Mostar International Airport

Mostar International Airport
Međunarodni aerodrom Mostar
Међународни аеродром Мостар
Međunarodna zračna luka Mostar
IATA: OMO – ICAO: LQMO
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Mostar (88%)
Zagreb Airport (12%)
Operator Bosnia and Herzegovina Directorate of Civil Aviation (BHDCA)
Serves Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location Ortiješ
Elevation AMSL 48 m / 156 ft
Coordinates 43°16′58″N 17°50′45″E / 43.28278°N 17.84583°ECoordinates: 43°16′58″N 17°50′45″E / 43.28278°N 17.84583°E
Website mostar-airport.ba
Map
OMO

Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,400 7,874 Asphalt
Statistics
Passengers 2015 (estimated) 100,000
Passengers 2014 67,980
Passengers 2013 68,939
Source: Bosnian and Herzegovinian Directorate of Civil Aviation BHDCA[1]

Mostar International Airport (Bosnian: Međunarodni aerodrom Mostar/Међународни аеродром Мостар, Croatian: Međunarodna zračna luka Mostar, (IATA: OMO, ICAO: LQMO)) is an airport near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the village of Ortiješ, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Mostar's railway station.[2]

History

Mostar Airport was opened for civilian air traffic in 1965 for domestic flights. Currently, the airport primarily serves for people making the pilgrimage to nearby Međugorje. Before the new airport was built in 1965, Mostar airport was a local airport with large concrete runway used by a local aircraft industry SOKO for testing and delivering war aircrafs, and sometimes by a passenger planes.

In 2012, the company had a twofold increase in traffic, making it the second busiest in the Bosnia and Herzegovina right after the Sarajevo International Airport.

Further investments are planned, which include: renovating and expanding terminal building, expanding the apron (platform), modernising equipment, possible expanding of runway and further education of airport staff in Italy, also building fuel tanks and hangars for private planes and for planes of the Secondary Traffic school of Mostar which uses the airport for flight school and educating students for future work. Mostar International Airport is considering a possible strategic partnership with investors who are interested in this company or, alternatively, a privatization or concession.

The nearest larger international airports are Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia (cca.) 120 kilometres southeast of Mostar, and Sarajevo International Airport 138 kilometres to the north.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Croatia Zagreb (begins 1 June 2015)[3]
AlbaStar Seasonal charter: Bergamo, Milan-Malpensa
B&H Airlines Seasonal charter: Bari, Catania, Cuneo, Florence, Foggia, Naples, Pescara, Pisa, Sarajevo
Croatia Airlines Seasonal charter: Beirut
Mistral Air Seasonal: Bari, Bologna, Catania, Naples, Rome-Fiumicino
Seasonal charter: Cuneo, Lamezia Terme, Turin, Reggio Calabria, Olbia, Cagliari, Pisa, Palermo, Parma
Scandjet Seasonal: Gothenburg-Landvetter[4]

Statistics

Passenger statistics[5]
Year/Month January February March April May June July August September October November December Year total % Change
2015 775 186 2.425 - - - - - - - - – 3.386 +62,2%
2014 395 117 1,575 5,817 9,689 9,288 8,831 10,691 10,499 7,731 1,426 1,921 67,980 -1,39%
2013 155 7 2,453 7,737 9,082 9,146 6,665 11,103 9,599 7,602 3,339 2,058 68,939 −13,22%
2012 177 318 2,139 9,169 8,677 11,922 9,921 13,737 10,839 6,360 2,923 1,873 78,055 +212%
2011 554 0 696 2,193 4,029 5,087 4,343 4,644 8,432 4,265 1,086 1,478 36,807 +206%
2010 – – – – – 986 1,800 4,255 3,712 1,879 544 – 17,833

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://bhdca.gov.ba/index.php/en/
  2. ↑ EAD Basic
  3. ↑ http://dnevni-list.ba/web1/uvode-se-letovi-zagreb-mostar/
  4. ↑ http://www.scandjet.se/mostar
  5. ↑ http://www.bhdca.gov.ba/english/index.php

External links

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