St Gallen Airport was inaugurated in 1926. Before the Second World War, the airport offered direct flights to Dubendorf, Munich, Innsbruck and Basel. St Gallen Airport has undergone a massive makeover since its inception. The number of flights to this airport has also been increased over the years.
Given below is the development in the scheduled flights of the airport:
- 2003 – Additional use of the aircraft known as Bombardier Dash 8-400Q for Vienna flights
- 1999 – Use of Embraer-145
- 1991 – Scheduled flights to Vienna with Dash-8-100
Permit for instrument-landing system
- 1988 – Rheintalflug concessions for the scheduled flights plying to Vienna
- 1935-1939 – With AC8, scheduled flights to Munich, Basel, Dubendorf and Innsbruck
St Gallen Airport is one of the important airports of Switzerland that is served by Austrian Airlines. It is situated at 47º29'06'' North Latitude and 9º33'39'' East Longitude and houses 4 aircraft stands, 1 passenger terminal, 2 check-in desks and 1 gate. The annual passenger flow of the airport is about 120,000. Besides, the airport is also known to offer a large number of handling activities, which include cargo handling, baggage handling, passenger services, aircraft handling, business class lounge, load control and dispatch and aircraft refueling.
