Salzburg Airport

{{Infobox airport

| name = Salzburg Airport

| nativename = Flughafen Salzburg

| nativename-a =

| nativename-r =

| image = SalzburgAirport.svg

| image-width = 200

| image2 = Salzburg Airport LOWS RWY check flt u left base RWY15.jpg

| image2-width = 250

| caption =

| IATA = SZG

| ICAO = LOWS

| pushpin_map = Austria

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Austria

| pushpin_label = SZG

| pushpin_label_position = right

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator = Salzburger Flughafen GmbH

| city-served = Salzburg, Austria

| location =

| hub = Eurowings Europe

| focus_city =

| elevation-f = 1,411

| elevation-m = 430

| coordinates = {{Coord|47|47|40|N|013|00|12|E|type:airport_region:AT-5|name=Salzburg Airport}}

| website = [https://www.salzburg-airport.com/en/ salzburg-airport.com]

| metric-elev = Y

| metric-rwy = Y

| r1-number = 15/33

| r1-length-f = 9,022

| r1-length-m = 2,750

| r1-surface = Concrete

| stat-year = 2021

| stat1-header = Passengers

| stat1-data = 299,845

| stat2-header = Aircraft movements

| stat2-data = 3,677

| stat3-header = Cargo (including
road feeder service,
metric tons)

| stat3-data = 85,2

| footnotes = Sources: EUROCONTROL{{cite web|url=http://www.eurocontrol.int/ead/public/standard_page/EAD_Basic.html|title=EUROCONTROL basic|access-date=14 November 2008|archive-date=17 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081017035936/http://www.eurocontrol.int/ead/public/standard_page/EAD_Basic.html|url-status=dead}}
Statistics{{cite web |url=https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/announcement/2022/05/20220224KommerzielleLuftfahrt2021.pdf |title=Kommerzielle Zivilluftfahrt 2021: Passagieraufkommen um 20,3% gestiegen, aber noch immer deutlich unter Vorkrisenniveau |trans-title=Commercial civil aviation 2021: Passenger traffic up 20.3%, but still well below pre-crisis levels. |format=PDF; 66 KB |language=de |publisher=Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich

|website=statistik.at |date=2022-02-24 |access-date=2023-02-01}}

}}

Salzburg Airport {{airport codes|SZG|LOWS}},{{cite web|title=Aerodrome availability|url=https://eaip.austrocontrol.at/lo/180202/PART_3/AD_1/LO_AD_1_1_en.pdf|website=AIP Austria|publisher=Austro Control Österreichische Gesellschaft für Zivilluftfahrt mbH|accessdate=26 February 2018|page=31|language=German, English}} branded as Salzburg Airport W. A. Mozart, is Austria's second largest airport. It serves Salzburg, the fourth-largest Austrian city, and is a gateway to Austria's numerous ski areas. The airport is located {{convert|1.7|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} west-south-west of the Salzburg City centre and {{convert|2|km|abbr=on}} from the Austrian-German border. It is jointly owned by Salzburg Municipality (25%) and Salzburg State (75%).{{cite web |title=Geschäftsbericht 2021 (Annual Report 2021) |url=https://www.salzburg-airport.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Geschaeftsbericht_2021.pdf |website=Salzburg Airport |publisher=Salzburger Flughafen GmbH |access-date=21 July 2023 |location=Salzburg |page=11 |language=German |date=June 2022}} The airport is named after the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

History

=Pre-World War II=

In 1910, the first powered aircraft taxied on to the new race track in Salzburg-Aigen. In 1926, Deutsche Luft Hansa inaugurated the Munich-Salzburg-Bad Reichenhall route. In 1927, the Vienna-Salzburg-Innsbruck route was started by ÖLAG (Austrian Aviation AG). In one of the earlier incidents Luft Hansa, which flew the London-Brussels-Frankfurt-Munich-Vienna route with Sabena, made a forced landing in Salzburg. 1939 saw the introduction of the Berlin-Prague-Salzburg-Venice and Munich-Salzburg-Klagenfurt-Ljubljana-Rijeka routes, which were planned for the summer schedule.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

