
Historic development
| Year | Day | History |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 1st June | Opening of Innsbruck Airport in the Reichenau district and inauguration of the scheduled Munich-Innsbruck service |
| 4th October | Aerobatics by Ernst Udet | |
| 1926 | 14th March | Christening of the "Tirol" aeroplane for round flights |
| 18th April | Start of high altitude transports by German Lufthansa | |
| 1st November | Incorporation in the ÖLAG network of routes | |
| 1930 | Gliding comes to Innsbruck | |
| 1948 | 15th January | Opening of "Innsbruck-West" Airport at the Ulfiswiese site |
| 1950 | June | Incorporation of Innsbruck in the KLM network of scheduled flights |
| 1951 | May | Start of the Swissair destination Zurich – Innsbruck – Salzburg |
| 1954 | October | Foundation of the "Tiroler Flughafenbetriebsgesellschaft" as operating company |
| 1956 | 22th November | Establishment of air rescue services by the Federal Ministry of the Interior |
| 1959 | 5th September | Incorporation in the Austrian Airlines network of routes |
| 1965 | 24th April | Official inauguration of the new airport buildings |
| 1966 | 23th October | Landing of a BAC 1-11 jet aircraft |
| 1976 | 29th January | Installation of the instrument landing system |
| 1978 | Upswing in charter flights | |
| 1979 | 2nd July | Start of the Crossair destination Zurich – Innsbruck |
| 1980 | 1st April | Innsbruck-Vienna and Innsbruck-Zurich routes start operating with the Tyrolean Airways Dash 7 |
| 1983 | 1st July | Inauguration of helicopter first aid service with the "Christophorus" |
| 1985 | 1st January | H. Jilg follows Dr. P. Schneider as airport director The first Tyrolean Airways Dash 8 goes into service |
| 1989 | 9th June | Opening of the Tyrolean Air Ambulance centre. |
| 1990 | 14th October | 60,000 visitors at the 5th Innsbruck Airport Festival |
| 29th October | The new tower goes into operation | |
| 1991 | Inauguration of the Tyrolean-hangar with engine check pit | |
| 1994 | 5th October | Opening of the new air freight terminal |
| 1995 | 1st January | Mag. R. Falch follows H. Jilg as airport director |
| 31st May | First landing by a Tyrolean Airways Fokker 70 | |
| 1996 | Foundation of the Airport Environmental Forum | |
| 3th October | Opening of the new arrivals hall | |
| 1998 | 52 scheduled and charter airlines operate to and from Innsbruck | |
| 1999 | 28th März | Start of the Air Alps Aviation Innsbruck – Amsterdam service |
| Summer | Starting and landing runways rebuilt | |
| October | Work starts on the multistorey car park | |
| 2000 | 26th März | Air Alps Aviation becomes the second carrier to operate the Innsbruck – Vienna route |
| April | Opening of the multistorey | |
| 22th May | Start of the Innsbruck – Graz route operated by Welcome Air, the new Tyrolean airline | |
| 1st June | Opening of the new departure hall | |
| 2001 | November | Completion of the new aprons; 41 charter airlines now serve Innsbruck |
| 2002 | March | Start of Air Alps Aviation's Innsbruck – Bozen – Rome service |
| April - December | The airport restaurant is being rebuilt with you in mind | |
| 2003 | 31st März | official opening of the new airport restaurant "Fly-INN" |
| October | Start of the Innsbruck - Bern route operated by Air Alps Aviation | |
| December | Start of the Innsbruck - London route operated by AUA Group | |
| 2004 | January | Start of the Innsbruck - Göteborg route operated by Tiroler Fluglinie Welcome Air |
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