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==Terminals== [[File:Austria schwechat vienna airport terminal1.jpg|thumb|Terminal 1 interior]] [[File:VIE Terminal1A 2014.JPG|thumb|Terminal 1A interior]] [[File:Vienna_airport_terminal_3.jpg|thumb|Terminal 3 interior]] [[File:Vienna International Airport tower 01.jpg|thumb|[[Air traffic control tower]] behind the head office of [[Austrian Airlines]]]] The airport has four terminal buildings named ''Terminal 1, 2'' and ''3'' which are directly built against each other as well as the additional ''Terminal 1A'' located opposite Terminal 1. Terminals 1, 2 and 3 connect to the five concourses. The central arrivals hall for all terminal areas is located in Terminal 3.<ref name="officialairportmap"/> ===Terminals=== *'''Terminal 1''' was built in 1990, operating as the second terminal of the airport. It underwent refurbishment in January 2013 and is now mainly used by some [[Oneworld]] and [[SkyTeam]] airlines along with [[Turkish Airlines]], [[Ryanair]] and [[Wizz Air]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} *'''Terminal 1A''', a standalone building opposite Terminal 1, originally built as a temporary complex in 2005.<ref>[https://www.ittenbrechbuehl.ch/en/projects/terminal-1a-airport-vienna/ Terminal 1A Airport, Vienna, Itten+Brechbühl AG]</ref> It hosts check-in facilities for a all kind of carriers, including leisure airlines like [[Condor (airline)|Condor]] or [[SunExpress]], along with legacy and long haul carriers like [[Hainan Airlines]] or [[China Airlines]]. For renovation purposes the terminal had been temporarily closed in early 2025 and was reopened in modernized appearance April 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 February 2024 |title=Flughafen Wien modernisiert Terminal 1A |language=de |trans-title=Vienna Airport modernizes terminal 1A |work=aeroTelegraph |url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/flughafen-wien-huebscht-sein-terminal-1a-auf |access-date=19 December 2023 }}</ref> *'''Terminal 2''' was finished in 1960, when it was the only terminal of the airport. A huge extension was built in 1993, when the Plaza opened. Because of the opening of the new Terminal 3, the check-in area of Terminal 2 stopped operating in 2012. It was refurbished between 2016 and 2022<ref name="2016refurbishment">{{Cite news |date=30 March 2016 |title=Flughafen Wien: Neues Terminal, neue Strecken |language=de |trans-title=Vienna Airport: New terminal, new routes |url=http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-regional/news-detail/datum/2016/03/30/flughafen-wien-neues-terminal-neue-strecken.html |access-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604063229/http://www.austrianaviation.net/news-regional/news-detail/datum/2016/03/30/flughafen-wien-neues-terminal-neue-strecken.html |archive-date=4 June 2016}}</ref> and now features new security screening areas and a revamped [[baggage reclaim]], which is connected to the baggage reclaim of Terminal 3. The original Terminal 2 is now used as the entrance of Concourses C and D.<ref name="T2new">{{Cite news |last=Dichler |first=Martin |date=5 June 2021 |title=Bald kann der Flughafen Wien seine neue Gepäckhalle eröffnen |language=de |trans-title=Vienna Airport will soon be able to open its new baggage reclaim hall |work=aeroTelegraph |url=https://www.aerotelegraph.com/bald-kann-der-flughafen-wien-seine-neue-gepaeckhalle-eroeffnen |access-date=19 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409014357/https://www.aerotelegraph.com/bald-kann-der-flughafen-wien-seine-neue-gepaeckhalle-eroeffnen |archive-date=9 April 2023}}</ref> *'''Terminal 3''', also referred to as the [[Austrian Airlines|Austrian]] [[Star Alliance]] Terminal, with its adjoining Concourses F and G is the airport's newest facility. It was built between 2006 and 2012. It is used by [[Austrian Airlines]], most [[Star Alliance]] members, and a number of other carriers including [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]], [[El Al]], [[Korean Air]] and [[Qatar Airways]]. A planned expansion has been postponed indefinitely.<ref name="T2new"/> ===Concourses=== *'''Concourse B''' is in the basement of Concourse C and features Gates B31–B42 (boarding by buses) for [[Schengen]] destinations.<ref name="officialairportmap"/> Since 2021 it was temporarily used to handle non-Schengen bus arrivals. In 2022 it has been refurbished to assume that role permanently.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}} *'''Concourse C''' (pier west) was finished in 1996. It is used for Schengen destinations; features Gates C21-24) (boarding via buses), C31–C42 (jetbridges) C71–C75 (boarding via buses)<ref name="officialairportmap"/> *'''Concourse D''' (''pier east''; formerly ''Concourse A'') opened 1988 and is used for non-Schengen destinations with shared passport control at the entrance of Pier East; features Gates D21–D29 (boarding via jetbridges), D31–D37 (boarding via buses), D61–D70 (buses).<ref name="officialairportmap"/> Concourse D has been closed and partially refurbished during the COVID-19 pandemic. *'''Concourse F''' (Level 1 of ''pier north'') was finished in 2012, when the new Terminal 3 opened. It is used for Schengen destinations and consists of Gates F01-F37 (jetbridges and buses) and Gates F71-F75 (bus gates)<ref name="officialairportmap"/> *'''Concourse G''' (Level 3 and basement of ''pier north'') for non-Schengen destinations; shared passport control at the entrance of Level 3; features Gates G01-G37 (jetbridges and bus gates) and G61-67 (boarding via buses).<ref name="officialairportmap">{{Cite web |title=Flughafenplan |trans-title=Airport Map |url=https://www.viennaairport.com/jart/prj3/va/uploads/data-uploads/Plan/Faltplan_01_2019_.pdf |access-date=29 October 2022 |publisher=Vienna Airport}}</ref>
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