=The war years=

At the start of World War II, on 1 September 1939, Salzburg Airport was seized and in 1943 the "Luftgaukommando VII" in Munich was put in charge of it. In the autumn of 1944 the newly developed fighter jet Messerschmitt Me 262 appeared. When the United States Air Force first bombed the city of Salzburg on 16 October 1944, with a subsequent 15 air attacks on the city, the airport remained undamaged. Salzburg Airport was the first Austrian airport to become a part of European scheduled traffic again.{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}

=Post war=

On 1 August 1958, a control tower was put into operation after a 15-month construction period and a new terminal was opened in 1966.

The airport reached the target of 1,265,000 passengers in 2000, and British Airways announced flights to Salzburg from London. These flights were cancelled a year later. Also in 2001, low-cost carrier Ryanair landed at Salzburg, its first Austrian destination. This was also the first time an Austrian airport hosted a low-cost carrier. Aer Lingus commenced flights to Salzburg from Dublin for their winter schedule in 2005. In 2006, Ryanair started services to Charleroi, which ended in 2007, and Dublin.

In spring 2014 the airport's home carrier Austrian Airlines announced the closure of their ticketing and service counters at Salzburg Airport due to decreasing demand. Additional services are instead provided directly at the check-in counters.{{cite web|url=http://www.austrianwings.info/2014/01/aua-schliesst-ticketschalter-auf-den-bundeslaender-flughafen/|title=AUA schließt Ticketschalter auf den Bundesländer-Flughäfen|date=16 January 2014 }}

In August 2016, German low-cost airline Eurowings announced it would open its second Austrian base in Salzburg, with flights to six European metropolitan destinations from January 2017.[http://www.aero.de/news-24793/Eurowings-Europe-startet-Basis-in-Salzburg.html aero.de - "Eurowings Europe starts in Salzburg"] (German) 18 August 2016

In May 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Wizz Air announced six new routes{{snd}}beginning in July 2020{{snd}}creating new connections to the region. In the same time, Austrian Airlines announced the termination of their route from Salzburg to their hub at Vienna International Airport after 60 years,[https://www.austrianaviation.net/detail/aua-schluss-in-salzburg/ austrianaviation.net] (German) 9. June 2020 partially due to the heavily expanded Railjet high-speed train connections between the cities. In 2025, after a brief resumption of three routes, Wizz Air announced it would terminate all routes to Salzburg again citing high operational costs.[https://www.salzburg24.at/news/salzburg/wizz-air-stoppt-fluege-von-salzburg-nach-skopje-bukarest-und-london-170880370 salzburg24.at - "Wizz Air stops flights from Salzburg to Skopje, Bucharest and London"] (German) 30 December 2024

Facilities

Salzburg Airport has a small footprint, covering only 175 hectares (432 acres) of land but has a 2,750m runway equipped to handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 747-400.{{cite web|url=https://www.salzburg-airport.com/en/thecompany/about-us/technical-data|title=Technical Data About Salzburg Airport|website=salzburg-airport.com.en|accessdate= October 25, 2023}} Salzburg Airport consists of two passenger terminals:{{cite web|url=http://www.salzburg-airport.com/en/passengers-visitors/arrival-parking/maps/|title=Salzburg Airport: General Parking Information|website=www.salzburg-airport.com}}

Terminal 1 is the main building, featuring 26 check-in desks, several service counters, some shops and restaurants and a visitors terrace. The airside area consists of 10 boarding gates that can be used for Schengen and non-Schengen destinations. As there are no jet bridges, walk- and bus-boarding is used. There is a business lounge operated by Salzburg Airport.
Terminal 2 is much smaller, featuring nine additional check-in counters and four boarding gates, as well as a designated area to check in skiing equipment. It has limited passenger facilities due to its use for seasonal peak-time traffic.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer regular scheduled and charter flights at Salzburg Airport:[https://www.salzburg-airport.com/en/flights-arrival/flights/flight-schedule-1 salzburg-airport.com - Seasonal flight schedule] retrieved 8 December 2024

