Debrecen International Airport

Debrecen International Airport
Debreceni nemzetközi repülőtér
IATA: DEB – ICAO: LHDC
Summary
Operator Airport Debrecen Kft.
Serves Debrecen, Hungary
Elevation AMSL 110 m / 361 ft
Coordinates 47°29′20″N 021°36′55″E / 47.48889°N 21.61528°ECoordinates: 47°29′20″N 021°36′55″E / 47.48889°N 21.61528°E
Website debrecenairport.com
Map
DEB

Location of the airport in Hungary

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05R/23L 2,500 8,202 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
H1 40 131 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 145 709
Passenger change 13-14 Increase 12.75%
Aircraft movements 1,350
Movements change 13-14 Decrease 8.35%
Source: Hungarian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]

Debrecen International Airport[2] (IATA: DEB, ICAO: LHDC) is the international airport of Debrecen in the Hajdú-Bihar County of Hungary. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) south southwest[1] of the city center and also easily accessible to adjacent regions of Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine.

History

The history of Debrecen Airport goes back to the early 20th Century. The first official regular flight carrying mail took off in 1930. Subsequently the Airport served sport and military purposes. From 1930 it had remarkable domestic traffic serving flights from Debrecen to Budapest and to other major cities in Hungary. During World War II it was the base of a Hungarian bombing squad.

Between 1946 and 1968 Debrecen Airport functioned also as an emergency airfield for Budapest Airport. Following World War II the Soviet air force had control over the airport until 1990. The political transition brought revival of the airport and international civilian traffic was launched together with sports aviation.

In May 1991, Soviet troops vacated the airport and handed in over to the Hungarian State. In 1994 Debrecen Municipal Government realized the need to develop the airport and included it in its development plan. The city purchased the airport and has been steadily developing it.

Till 2004 Debrecen city invested 3.5 billion Forints to buy out, operate and continually develop Debrecen Airport.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Bulgarian Air Charter Seasonal charter: Burgas (resumes 15 June 2015)
Freebird Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya (resumes 16 June 2015)
Germania Seasonal charter: Dresden, Erfurt/Weimar, Leipzig/Halle (both resume 30 April 2015)
FlyEgypt Seasonal charter: Hurghada (begins 17 June 2015)
SmartWings
operated by Travel Service Airlines 		Seasonal: Heraklion (begins 17 June 2015)
Travel Service Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya, Corfu, Heraklion (both begin 27 June 2015)
UTair Aviation Moscow-Vnukovo (ends 15 June 2015)
Wizz Air Bergamo (begins 25 October 2015),[3] Eindhoven, London-Luton

The nearest other airport featuring scheduled traffic is Oradea International Airport in Romania 1 hour and 20 minutes away from Debrecen.

Ground transportation

Car

From Mainroad 47 the airport road is accessible that is leading directly into the airport. The airport also can be reached by taxi. Passengers arriving at the airport can get to their destinations for a fix tariff within the city.

Coach

The airport shuttle of DKV,[4] the local transport company, is operated between the airport and Debrecen. It connects the airport with the railway station and some of the main hotels in the city center.

Statistics

Rank City Airport(s) Weekly Departures
(Summer 2015)		 Airlines
1 London London Luton Airport
7
Wizz Air
2 Eindhoven Eindhoven Airport
2
Wizz Air
3 Bergamo Il Caravaggio International Airport
2
Wizz Air
4 Moscow Moscow-Vnukovo
0,5
UTair Aviation
Year Passengers[5] Difference
2000 1 883 [6] n.a.
2001 4 435 [6] +135,5%
2002 5 922 [6] +33,5%
2003 6 122 [6] +3%
2004 14 476[6] +136%
2005 33 119 +129%
2006 36 939 +11,5%
2007 42 900 [7] +16%
2008 42 650 [7] −0,5%
2009 25 060 [7] −41%
2010 24 415 −2,5%
2011 19 135 −21,5%
2012 47 746 +149,5%
2013 129 231 +170,66%
2014 145 709 +12,75%

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 EAD Basic
  2. ↑ http://www.debrecenairport.com/?lang=en
  3. ↑ http://www.airportal.hu/ap/viewtopic.php?t=26355
  4. ↑ http://www.dkv.hu/en/timetable/bus/airport-bus
  5. ↑ "Repülőterek forgalmi adatai (2004-2014)" (in Hungarian). KSH. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "A Debreceni Nemzetközi Repülőtér eredményei, távlati tervei" (in Hungarian). Farkas, Ákos (presentation). Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "A regionális nemzetközi repülőterek forgalma (2007-2009)" (in Hungarian). KSH. Retrieved 2015-02-04.

External links

Media related to Debrecen International Airport at Wikimedia Commons