Rijeka Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Rijeka) (IATA: RJK, ICAO: LDRI) is the airport serving Rijeka, Croatia. It is located near the town of Omišalj on the island of Krk, 17 km from the Rijeka railway station.[1]
Most of the traffic to and from the airport occurs during the summer months, when it is used by several European low-cost airlines flying tourists to the northern parts of the Croatian coast.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- All routes below are summer seasonal routes unless indicated otherwise.
[edit] Scheduled
[edit] Seasonal Charters
[edit] Statistics
Traffic figures at Rijeka Airport
| Year |
Passengers |
Change |
Aircraft movements |
Change |
| 2003 |
41,498 |
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2,630 |
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| 2004 |
51,349 |
 23,74% |
2,753 |
4,68% |
| 2005 |
118,244 |
130,28% |
3,043 |
10,53% |
| 2006 |
166,675 |
40,96% |
3,497 |
14,92% |
| 2007 |
160,862 |
 3,49% |
3,407 |
2,57% |
| 2008 |
109,706 |
31,80% |
2,521 |
26,00% |
| 2009 |
110,208 |
0,46% |
2,759 |
9,44% |
| 2010 |
61,478 |
44,22% |
2,016 |
26,93% |
| 2011 |
78,890 |
28,32% |
2,680 |
32,84% |
Source: Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- On 23 May 1971, an Aviogenex Tupolev Tu-134A (tail number YU-AHZ) crashed on approach to Rijeka Airport because of rough landing in bad weather conditions,[3][4] killing 78 people and leaving five survivors. Among the victims was the famous Croatian poet Josip Pupačić with his wife and daughter.
[edit] Gallery
[edit] References
- ^ a b AIP from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
- ^ [1]
- ^ ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134A YU-AHZ Rijeka Airport (RJK) — 2 photographs
- ^ Авиакатастрофы самолётов Ту-134 (Russian)
[edit] External links
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