{{airport-dest-list

| airBaltic | Seasonal: Riga,{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Salzburg, Austria|date=February 2023|volume=24|issue=8|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=772-773}} Tallinn

| Air Corsica | Seasonal: Calvi{{cn|date=July 2025}}

| Air France | Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle{{cite web | url=https://aviation.direct/en/air-france-nimmt-kurs-auf-salzburg-und-innsbruck | title=Air France sets course for Salzburg and Innsbruck | date=15 September 2022 }}

| Air Serbia | Belgrade{{Cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/01/air-serbia-to-finalise-summer-expansion.html|title=Air Serbia finalises summer expansion with three new routes|date=28 January 2022 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/11/air-serbia-downgrades-salzburg-service.html|title=Air Serbia downgrades Salzburg service over winter|date=29 November 2022 }}

| Avion Express | Seasonal charter: Vilnius{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231025-x91q24vnoszg|title=Avion Express Adds Vilnius – Salzburg in 1Q24|website=Aeroroutes.com|accessdate=2 November 2024|language=en-CA}}

| British Airways | London–Gatwick{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-a0nw24|title=BA EuroFlyer NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}
Seasonal: London–Heathrow{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241031-banw24lhreu|title=British Airways NW24 Heathrow – Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes|accessdate=31 October 2024}}

| Corendon Airlines | Seasonal: Antalya,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220406-xcns22|title=Corendon Airlines NS22 Turkey Network Expansions|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=6 April 2022|accessdate=11 November 2024|language=en-ca}} Hurghada{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240903-xrnw24szghrg | title=Corendon Airlines Adds Salzburg – Hurghada in NW24 }}

| EasyJet | Seasonal: Amsterdam, Barcelona,{{cite web | url=https://www.wavesandwind.com/easyjet-anuncia-60-nuevas-rutas-para-la-proxima-temporada-de-invierno-incluidas-9-desde-y-hacia-espana/ | title=EasyJet anuncia 60 nuevas rutas para la próxima temporada de invierno, incluidas 9 desde y hacia España | | date=11 June 2024 }} Bristol, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220905-u2nw22lonman|title=easyJet NW22 London / Manchester Frequency Changes – 04SEP22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=5 September 2022|accessdate=1 April 2025|language=en}} London–Southend (begins 6 December 2025),{{cite web | url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/24961322.southend-airport-easyjet-flights-barcelona-saltzburg-lanzarote/ | title=Southend easyJet routes to Barcelona Saltzburg and Lanzarote | date=25 February 2025 }} Naples{{cite web | url=https://italiavola.com/2024/06/11/easyjet-annuncia-60-nuove-rotte-per-la-prossima-stagione-10-da-e-per-litalia-6-da-napoli/ | title=EasyJet annuncia 60 nuove rotte per la prossima stagione. 10 da e per l'Italia. 6 da Napoli | work=Italiavola & Travel | date=11 June 2024 }}

