| Tivat Airport Аеродром Тиват Aerodrom Tivat |
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| IATA: TIV – ICAO: LYTV
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Aerodromi Crne Gore - Airports of Montenegro | ||
| Serves | Tivat, Montenegro | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 14/32 | 8,202 | 2,500 | Asphalt |
| Passengers | 541,836 | ||
| Source: Airports of Montenegro | |||
Tivat Airport (Montenegrin: Аеродром Тиват, Aerodrom Tivat) (IATA: TIV, ICAO: LYTV) is an international airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) from the centre of Tivat, Montenegro in the center of the Boka Kotorska bay. The airport handles international flights. As Montenegro's two main airports are merely 80 km apart, there are no regular passenger domestic flights. Domestic flights have been reduced to charter flights and general aviation, and all scheduled traffic is international.
There are daily scheduled flights to various European destinations. During the summer season, there are many charter flights and air connections to various major cities in the world. The flights to Belgrade airport has traditionally accounted for majority of the traffic at the airport, but the percentage is decreasing thanks to more airlines flying at Tivat.
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Tivat Airport offers one of the most difficult approaches in Europe. Located among mountains and hills, in the middle part of Boka Kotorska bay, landing at Tivat airport requires very professional and highly trainned crew.
Tivat airport was built in 1971 with a single asphalt runway (14/32) of 2,500 meters (8,202 ft), 7 parking stands for airliners and a capacity of up to 6 aircraft movements per hour.
Tivat Airport is the largest airport in Montenegro(by passenger traffic). It is one of two public airports in Montenegro, the other being Podgorica Airport. Both are operated by the state-owned company Airports of Montenegro (Aerodromi Crne Gore/Аеродроми Црне Горе).
The sole passenger terminal is a single-story building extensively refurbished in 2006, featuring 12 check-in desks and 6 gates.
Tivat airport is located on the northern Adriatic coast of Montenegro. With mountains rising abruptly around Tivat airport and runway 32 that ends only 50 meters from the waters of the Bay of Kotor, it is a challenging approach and landing, rated 4D by the ICAO (operational restrictions due to the surrounding high terrain). Despite that harsh environment, there have been no accidents at the airport since it began operations. Due to mountainous terrain along the approach path, the airport is open only during daytime hours. Tivat Airport is one of the most dangerous and most difficult airport for approach and landing and a challenge for every pilot.That’s why pilots like to call it “The European KaiTak”(LYTV Approach RWY14 is quite similar to VHHH Approach RWY13) - see YouTube video "Siberian Landing - Tivat Tower" Pilots say that anyone who lands at Tivat airport during rain & wind (low visibility,heavy crosswinds,wind shear,especially during winter season) can land anywhere, anytime, in any conditions.(see AIP Serbia and Montenegro for procedures/instructions).
There are daily flights from Tivat to Belgrade throughout the year, while other destinations are served with seasonal flights during the busiest summer period. Tivat airport is mainly used by charter flights, being only 7 km away from UNESCO-protected old town of Kotor and about 20 km from the other two most frequent Montenegrin coastal tourist destinations: the largest bay town of Herceg-Novi (via 5 minute ferry ride) and the always busy Budva (27 June 2009 the total number of flights was 51).
With the rapid development of the local real estate and the construction of Porto Montenegro, the airport has the fastest growing rate in number of passengers of any airport in the region. The growth slowed down in 2008, since incoming airlines' older aircraft like the Ilyushin Il-86 were eventually banned from flying to Tivat and subsequently redirected to Podgorica Airport due to noise abatement.[1]
In 2007, The South Korean Government donated equipments and provided training for airport personnel at Korea Civil Aviation Training Center, through KOICA's one-million- dollar-project for Tivat airport modernization (FIDS, cargo loader, lavatory vehicles, training of airport management and technical personnel,security equipments).
In 2007, Tivat Airport served 570,636 passengers. Due to global economic slowdown, number of passengers served has declined slightly in 2009, but recovery has been noted in 2010.The total number of passengers in June, July and August this year (2011) was 393 353 which makes 72.5% of the total passenger traffic last year (541 836).In June and July, passenger traffic is increasing by 17% while in August increased by 20% compared to last year.
A list composed solely of airlines that fly regular (excludes charter flights) scheduled flights to Tivat.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aeroflot | Seasonal: Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Nuremberg |
| Condor | Seasonal: Berlin-Schönefeld, Frankfurt |
| Jat Airways | Belgrade |
| Montenegro Airlines | Belgrade, Moscow-Domodedovo |
| S7 Airlines | Moscow-Domodedovo |
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