Maribor Airport

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Maribor Airport
Letališče Maribor
IATA: MBX - ICAO: LJMB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Aerodrom Maribor d.o.o.
Serves Maribor
Elevation AMSL 876 ft (267 m)
Coordinates 46°28′47.5″N, 15°41′10.07″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 8,202 2,500 Asphalt
15L/33R 3,937 1,200 Grass

Maribor Airport (Slovenian: Letališče Maribor) (IATA: MBX, ICAO: LJMB) is the second biggest airport in Slovenia, serving the city of Maribor. It is located a few kilometres south of the city, near Slivnica. The airport currently has one scheduled flight and there are also seasonal charter flights to coastal destinations.

When Slovenia was a part of Yugoslavia, the airport was regularly served by state airline JAT, connecting mainly Belgrade and Croatian Adriatic coast. Later, the airport was served with scheduled flights by Slovenian Spirit, an arm of Styrian Spirit, which offered scheduled flights to Paris and Salzburg until March 2006, when Styrian Spirit ended operations due to insolvency.

On 8 March 2007 Ryanair announced that it would commence service between London-Stansted and Maribor in June 2007 three times weekly. The expectations from this service include an increase in tourist exploration of the region that has an excessive potential in all-year round offerings. The service started on June 7 and ended March 27, 2008.

Currently airport is used by Aurora Airlines for their airplanes to be "parked" at it. At the moment one od the three Aurora planes is stationed at Aerodrom Maribor.

Airport also have a restaurant (more likely a bife) where you can refresh yourself.


On Sundays there is also a used car fair which is located at parking place near to the airport terminal entrance.

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Maribor Airport is close to the A1 motorway and easily accessed by road. There are car hire firms based at the airport.

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