| Eurowings | Barcelona,{{cite web |title=Eurowings NS25 Network Additions – 01DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241203-ewns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=3 December 2024}} Berlin,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-ewns23|title=Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 February 2023|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Cologne/Bonn,{{cite web|url=https://www.salzburg-airport.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Vorschau_Sommerflugplan_2023.pdf|title=Summer 2023 schedule - Salzburg Airport|access-date=20 February 2023|archive-date=20 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220105502/https://www.salzburg-airport.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Vorschau_Sommerflugplan_2023.pdf|url-status=dead}} Düsseldorf,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-ewns23|title=Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 February 2023|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Hamburg,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-ewns23|title=Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 February 2023|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Hurghada{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221107-e6nw22|title=Eurowings Outlines Eurowings Europe Malta A320 Network in NW22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=7 November 2022|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}}
Seasonal: Beirut (begins 10 November 2025),{{cite web |title=Eurowings NW25 Beirut Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250715-ewnw25bey |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=16 July 2025}} Burgas,{{cite web | url=https://aviation.direct/en/Salzburg-Eurowings-Europe-takes-on-Burgas | title=Salzburg: Eurowings Europe takes on Burgas | date=23 January 2024 }} Calvi,{{cite web |title=Eurowings NS25 Network Additions – 23OCT24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241023-ewns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=23 October 2024}} Copenhagen, Corfu,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221107-a3ewcodeshare|title=Aegean Airlines Begins Eurowings Codeshare in 4Q22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=7 November 2022|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Gran Canaria, Heraklion,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240314-a3ewcodeshare|title=Aegean Airlines Begins Eurowings Codeshare From late-March 2024|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 March 2024|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Ibiza,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-ewns23|title=Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 February 2023|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Karpathos, Kos, Lamezia Terme,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230214-ewns23|title=Eurowings NS23 Network Update – 12FEB23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=14 February 2023|accessdate=5 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Larnaca, Marsa Alam,{{cite web | url=https://aviation.direct/salzburg-eurowings-neu-im-winter-2023-24-nach-marsa-alam | title=Salzburg: Eurowings neu im Winter 2023/24 nach Marsa Alam | date=17 July 2023 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurowings.com/de/entdecken/reiseziele/neue-strecken.html|date=6 December 2022|title=New Routes and Destinations}} Olbia, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Stockholm–Arlanda, Tenerife–South, Zakynthos

| Finnair | Seasonal: Helsinki

| Flydubai | Dubai–International

| Flynas | Seasonal: Riyadh{{cn|date=July 2025}}

| Iberia | Seasonal: Madrid{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240410-ibnw24szg|title=Iberia Adds Seasonal Salzburg Service in NW24|website=Aeroroutes}}

| Icelandair | Seasonal: Reykjavík–Keflavík

| Israir | Seasonal: Tel Aviv{{cite news |title=Israir NS24 Leased Smartwings Boeing 737 Operations |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240321-6hns24qs |access-date=22 March 2024 |work=AeroRoutes |date=21 March 2024 |language=en-CA}}

| Jet2.com | Seasonal: Belfast–International, Birmingham, Edinburgh,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240424-lsnw24|title=Jet2 NW24 Network Adjustments – 21APR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=24 April 2024|accessdate=26 March 2025|language=en}} Leeds/Bradford,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250108-ls1q2673c|title=Jet2 1Q26 Boeing 737-300 Operations – 05JAN25|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=8 January 2025|accessdate=26 March 2025|language=en}} London–Stansted,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240424-lsnw24|title=Jet2 NW24 Network Adjustments – 21APR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=24 April 2024|accessdate=26 March 2025|language=en}} Manchester{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240424-lsnw24|title=Jet2 NW24 Network Adjustments – 21APR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=24 April 2024|accessdate=26 March 2025|language=en}}

| Lufthansa | Frankfurt{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-lhnw24eu|title=Lufthansa NW24 Europe Frequency Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=1 February 2025|language=en-ca}}
Seasonal: London–Heathrow{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230720-lhnw23lhr|title=Lufthansa Expands London Heathrow Seasonal Routes from Mid-Dec 2023|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=20 July 2023|accessdate=21 July 2023}}

| {{nowrap|Norwegian Air Shuttle}} | Seasonal: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda{{cite web | url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220802-d8nw22arn | title=Norwegian Resumes 4 Seasonal Routes from Stockholm in NW22 }}

| Pegasus Airlines | Seasonal: Antalya{{cite web |title=Pegasus NS25 Network Additions – 22DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241227-pcns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=27 December 2024}}

| Ryanair | Alicante,{{cite web |title=Ryanair NS25 Network Additions – 01DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241205-frns25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=5 December 2024}} London–Stansted{{Cite journal|author=|journal=OAG Flight Guide Worldwide|title=Salzburg, Austria|date=August 2023|volume=25|issue=2|publisher=OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited|publication-place=Luton, United Kingdom|issn=1466-8718|language=en|pages=938}}
Seasonal: Dublin, Manchester

