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Prishtina International Airport
Pristina International Airport

Међународни аеродром Приштина

Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorPrishtina International Airport J.S.C.
ServesPrishtina (Pristina)
LocationPrishtina (Pristina)
Elevation AMSL1,789 ft / 545 m
Coordinates42°34′27″N 21°02′09″E / 42.57417°N 21.03583°E / 42.57417; 21.03583
Websitewww.airportpristina.com
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 18,202 2,500 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Number of Passengers1 120 000
Number of Flights4,316
Sources: Civil Aviation Regulatory Office for Kosovo[1]

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Priština International Airport or Prishtina International Airport (oficial website use) (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 April 2008)[6]:

Scheduled Airlines

Charter Airlines

References

  1. ^ Civil Aviation Regulatory Office for Kosovo. "Official website". Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ Priština International Airport Statistics
  3. ^ a b Priština International Airport History Cite error: The named reference "history" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ Pristina International Airport wins prestigious “Best Airport 2006 Award”
  5. ^ [http://www.airportpristina.com/press/English/pr9eneu.pdf Pristina International Airport wins prestigious “Best Airport 2006 Award”]
  6. ^ Airlines operating at PIA
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