Vienna Airport to close runway 16/34 for maintenance 14–16 April; night-flight limits to be respected

The Vienna Airport Dialogue Forum has notified stakeholders that runway 16/34 will be closed from 21:00 local time on Tuesday 14 April until 07:00 on Thursday 16 April for scheduled maintenance. The closure, announced on the Dialogue Forum’s website, is timed to avoid infringement of Austria’s strict night-flight quota of 4,700 annual movements. During the 34-hour shutdown, aircraft will use the parallel runway 11/29, potentially altering noise footprints over communities south-east of the field. Airlines have been asked to file alternative departure procedures, and Eurocontrol’s Network Manager has issued a flow-management message warning of minor slot constraints in the late-evening departure bank to Istanbul, Doha and Dubai. Logistics companies relying on late-night freighter departures should verify slot allocations, while corporate shippers may experience slight delays on express consignments routed through Vienna.



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Ground handlers advise travellers to allow extra transfer time between terminals and remote stands because some stands normally served by 16/34 taxiways will be reassigned. The airport operator stresses that the works are essential to prepare pavement and lighting systems for the upcoming summer-peak traffic and for increased A321XLR operations expected from Q3 2026. No further full-runway closures are planned before September, but additional overnight taxiway restrictions may be issued via NOTAM.