Wiener Neustadt West is an airfield steeped in history. It was one of the first airfields ever built (back in K&K era) and is Europe’s largest grass field to date. During WW2 the majority of German’s Me109s has been constructed here, by what Wiener Neustadt became Austria’s most bombed city. Thesedays the Austrian Army only conducts their parachute training in LOXN, which enables civil pilots to perform this incredible sport, not more than 30 highway minutes south of the capital city Vienna. That’s how Austria’s largest gliding hub came into life during the last 20 years.
The nearby Fischau foothills, the Hohe Wand, as well as the Schneeberg and Semmering, form a natural connection to the Alps and provide the ideal conditions for cross-country gliding.
ICAO Code: LOXN
Neustadt Tower: 123.255 MHz (Military controller)
Neustadt West: 130.155 MHz (Civil controller on weekends and after 4pm local)
Runways
18L/36R Grass 14L/32R Grass 09/27 Grass
18R/36L Grass 14R/32L Grass 04/22 Grass
Coordinates:
47°50’16.4″N
16°13’23.4″E