Mostar International Airport
Mostar International Airport Međunarodna zračna luka Mostar | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Mostar (88%) Zagreb Airport (12%) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Mostar Airport Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||
| Location | Ortiješ | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 48 m / 156 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°16′58″N 17°50′45″E / 43.28278°N 17.84583°E | ||||||||||
| Website | mostar-airport.ba | ||||||||||
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Source: Bosnian and Herzegovinian Directorate of Civil Aviation BHDCA[1] | |||||||||||
Mostar International Airport (Croatian: Međunarodna zračna luka Mostar; IATA: OMO, ICAO: LQMO) is an airport near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the village of Ortiješ, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Mostar's railway station.[2]
History
Mostar Airport was opened for civilian air traffic in 1965 for domestic flights. Prior to 1965, Mostar was a local airport with a large concrete runway used by aircraft manufacturer SOKO for testing and delivering military aircraft, and sometimes by passenger aircraft. [citation needed] Currently, the airport primarily serves for Catholics making the pilgrimage to nearby Medjugorje. In 2012, the airport had a twofold increase in traffic, making it the second-busiest in Bosnia and Herzegovina after Sarajevo airport.
Further investments are planned, which include: renovating and expanding the terminal building, expanding the apron, modernising equipment, possible expanding of runway and further education of airport staff in Italy, also building fuel tanks and hangars for private aircraft and for aircraft of the Secondary Traffic school of Mostar which uses the airport for flight school and educating students for future work. Mostar International Airport is considering a possible strategic partnership with investors or, alternatively, a privatisation or concession.
In November 2017, Eurowings was the first airline to schedule regular flights from Mostar to Düsseldorf and Stuttgart with two weekly flights from May 2018.[3] On 3 May 2018, a Croatia Airlines plane landed at Mostar Airport marking the introduction of direct two weekly Mostar-Zagreb flights[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Horizont | Seasonal charter: Milan–Malpensa[5] |
| Croatia Airlines | Zagreb Seasonal charter: Beirut[5] |
| Eurowings | Seasonal: Düsseldorf, Stuttgart[6] |
| FlyBosnia | Rome–Fiumicino Seasonal charter: Bari,[7] Catania, Naples[7][8] |
Statistics
The record number of 86.000 passengers was recorded in the year 1990.[9]
| Year/Month | January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | Year total | Change |
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| 2020 | 384 | 267 | 133 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 784 |  -61,5%
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| 2019 | 163 | 294 | 289 | 1.291 | 2.423 | 4.029 | 4.677 | 8.369 | 6.218 | 3.512 | 931 | 670 | 32.866 |  +15,46%
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| 2018 | 0 | 171 | 448 | 1.557 | 3.881 | 4.004 | 3.173 | 7.561 | 4.963 | 1.654 | 570 | 481 | 28.463 | -33,9%
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| 2017 | 290 | 493 | 1.014 | 3.741 | 5.406 | 5.765 | 5.201 | 8.876 | 7.437 | 4.121 | 379 | 395 | 43.118 | -19,5%
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| 2016 | 226 | 24 | 1.122 | 3.797 | 6.139 | 7.178 | 8.411 | 10.788 | 10.225 | 4.692 | n/a | n/a | 53.618 | -28,5%
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| 2015 | 775 | 186 | 2.425 | 6.680 | 11.867 | 9.696 | 9.715 | 13.305 | 11.502 | 6.718 | 852 | 1.303 | 75.024 | +10,3%
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| 2014 | 395 | 117 | 1.575 | 5.817 | 9.689 | 9.288 | 8.831 | 10.691 | 10.499 | 7.731 | 1.426 | 1.921 | 67.980 | -1,3%
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| 2013 | 155 | 7 | 2.453 | 7.737 | 9.082 | 9.146 | 6.665 | 11.103 | 9.599 | 7.602 | 3.339 | 2.058 | 68.939 | −13,2%
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| 2012 | 177 | 318 | 2.139 | 9.169 | 8.677 | 11.922 | 9.921 | 13.737 | 10.839 | 6.360 | 2.923 | 1.873 | 78.055 | +212,0%
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| 2011 | 554 | 0 | 696 | 2.193 | 4.029 | 5.087 | 4.343 | 4.644 | 8.432 | 4.265 | 1.086 | 1.478 | 36.807 | +206,0%
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| 2010 | – | – | – | – | – | 986 | 1.800 | 4.255 | 3.712 | 1.879 | 544 | – | 17.833 | N/A |
See also
- List of airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Banja Luka International Airport
- Sarajevo International Airport
- Tuzla International Airport
References
- ^ Bosnian, Flying (18 January 2019). "Bosnia and Herzegovina aviation news: ✈Bosnia and Herzegovina air traffic report for 2018".
- ^ "EAD Basic - Error Page". Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- ^ Bosnian, Flying (7 November 2017). "Bosnia and Herzegovina aviation news: ✈Eurowings Mostar flight schedule".
- ^ Bosnian, Flying (4 May 2018). "Bosnia and Herzegovina aviation news: ✈Zagreb-Mostar flights inaugurated".
- ^ a b https://mostar-airport.ba/red-letenja Red letenja
- ^ "Route network - Discover - Eurowings". www.eurowings.com.
- ^ a b "FlyBosnia adds Italy-Mostar charter flights". flyingbosnian.blogspot.com. 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Mostar Winter 2019-20". flyingbosnian.blogspot.com. 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Zračna luka Mostar". mostar-airport.ba.
- ^ "Home page". www.bhdca.gov.ba.
External links
Media related to Mostar International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Croatian)
- Current weather for LQMO at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for OMO at Aviation Safety Network
