Vienna, Schwechat

Vienna Schwechat Airport (transit zone)

Austria

Status

In use

2024

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
Austria

3,591

Migration Detainee Entries

59,465

Apprehensions of Non-Citizens

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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


MANAGEMENT & BUDGET

Center Status
Status
Year
In use
2024
In use
2023
In use
2021
In use
2020
Last documented use
2018
In use
2014
Facility type
Category
Type
Year
Administrative
Secure reception centre
2023
Administrative
Transit centre
2014
Management
Management
Type
Year
Border Police
Governmental
2024
Border Police
Governmental
2023
Police
Governmental
2018
Aliens Police
Governmental
2006
Custodial Authorities
Agency
Ministry
Ministry type
Year
Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum
Interior Ministry
Interior or Home Affairs
2018
Aliens Police
Interior Ministry
Interior or Home Affairs
Outsourced services and non-state actors
Provider
Service
Year
Federal Agency BBU GmbH
Management
2024
Federal Agency BBU GmbH
Management
2023
ORS
Management
2020
Caritas
Management
2016
Facility owner
Owner type
Owner name
Year
Government
2018

DETAINEES

Categories of detainees

Asylum seekers (administrative)

2006

Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2006

SIZE & POPULATION

Capacity (specialised migration-related facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 28

2024

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

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