Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport
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| Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport Аеродром "Св. Апостол Павле" Охрид Ohrid Airport Аеродром Охрид |
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| IATA: OHD – ICAO: LWOH | |||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||
| Owner/Operator | PEAS Macedonia | ||
| Serves | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | ||
| Location | Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,313 ft / 705 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 02/20 | 8,366 | 2,550 | Asphalt |
Ohrid Airport [1] (IATA: OHD, ICAO: LWOH) (Macedonian: Аеродром Охрид, Aerodrom Ohrid), or Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport[2] (Macedonian: Аеродром Охрид "Св. Апостол Павле", Aerodrom Ohrid "Sv. Apostol Pavle"), is an airport in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia. The airport is located 9 km (6 mi) from Ohrid, along the Struga-Kičevo-Skopje motorway.
In December 2006 the government of the Republic of Macedonia announced plans to rename the airports, Skopje Airport after "Skopje Alexander the Great Airport" and Ohrid Airport after "Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport", sparking a renewed diplomatic spat with Greece, which considers Alexander the Great (see Macedonia naming dispute)[3] part of its own heritage.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
The following airlines will fly to and from Ohrid Airport in the month of June 2008[4]:
- Adria Airways (Ljubljana)
- Airlift Service (Sofia)
- MAT Macedonian Airlines (Amsterdam, Skopje, Vienna, Zurich)
- Sun d'Or International Airlines (Tel Aviv)
[edit] Concession
Macedonia intends to privatise its two commercial airports in a bid to modernise and expand their facilities. Advertisements both in local and international newspapers will be published in order to attract investors. Macedonia will offer a twenty year concession for the airports and the successful company will be expected to modernise the infrastructure at both airports and expand the runway at Skopje. The Macedonian Transport Ministry says this has the potential to radically increase the frequency of passengers at the terminals. In addition to the concession for the two existing airports, the chosen company will also have to participate in the construction of a third airport intended for cargo transport near the eastern Macedonian town of Stip. [5]
[edit] Facilities and Services
This airport has small traffic capacity. The apron can accommodate up to 9 aircraft and the terminal is equipped to handle up to 300 000 passengers annually. MAT Macedonian Airlines, Helvetic Airways and Adria Airways are among the few airline companies operating to and from St. Paul the Apostle Airport.
The main purpose of St. Paul the Apostle Airport is to serve as an alternative to Alexander the Great Airport at Skopje and cater to flights bringing in tourists destined for Ohrid.
Among other concessions the terminal building encompasses an information desk, a restaurant, a duty-free shop, and a VIP lounge.
[edit] Recent Renovations
The last runway reconstruction was performed in 2004, when a lightning system, a first category with simple approach lights, was installed. Other features enable takeoff, landing and maneuvering with different types of aircraft.[6]
[edit] Accident history
On 20 November 1993 an Avioimpex Yak 42D crashed near the airport.[7] The aircraft was on a flight from Geneva, Switzerland to Skopje, but had been diverted to Ohrid due to poor weather conditions.
On final approach the aircraft crashed into the Trojan Hills, that lie in the vicinity. All eight crewmembers and 115 of the 116 passengers perished in the accident. This is among the few air disasters with a sole survivor.
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for LWOH at World Aero Data
- ^ Name as used at the official site
- ^ "FYROM approved (yesterday) the renaming of its second international airport in Ohrid as “Saint Paul”", Kathmerini, 2006-12-29. Retrieved on 2006-12-26.
- ^ Ð?еñ€Ð¾Ð´Ñ€Ð¾Ð¼ Оñ…рид, Ðœð°Ðºðµð´Ð¾Ð½Ð¸Ñ˜Ð°
- ^ BalkanInsight.com - Macedonia Seeks To Modernise Airports
- ^ CAA - Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Macedonia
- ^ Fatal Events with a Sole Survivor
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