INN: Innsbruck

tako18126 · June 8, 2020, 6:14pm

The complete, player curated guide, for INN - v2.4.4

Edited By: @tako18126 @Ivan0921 @SainsburysVan @ICEgamer1705 @DuneCrawler @Techestro @Carlsberg72 @FocusedDictum70

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Innsbruck Airport / Kranebitten Airport
(IATA: INN, ICAO: LOWI)

General Info: LOWI (INN) or commonly Innsbruck is an Airport in the Austrian Alps. It can service up to 11 S and M aircraft in-game. Click / Tap Here to see Innsbruck Airport in Google Maps.

Unlock Requirements: Unlock requirements are none, you unlock this once you start the game.

Tip: Click / Tap on the Arrow (⯈) to read about the respective topic.

Key: RWY = Runway; [S] = Small; [M] = Medium; [S/M] = Small & Medium; ￦ = WoA Money; GP = Golden Airplane; SP = Silver Airplane

Airport Overview:

In-game there is only 1 runway and 1 taxiway. While in real life there are 2 Grass Strips on the other side of the runway. RWY 26 is operational. There is a total of 10 Commercial Stands and 1 Cargo stand.

This is a focused aerial view of the airport. In the picture, you can see everything important and all of the stands. You can see the taxiway that connects the departing planes to the runway from the stands. To the far-left is one Cargo plane stand in this airport. No planes land on RWY 08 in-game.

There is also one helipad where an Airbus EC135 helicopter occasionally lands. Tapping on the helicopter pays 50 ￦ and completes an achievement!

Camera Views

There are 4 main camera views at INN

General Overhead( this is the default view)

Terminal

Runway

Spotting

See Stands & Costs for a more detailed overview of Stands!

Accepted Airplane Categories:

Commercial Aircrafts: S; M
Cargo Aircrafts: S; M

Aircraft Handling

Aircraft Handlers - These are needed for the successful On-Time handling of aircraft. At INN you start with 6 total and it’s up to you how you allocate them. However for medium aircraft you usually need the total number for that aircraft to have an on-time departure.
With INN you only have a choice of S or M aircraft and those will need between 2 and 7 handlers. Hint: when you have M cargo, you generally can use less handlers than you would for pax aircraft meaning your total will go further. If needed you can also use the Automatic Handler option for ￦ and the aircraft will process for you. But it will cost you one of you available handlers too.

You can gain more handlers by completing levels: 3, 14 and 31, you can also buy them in the shop as shown below. Note that you can claim 3 free handlers, available for 2 hours.

Aircraft Movement:

Landing: Aircrafts land on RWY 26, then taxi to the gate.
Taxi-In: Since there is only 1 Taxiway, all planes use the same taxiway to get to their gates.
Holding Positions: Aircraft will hold short at the holding position on RWY 26 taxiway for take-off.
Take-off: Aircraft will taxi to RWY 26 onto the runway. S aircraft will turn left for takeoff, M aircraft will turn right and back-taxi to the start of the runway.

However, this airport has many drawbacks in terms of Aircraft Movement, see Limitations for more info

Limitations:

If 3 or more planes are in holding for take-off, this would usually block Gate 101, 102 & 111. 2 M planes will also block Gate 111 (Cargo).
As mentioned, This airport is very slow due to the back taxi requirement. Even though the airport layout is simple it is not that efficient with Mass takeoffs due to the small number of stands. Though, bulk handling is still advised for grinding. The airport can only have 1 airplane back taxing at the same time and takeoff queues are frequent, along with landing queues.

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Stands & Costs:

When starting at this Airport, you get 2 [S] Stands.

No. of Stands:

1 [S] Commercial Stand - Gate: 101
9 [S/M] Commercial Stands - Gates: 102-110
1 [S/M] Cargo Stand - Gate: 111

Cost for Additional Stands:

5 000 ￦ for [S] Stands.
10 000 ￦ for [M] Stands.
5 000 ￦ for [S] Cargo Stand.
10 000 ￦ for [M] Cargo Stand.

Total Cost to buy all Stands: 145,000 ￦ (45,000 for all S options, 100,000 for all M options)

Buildings & Cost:

No buildings needs to be purchased at INN.

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Achievements:

Common Achievements: These are basically the same at all airports.

