The Country

Geography:
Located in central Europe, modern Austria was created in 1918 following the collapse of the Hapsburg empire. It is bordered by Germany to the north west, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the north east, Hungary to the south east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland to the west.
About 75% of the land area is covered by the Austrian Alps, which range up to 12,500 ft (3,800 m), while fertile plains to the east include the Danube river valley and the Graz basin. The total land area is 82,732 sq km (31,942 sq miles). The population of 8.4 million (2007 figure) comprises 93% German, 6% Croat/Slovene/Hungarian and 1% other ethnic groups. 78% of the people are Roman Catholic, 5% Protestant, 2% Muslim and 15% other or non-religious. The capital city is Vienna.

National History:

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Austrian History

Further National Information:
Yahoo Austria page
wikipedia: Austria

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
Austrian civil aircraft were registered in the series A-xxxx onwards from 1919, with the registration in numbers not letters. The sequence was ended by the Anchluss with Germany in March 1938. In 1945 a new civil register was established using the prefix OE-xxx, eg: Airbus A340 OE-LAG. State-owned aircraft use the sequence OE-Fxx. Gliders use the same prefix OE-xxxx, but with numerical registrations.

Military Air Arms:
Current military air arms-
Air Force (Österreichische Luftstreitkrafte)

Historical military air arms-
Air Force (Deutsch-Oesterreichische Fliegertruppe) [1918-1922]
Air Force (Fliegertruppe) [1935-1938]

Central Government Agencies:
Government
Border Guard (Grenzschutz)

Public Service Aviation:
Air Ambulance (OEAMTC)
ARA - Air Rescue Austria
Police Aviation (Polizei)
Paramilitary Police (Gendarmerie)

Commercial Aviation:
List of airlines in Austria

Austrian Airlines
Lauda Air
Tyrolean Airways
Welcome Air

Private Aviation:
To be added

Aircraft Manufacturers:
Diamond Aircraft
HB Flugtechnik

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Graz
Innsbruck
Linz
Salzburg
Vienna

Aviation Museums:
Aviaticum
Fahrzeug-Technik-Luftfahrt Museum
Flying Bulls
Heeresgeschichtliches Museum
Oesterreichisches Luftfahrtmuseum
Technisches Museum, Wien

Airshow Dates:
Key Airshow Dates

Aviation-Related Magazines:
Magazines Guide

Magazine Dealers:
Recommended second hand magazine dealers

Aviation Bibliography:
Selected bibliography - to be added

Aviation Bookshops:
On-line bookshops

Web Links:
The World's Airlines - Austria
* List of all Austrian airlines

SPAA - Seaplane Pilots Association Austria
* Flying seaplanes in Austria, including very good history section

Oesterreichischer Aeroclub
* Official national aviation organisation

Austria Charter Operators
* Information on all charter operators in Austria

Spotterteam Graz
* Graz airport based aviation enthusiasts - photos, reports, airport visitors etc

Austrian Aviation Net
* Commercial airlines and flying in Austria

Fluglinks.at
* Web links for Austrian civil aviation

www.aviator.at
* Lots of information about private flying in Austria

Piloten.at
* Information for private pilots in Austria