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'''Prishtina International Airport''' {{airport codes|PRN|BKPR / LYPR}} ([[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Међународни аеродром Приштина, ''Međunarodni aerodrom Priština''; [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: ''Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës'') is an international [[airport]] located {{convert|16|km|0|lk=on}} outside of [[Priština]] (Prishtina), [[Kosovo]]. It is a regional airport that handles over a million passengers per year.<ref name="statistics">[http://www.unmik-caro.org/index.php?sid=12 Priština International Airport Statistics]</ref> It is under the authority of [[NATO]]/[[United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo|UNMIK]], and is the main port of entry for air travellers to Kosovo. |
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Priština International Airport carries out airport services such as receiving and sending off planes and passengers, cargo depot, catering and sells goods, as well as performs other commercial activities for airport users, such as renting the business premises, parking facilities and other. |
Priština International Airport carries out airport services such as receiving and sending off planes and passengers, cargo depot, catering and sells goods, as well as performs other commercial activities for airport users, such as renting the business premises, parking facilities and other. |
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*[[Albanian Airlines]] (Tirana) |
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*[[Aurora Airlines]] (Munich) |
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*[[Austrian Airlines]] (Vienna) |
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*[[Germanwings]] (Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg, Stuttgart) |
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*[[Germania (airline)|Germania]] (Berlin Tegel) |
*[[Germania (airline)|Germania]] (Berlin Tegel) |
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*[[TUIfly]] (Stuttgart) |
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*[[Hemus Air]] (Sofia) ''seasonal'' |
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*[[Malév Hungarian Airlines]] (Budapest) |
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*[[Atlasjet]] (Antalya, Istanbul-Atatürk) |
*[[Atlasjet]] (Antalya, Istanbul-Atatürk) |
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*[[Aurora Airlines]] (Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart) |
*[[Aurora Airlines]] (Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart) |
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*[[Belair (airline)|Belair]] (Zurich) ''seasonal'' |
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*[[Club Air]] (Ancona) |
*[[Club Air]] (Ancona) |
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*[[Edelweiss Air]] (Geneva, Zurich) |
*[[Edelweiss Air]] (Geneva, Zurich) |
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*[[FlyNordic]] (Gothenburg) [seasonal] |
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*[[Hello (airline)|Hello]] (Geneva, Zurich) |
*[[Hello (airline)|Hello]] (Geneva, Zurich) |
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*[[Monarch Airlines]] (Medina) [Special charters for the [[Hajj]] season] |
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*[[SunExpress]] (Antalya) [restarts June 12, 2008] |
*[[SunExpress]] (Antalya) [restarts June 12, 2008] |
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*[[Swiss International Air Lines]] (Zurich) |
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*[[XL Airways Germany]] (Düsseldorf, Stuttgart) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 08:18, 22 May 2008
Prishtina International Airport Pristina International Airport Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës Међународни аеродром Приштина | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Prishtina International Airport J.S.C. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Prishtina (Pristina) | ||||||||||
| Location | Prishtina (Pristina) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,789 ft / 545 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°34′27″N 21°02′09″E / 42.57417°N 21.03583°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.airportpristina.com | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (2007) | |||||||||||
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Sources: Civil Aviation Regulatory Office for Kosovo[1] | |||||||||||
Prishtina International Airport (IATA: PRN, ICAO: BKPR / LYPR) (Serbian: Међународни аеродром Приштина, Međunarodni aerodrom Priština; Albanian: Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës) is an international airport located 16 kilometres (10 mi) outside of Priština (Prishtina), Kosovo. It is a regional airport that handles over a million passengers per year.[2] It is under the authority of NATO/UNMIK, and is the main port of entry for air travellers to Kosovo.
Priština International Airport carries out airport services such as receiving and sending off planes and passengers, cargo depot, catering and sells goods, as well as performs other commercial activities for airport users, such as renting the business premises, parking facilities and other.
History
Priština Airport was officially opened in 1965. It was initially opened for domestic flights only - to and from Belgrade.
During the 1990s the airport started operating international flights, mainly to and from Switzerland and Germany. Following the Kosovo War, the airport was reactivated as a military airport on October 15, 1999 and then started to operate international civilian air transport to several European cities. During that period of time the Russian KFOR along with other NATO forces were in charge for security of the airport. Airport Priština initially begun its operations and other airport matters with 45 employed workers in total.[3]
The apron and the passenger terminal were renovated and expanded in 2002. In 2007 the airport served 1,120,000 passengers. In the last 3 years the company renovated and reorganised the airport completely.[3]
With unveiling its 2007 English language-only website, the airport promotes itself as Prishtina International Airport, which reflects the name of its operator, Prishtina International Airport J.S.C.
Award
In June 2006, Prishtina International Airport was awarded the ‘Best Airport 2006 Award’, an honour presented by Airport Council International (ACI). Airports across Europe once again competed in the ‘ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards’ for the prestigious title of ‘Best Airport 2006’. Winning airports were selected for excellence and achievement across a range of disciplines including airport development, operations, facilities, security and safety, and customer service.[4] [5]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate to and from Prishtina International Airport (as of May 2008)[6]:
Scheduled Airlines
- Adria Airways (Ljubljana)
- Albanian Airlines (Tirana)
- Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
- Belle Air (Tirana)
- British Airways (London-Gatwick)
- Croatia Airlines (Zagreb) [starts June 17, 2008]
- Germanwings (Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg, Stuttgart)
- Germania (Berlin Tegel)
- Hemus Air (Sofia) seasonal
- Malév Hungarian Airlines (Budapest)
- Meridiana (Verona, Olbia, Cagliari, Milan-Malpensa)
- Eurofly (Milan-Malpensa) seasonal
- Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo) [starts June 17, 2008]
- Scandinavian Airlines System (Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda)
- Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
Charter Airlines
- airberlin (Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart)
- Air Italy (Verona)
- Atlasjet (Antalya, Istanbul-Atatürk)
- Aurora Airlines (Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart)
- Club Air (Ancona)
- Edelweiss Air (Geneva, Zurich)
- Hello (Geneva, Zurich)
- SunExpress (Antalya) [restarts June 12, 2008]
- Swiss International Air Lines (Zurich)
References
- ^ Civil Aviation Regulatory Office for Kosovo. "Official website". Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Priština International Airport Statistics
- ^ a b Priština International Airport History Cite error: The named reference "history" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Pristina International Airport wins prestigious “Best Airport 2006 Award”
- ^ [http://www.airportpristina.com/press/English/pr9eneu.pdf Pristina International Airport wins prestigious “Best Airport 2006 Award”]
- ^ Airlines operating at PIA
External links
- Prishtina International Airport (official website)
- Airport map
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