Vienna Schwechat Airport (transit zone) in Austria

Vienna Schwechat Airport (transit zone)

Status

In use

2023

Type: Secure reception centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, Aliens Police

Management: Border Police (Governmental)

Detains: Asylum seekers (administrative), Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity	Reported population	Deaths at facility
28	No Data	No Data

FACILITY NAMES

Vienna Schwechat Airport (transit zone)

Location

Country: Austria

City & Region: Vienna, Schwechat, Europe

Latitude, Longitude: 48.120789, 16.560953

Contact Information

Wien-Flughafen, 1300 Schwechat, Austria

Civil Society Contacts

Organisation: Federal Agency BBU GmbH

MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status

Status In use

2023

Status In use

2021

Status In use

2020

Status Last documented use

2018

Status In use

2014

Facility type

Category Filter Administrative

Type Secure reception centre

2023

Category Filter Administrative

Type Transit centre

2014

Management

Name Border Police

Type Governmental

2023

Name Police

Type Governmental

2018

Name Aliens Police

Type Governmental

2006

Custodial Authorities

Agency Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum

Ministry Interior Ministry

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2018

Agency Aliens Police

Ministry Interior Ministry

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

Outsourced services and non-state actors

Provider Federal Agency BBU GmbH

Service Management

2023

Provider ORS

Service Management

2020

Provider Caritas

Service Management

2016

Facility owner

State or Privately Owned Government

2018

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2006

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2006

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 28

2023

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 28

2021

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 35

2017

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 40

2006

Facility Average Daily Population (year)

Number 25

2020

Total Migration Detainees: Entries + Remaining from Previous Year

Number 256

2021

Number 97

2020

Number 958

2006

LENGTH OF DETENTION

Detention Timeframe (long, medium, short)

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2018

Average Days in Detention

Number of Days 20

2006

OUTCOMES

CONDITIONS

CARCERAL INDICATORS

External Security Regime

Secure

2018

Secure

2006