| Scandinavian Airlines | Copenhagen{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241030-sknw24eu|title=SAS NW24 Europe Service Changes – 27OCT24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=30 October 2024|accessdate=27 November 2024|language=en-CA}}

| Transavia | Amsterdam{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220627-hv3q22ams|title=Transavia July/August 2022 Amsterdam Frequency Changes - 26JUN22|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=27 June 2022|accessdate=17 May 2022|language=en-ca}}
Seasonal: Brussels,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220420-hvnw22bru|title=Transavia NW22 Brussels Network Additions|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=20 April 2022|accessdate=3 January 2025|language=en-ca}} Eindhoven, Rotterdam/The Hague

| TUI Airways | Seasonal: Belfast–International,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240311-tomnsw24|title=TUI Airways NW24 Network Additions – 10MAR24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=11 March 2024|accessdate=25 June 2025|language=en}} Birmingham,{{cn|date=July 2025}} Bristol,{{cn|date=July 2025}} Cardiff (begins 20 December 2025),{{cite web | url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/travel/cardiff-airport-announces-new-flights-31172651 | title=Cardiff Airport announces new flights to European holiday destination | date=11 March 2025 }} Glasgow,{{cn|date=July 2025}} London–Gatwick,{{cn|date=July 2025}} London–Stansted,{{cn|date=July 2025}} Manchester,{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230126-tom320|title=TUI Airways NS23 A320 Operations – 22JAN23|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=26 January 2023|accessdate=25 June 2025|language=en}} Newcastle upon Tynehttps://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/travel-tourism/newcastle-airports-full-list-2024-28544901

| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul{{Cite web|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241112-tkns25eu|title=Turkish Airlines NS25 European Frequency Changes – 10NOV24|website=Aeroroutes.com|date=12 November 2024|accessdate=16 March 2025|language=en}}

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Statistics

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File:Salzburg airport terminal1.jpg

File:Tower Salzburg Airport.JPG

class="wikitable" \|+ Passenger statistics{{cite web \|url=https://www.salzburg-airport.com/en/thecompany/about-us/statistics \|title=Annual Statistics for Salzburg Airport W.A. \|publisher=salzburg-airport.com \|accessdate=23 July 2024}}{{cite news \|url=https://www.salzburg24.at/news/salzburg/flughafen-salzburg-passagierzahlen-deutlich-gestiegen-151559905 \|title=Passagierzahlen am Flughafen Salzburg stark angestiegen \|trans-title=Passenger figures strongly increased \|language=de \|publisher=salzburg24.at \|date=12 January 2024 \|accessdate=23 July 2024}} ! Year !! Passengers !! Change
2005	1,695,430
2006	1,878,266	{{increase}} 10.8%
2007	1,946,422	{{increase}} 3.6%
2008	1,809,601	{{decrease}} 7.1%
2009	1,552,154	{{decrease}} 14.3%
2010	1,625,842	{{increase}} 4.8%
2011	1,700,989	{{increase}} 4.6%
2012	1,666,487	{{decrease}} 3.0%
2013	1,662,834	{{decrease}} 0.2%
2014	1,819,520	{{increase}} 9.4%
2015	1,828,309	{{increase}} 0,5%
2016	1,739,288	{{decrease}} 5,1%
2017	1,890,164	{{increase}} 8,7%
2018	1,844,362	{{decrease}} 2,5%
2019	1,717,991	{{decrease}} 7,4%
2020	669,790	{{decrease}} 61,0%
2021	299,846	{{decrease}} 55,2%
2022	1,229,495	{{increase}} 410,0%
2023	1,604,601	{{increase}} 31,3%

Ground transport

The airport is located 3 km from the city centre. Salzburg trolleybus lines 2 and 10, each with service every 10 minutes, connect the airport to the rest of Salzburg's public transport system. The main station is reachable in about 25 minutes and the inner city in about 30 minutes.