Gallery: Salzburg Airport welcomes ski tourists to Austria

Salzburg Airport in the summer, which is surrounded by mountains in the south and local community north of the airfield. The airport's runway has a length of 2,850 meters (9,350 ft.). 

An El Al Israeli Airlines  Boeing 737-900 arrives from Tel Aviv, delivering another full load of passengers. Fifty percent of Salzburg Airport's total passengers are handled on 12 to 14 Saturdays in the winter.

A Jet2 Boeing 757 taxis to the runway. British leisure carriers, as well as EasyJet, Ryanair and British Airways, serve many destinations in the UK. London airports will be served with up to 25 daily flights on a Saturday.

Norwegian is a regular visitor at Salzburg with up to 10 flights on a Saturday.

Skis are one of the main luggage types in the winter.

Another regular visitor during the winter season is Transavia from the Netherlands. Salzburg Airport handles 1.89 million passengers per year.

Peak time in the baggage handling hall.

The screen in the baggage handling hall shows the variety of flights that are landing within 3.5 hours.

Salzburg Airport has two terminals. Terminal 2 is used only during winter charter operations; for the rest of the year it is used as an event facility.

There are 360 employees at Salzburg Airport; contract employees help on Saturdays in peak seasons.

Iceland's WOW Air is a regular visitor. Salzburg Airport can handle 22 aircraft movements per hour. The runway is CAT II/III certified.

View from the tower to the runway and nearby city. The airport can handle 125 takeoffs and 125 landings on peak travel days.