Ohrid "St. Paul the Apostle" Airport

Ohrid Airport
Аеродром Охрид
Aerodrom Ohrid

IATA: OHD – ICAO: LWOH

OHD
Location of airport in Macedonia

Summary
Airport type Civil
Owner/Operator TAV Airports
Serves Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
Location Orovnik, Debarca Municipality
Elevation AMSL 2,313 ft / 705 m
Coordinates 41°10′48″N 020°44′32″E / 41.18000°N 20.74222°E
Website ohd.airports.com.mk
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 8,366 2,550 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Passengers 78,040[1]

Ohrid Airport[2] (IATA: OHD, ICAO: LWOH) (Macedonian: Аеродром Охрид, Aerodrom Ohrid), or Ohrid "St. Paul the Apostle" Airport[3] (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 and 145 km (2 hours by bus) from Skopje, along the Ohrid-Kičevo-Skopje motorway. The main purpose of St. Paul the Apostle Airport is to serve as a second airport in Macedonia and alternative to Alexander the Great Airport at Skopje and cater to flights bringing in tourists destined for Ohrid.

History

The last runway reconstruction was performed in 2004, when a lighting system, a first category with simple approach lights, was installed. Other features enable takeoff, landing and maneuvering with different types of aircraft.[4]

In 2008 the Macedonian government signed a contract with the Turkish company Tepe Akfen Ventures (TAV) for a twenty-year-long concession during which this company would manage Macedonia's two existing airports in Ohrid and Skopje. The planned works include the construction of a new airport terminal building in Skopje, extension of the runway, new administration building, and new access road with parking facilities increasing the capacity of Skopje Airport to four million passengers per year with plans to turn Skopje Airport into a major transit and cargo hub for Southeast Europe. Ohrid airport will have its terminal building and VIP sections modernized. The concession contract also includes the construction of a third airport intended for cargo transport near the eastern Macedonian town of Štip which eventually would be transformed into Macedonia’s main airport. The total amount of the foreseen investment is 200 million Euros with 30 to 40 million Euros total concession payments to the Macedonian Government over the 20-year concession period. Tepe Akfen Ventures Airport Holding is one of the world's fastest expanding airport operators currently managing the Turkish airports of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Antalya along with Tbilisi in Georgia, and Monastir in Tunisia. TAV is also bidding to take over the management of Ruzyně International Airport and Riga International Airport.[5]

Ohrid Airport handled 78,040 passengers in 2012.

Facilities

In this airport can be operational from small aircraft to medium-large aircraft. The apron can accommodate up to 9 aircraft and the terminal is equipped to handle up to 400 000 passengers annually. Among other concessions the terminal building encompasses an information desk, a restaurant, a duty-free shop, and a VIP lounge.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Arkefly Seasonal: Amsterdam
Corendon Dutch Airlines Seasonal charter: Amsterdam
Helvetic Airways Zürich
Jetairfly Seasonal: Brussels[6]
Niki Seasonal charter: Vienna
Wizz Air Basel/Mulhouse (begins 1 July 2015)[7]
Seasonal: London–Luton (begins 10 June 2015)[8]

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. ↑ Transport and other services 2011 (PDF). Skopje: State Statistical Office of the Republic of Macedonia,. 2012. p. 41. ISBN 9786082270906. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  2. ↑ Airport information for LWOH at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ Name as used at the official site
  4. ↑ CAA - Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Macedonia
  5. ↑ Turkey's TAV signs deal for Macedonian airports
  6. ↑ "Jetairfly Flight Plan". Jetairfly.
  7. ↑ "Wizz Air continues to expand in Macedonia – 3rd aircraft in Skopje, 1 new airport and 6 new routes". Wizz Air. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  8. ↑ https://wizzair.com/en-GB/about_us/news/wizzen300
  9. ↑ Fatal Events with a Sole Survivor
  10. ↑ ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev 42D RA-42390 Ohrid:
  11. ↑ One survives crash; 115 die
  12. ↑ Crash survivor dies

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