Pula Airport

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Pula Airport (IATA: PUY, ICAO: LDPL) is the airport serving Pula, Croatia and is located 6 km from the city centre.^[1] Thanks to favourable climatic and technical conditions Pula is designated as the alternative airport for parts of Slovenia, Italy and even Austria. Pula has a special interest in jet set passengers flying privately or rented aircraft, visiting the Brijuni islands or attending concerts and shows at Pula Arena and sailing their yachts. Presently, Pula airport is capable of handling large aircraft such as Boeing 747 and Ilyushin Il-86. In 2006 the airport served 295,345 Passengers.

Since 2006, there has been talk of the re-instatement of flights between Pula and Belgrade. During the Yugoslav period, there were daily flights between the two cities, but following the Croatian War of Independence and political hostilities between Croatia and Serbia, there are no flights at present between the two neighbouring countries. Following negotiations and feasibility testing, JAT Airways has proposed a twice-weekly service from Belgrade starting in May 2008. ^[2]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Croatia Airlines (Amsterdam, Dubrovnik [seasonal], Zadar, Zagreb, Zurich)
• Flyglobespan (Edinburgh)
• Germanwings (Cologne/Bonn)
• Jat Airways (Belgrade) [starts July 03, 2008]^[3]
• Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo)
• Ryanair (Birmingham, London-Stansted)
• Thomsonfly (Birmingham, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester)
• Ural Airlines (Ekaterinburg [begins May 31; seasonal])
• XL Airways (Bristol, London Gatwick)

[edit] Traffic figures

1990 was best year for traffic at Pula Airport, Pula airport hopes to reach figure of 720 000 passengers by 2010.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} AIP from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
2. ^ REGION: Serbia-Croatia Air Traffic to Resume? | seeurope.net
3. ^ [1]

[edit] External links

• Airport website