Contracts for Generic aircraft - Using the contracts menu or via level rewards or events. Handle the required number of flights to achieve rewards. More in a separate post.
Player & Airport Connections Handle 10 flights between WOA airports and a specific player to earn Silver Planes and XP to level up. Amounts vary based on plane and location. More on this in a separate contracts post.

INN Specific: These are only available in INN

Unlock BRI Complete level 27 at INN Reward: Unlock [BRI]

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Levels:

This airport has currently 40 Levels (as of August 2024). The Level rewards may change. Please Check in-game for up-to-date rewards for each Level. The screen shots below were the rewards when this guide started.

There are 2 tracks. The upper track everyone has access to. The Premium Pass lower track is available for 15GP. You can buy it at any time during your game play and all the rewards for any levels completed will be made available to you to claim.

Total Level Rewards:

Regular:
Contract aircraft : 6, 100,000 W, Aircraft Handlers :9, Silver Planes: 7,750, Own Aircraft: 7, Aircraft Liveries: 1, Gold Planes : 2, Additional Contracts :9, Additional Stars : 2, Unlock : BRI (Lvl 27)

Premium Pass: 15 GP (in addition to regular above)

Contract aircraft : 0, 100,000 W, Aircraft Handlers : 9, Silver Planes: 7,750, Own Aircraft: 15, Aircraft Liveries: 5, Additional Contracts : 9

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Connectivity:

The old slot system has been removed and has been replaced by the contracts system. With INN you start with a max of 10 and those can be filled with either player connections or generic contracts. You can gain more contracts by completing levels 9, 24 and 39 (you get double if you have the Premium Pass) or from the shop as shown below

2. All Destinations:

*^ Some Destinations handle Only [S] or Only [M] or Only Cargo or a mix of [S/M] & Cargo etc.

You can find the latest list of destinations by selecting the Map Contracts button, in the Contracts section under the offers tab on the right hand side.

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Player Strategies

@AviaWilliam suggests: Invest in Service trucks as early as you can so you can have faster turnaround times.

@Ivan0921 suggests: sell any gold planes you get (up to 4-5) to boost your ops. Your end goal is leaving INN because it is very hard to make money on it. Bulk handling strategy is highly advised. One full rotation, with maxed services, will take 10 mins exactly.

@ICEgamer1705 suggests: Once you have unlocked the ATR72 achievement keep it and do not sell it for one golden plane if you move on to BRI. It is tough to earn money in INN, and it will take a while to get enough money to buy a new plane. To speed up your in-game progress move as fast as possible to BRI even though you haven’t completed the connection rewards. You can come back to INN later in the game when you have earned money on other airports.

@Techestro suggests: Don’t invest in the Cargo Stands until you have a lot of money. I recommend it only when you have got a stable profit and unlocked all Stands. When you do plan to get a Cargo Stand, invest in [M] Cargo Stand and [M] Cargo Arrivals first, and if possible, get a [M] Cargo Fleet Plane. As @Ivan0921 suggested, Bulk Handling is highly recommended if possible to get Player Connections if you are struggling to get slot keys for more arrivals!

@FocusedDictum70 suggests: 1) When departing M planes, try to alternate a landing with a takeoff. Doing so, while the landing plane finishes taxiing at the end of the runway, the departing M plane will already be back-taxiing to the start of the runway, speeding up things a bit; 2) You probably won’t play INN much in the future, so, if you aren’t too attached to maxing and/or owning things, selling your couple first Player Planes as soon as you receive them will provide you with enough ￦ollars to speed up INNs start. Use it to buy Stands (Construction) and Equipment (specially Boarding, Baggage and Cleaning); 3) While sending your Player Planes to playable airports (blue dots in the map) usually won’t pay the maximum amount of ￦ollars possible, it won’t have any cost to set up the route either, so I recommend checking BRI, PRG, LEJ, LHR and MCT first, and sending it to one. Save the ￦ollars for Stands and Equipment.

Final thoughts & Additional Notes

INN is not a fun airport to play, nor is it efficient for grinding money. It is advised to leave it for BRI as soon as possible.

Share your Experiences at INN at INN Sharepoint!

We hope you enjoyed reading and more importantly found this useful in your progression through WoA.
Have a nice Flight!
~ Avia, along with Tako, Ivan, Sains, ICEGamer, Dune, and Techestro

Graphic Styles & Imaging used with permission from WoA.