Innsbruck is the capital city of the federal state of Tyrol in western Austria. It is located in the Inn Valley at the junction with the Wipptal (Sill River), which provides access to the Brenner Pass, some History 30 km south of Innsbruck. The first mention of Innsbruck dates back to (Oeni Pontum or oeni pons Innsbruck is located along the which is Latin for bridge (pons) over the Inn (Oenus), which was an A12/A13 corridor, providing important crossing point over the river Inn. The city's seal and coat of freeway access to Verona, Italy arms show a bird's-eye view of the Inn Bridge, a design used since 1267. and Munich, Germany. The A12 The route over the Brenner Pass was then a major transport and and A13 converge near Innsbruck, communications link between the north and the south, and the easiest at which point the A13 terminates. route across the Alps. The revenues generated by serving as a transit Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, the most station enabled the city to flourish. important railway station of Innsbruck and Tyrol, is one of the Innsbruck became the capital of all Tyrol in 1429 and in the fifteenth most frequented railway stations in century the city became a centre of European politics and culture as Austria. The Austrian east-west emperor Maximilian I also resided in Innsbruck in the 1490s. The city railway crosses the south-west benefited from the emperor's presence as can be seen for example in route through the Brenner pass, the so called Hofkirche. Here a funeral monument for Maximilian was connecting northern Italy and planned and erected partly by his successors. southern Germany. Fast Facts – Innsbruck Main Language: German Time Zone: GMT/UTC plus 1 hour Population: 177, 916 Country: Innsbruck Kranebitten Airport, Austria Austria (IATA:INN, ICAO: LOWI) The largest airport in Tyrol in Western Austria. It handles regional flights around the Alps, as well as seasonal flights to other Airport Facts destinations. During the winter, activity increases significantly, due to the high number of skiers traveling to the region. The airport is Airport Codes: approximately 2.5 miles from the center of Innsbruck. It is connected to the city and to the Hauptbahnhof (main train station) INN, LOWI by city bus F. The journey runs every 15 minutes and takes 18 minutes. Innsbruck Airport is well known for having a difficult Runway Length: approach due to surrounding terrain, prohibiting certain aircraft types from operating at the airport 6560 ft Runway Elevation: Innsbruck Freeware Links: Innsbruck FS2004, Update 1906 ft Fly to Innsbruck from Manchester, London and Leeds Bradford .