Austro Control

Austro Control GmbH is the air navigation service provider for Austria, based in Vienna. The state-owned company, founded in 1994, runs air traffic control for Austrian airspace and also carries out aviation authority tasks. It describes itself as a shaper of the future of air traffic management in Europe.

Services

• Air traffic control at the towers of Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt and Graz, and en route control from Vienna
• Aeronautical information management, including the digital AIP and flight briefing
• Meteorological services for aviation, including flight weather
• More than 100 air navigation facilities across Austria, including radar, communication and navigation systems
• Training for air traffic controllers at its own academy
• International consulting under the ACG International name

Authority functions

The company also handles pilot licensing, aircraft registration enquiries, drone authorisations and safety assessment of foreign aircraft, according to its website.

Digital services

Austro Control publishes online tools for pilots and operators: the digital AIP, a home briefing service, flight weather, flight routes and a drone portal. A customer care service and a fault reporting form are also listed on its site.

Company facts

• Founded: 1994
• Owner: Republic of Austria
• Control centre in Vienna's 3rd district
• Search and rescue coordination line: +43 1 798 83 80