Quick answer: Vienna International Airport (VIE) handled 31,720,000 passengers in 2025, about 4 percent more than in 2024, making it Austria's busiest airport by far and one of Central Europe's key hubs. The airport recorded 215,300 take-offs and landings, moved roughly 220,000 tonnes of cargo (up 5 percent) and filled its aircraft to an average load factor of 78.2 percent. In the first half of 2026 VIE served 15.2 million passengers, a 3 percent rise on the same period of 2025.
How many passengers use Vienna Airport?
VIE's 2025 total of 31,720,000 passengers was its best full year yet, up about 4 percent on the 30.5 million of 2024. The growth continued into 2026: the first six months brought 15.2 million travellers, 3 percent more than in the first half of 2025, with June 2026 at 3.1 million. The airport's busiest single day on record so far in 2026 was 5 July, with 105,400 passengers in one day.
| Period | Passengers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 (full year) | ~30.5 million | — |
| 2025 (full year) | 31,720,000 | +4% |
| H1 2025 | 14.8 million | — |
| H1 2026 | 15.2 million | +3% |
| June 2026 | 3.1 million | +2.5% |
Which airlines carry the most passengers at VIE?
The hub carrier dominates Vienna's traffic. Austrian Airlines was the largest airline at VIE in 2025 with about 13 million passengers, followed by the Ryanair Group (including Lauda) with roughly 5 million and Wizz Air with around 3.5 million. Long-haul was the fastest-growing segment: services between VIE and North America carried more than 1.2 million passengers in 2025, well up on the year before, as Austrian Airlines and its partners added frequencies. The full carrier list lives on our VIE airlines page.
Flights, cargo and how full the planes are
VIE recorded 215,300 aircraft movements in 2025, slightly more than the year before. Cargo grew steadily, with close to 220,000 tonnes of air freight moving through the airport, an increase of about 5 percent. Aircraft also flew well filled, with an average load factor of 78.2 percent. The pattern continued into mid-2026: June saw just over 19,000 take-offs and landings (up 1 percent) while freight kept growing at about 19,000 tonnes for the month.
How does VIE compare with other Austrian airports?
VIE is Austria's busiest airport by a wide margin, handling the large majority of the country's air traffic, far ahead of the regional airports at Salzburg, Innsbruck, Graz, Linz and Klagenfurt combined. As the hub of Austrian Airlines and the gateway to the capital, VIE's numbers are a direct read on Austria's travel demand and on its role as a transfer point between Western and Eastern Europe. For the layout behind those numbers, see the terminals guide.
Vienna Airport basics behind the numbers
VIE has served the Austrian capital since 1954 and uses the codes IATA: VIE, ICAO: LOWW. It operates two parallel runways and a single connected terminal complex — Terminals 1, 1A, 2 and 3 — in Schwechat, about 18 km southeast of the Vienna city centre. Live traffic runs on our departures and arrivals boards, and the city-centre transport guide covers how those 31 million passengers actually get into town.
Sources
- Flughafen Wien AG: Traffic statistics (official)
- Flughafen Wien AG press releases (monthly traffic reports)
All figures come from Flughafen Wien AG traffic reports and were checked on 13 July 2026. Monthly numbers are updated by the airport with a short delay; this page is refreshed as new official data appears. This is an independent guide and is not affiliated with the airport.