | |
| Norwegian | B738 | 03.01.2026 19:15 | 03.01.2026 20:54 | Kopenhagen | Wetter | § 9 (5) ZFBO | |
| TUI AIRWAYS | B738 | 03.01.2026 19:30 | 03.01.2026 20:23 | Manchester | Wetter | § 9 (5) ZFBO | |
| Transavia | B73H | 03.01.2026 18:00 | 03.01.2026 20:11 | Amsterdam | Wetter | § 9 (5) ZFBO | |
| JET2 | A21N | 03.01.2026 18:50 | 03.01.2026 20:06 | Edinburgh | Wetter | § 9 (5) ZFBO | |
| Eurowings | A320 | 28.12.2025 19:45 | 28.12.2025 20:26 | Hamburg | Technical | § 9 (5) ZFBO |
Restrictions
The mid-day quiet period applies:
a) Monday to Saturday from 12:30 to 14:00 local time,
b) on Sundays and public holidays from 12:30 to 15:00 local time.
During the mid-day quiet period, and on All Saints’ Day (1 November), touch-and-go operations, low approaches, and towing flights (except for cross-country glider flights exceeding a distance of 100 km) are not permitted. In addition, local flights (departing from and arriving at Innsbruck Airport) with a duration of less than 20 minutes are prohibited.
On Sundays and public holidays, touch-and-go operations, low approaches, and towing flights remain prohibited after 15:00 if the aircraft exceeds a noise level of 70 dB(A). Aerobatic flight in the traffic circuit is not permitted.
*Type of Operating Hours Extension
§ 9 (4) The operator of a public civil aerodrome is obliged to extend operating hours if required for safety reasons (e.g. emergency or diversion landings) or for flights in the public interest (particularly rescue or disaster-relief missions), provided that the notification is received before the approved end of operations.
§ 9 (5) Furthermore, the operator of a public civil aerodrome is obliged to extend operating hours for flight movements planned within the regular operating hours if compliance with these hours was not possible for unavoidable reasons, and if the corresponding notification is received no later than two hours before the approved end of operations.
§ 9 (6) In cases other than those specified in paragraphs 4 and 5, the aerodrome operator may temporarily extend operating hours, provided that the required facilities are available. The number of such operating hours exceedances may not exceed 0.7% of the total annual flight movements.
Further information on these paragraphs can be found here: