Pristina International Airport
| Prishtina International Airport Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public/Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Limak Kosovo International Airport J.S.C.[1] | ||||||||||
| Serves | Prishtina, Kosovo | ||||||||||
| Location | Slatina | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Adria Airways | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 545 m / 1,789 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°34′22″N 021°02′09″E / 42.57278°N 21.03583°ECoordinates: 42°34′22″N 021°02′09″E / 42.57278°N 21.03583°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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  PRN Location of airport in Kosovo | |||||||||||
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Prishtina International Airport "Adem Jashari" (Albanian: Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës "Adem Jashari"; (IATA: PRN, ICAO: BKPR)[a] is an international airport located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south-west of Pristina, Kosovo.[3][4] The airport is under the authority of Kosovo.[5] The Airport has flights to numerous European destinations.
The Airport handles more than 1.7 million passengers per year and is the only port of entry for air travelers to Kosovo.[2] It is named in honour of Adem Jashari, the founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army, which fought for the secession of Kosovo from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the 1990s. Prishtina International Airport serves as a secondary hub for Adria Airways from Slovenia.[6]
History
From 12 to 26 June 1999 there was a brief but tense stand-off between NATO and the Russian Kosovo Force in which Russian troops occupied the airport. A contingent of 200[7] Russian troops deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina then crossed into Kosovo and occupied the airport in Pristina, the capital city of Kosovo.
The apron and the passenger terminal were renovated and expanded in 2002 and again in 2009. In June 2006, Pristina International Airport was awarded the Best Airport 2006 Award by Airports Council International (ACI). Winning airports were selected for excellence and achievement across a range of disciplines including airport development, operations, facilities, security and safety, and customer service.[8]
On 12 November 2008, Pristina International Airport received for the first time in its history the annual one-millionth passenger (excluding military). A special ceremony was held at the airport where the one-millionth passenger received a free return ticket to a destination of his choice served by the airport.[9]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Pristina:[10]
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Adria Airways | Frankfurt, Ljubljana, Munich Seasonal: Malmö, Stuttgart[11] |
| Air Bucharest | Seasonal: Friedrichshafen |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna |
| Croatia Airlines | Seasonal: Zagreb |
| easyJet | Berlin–Schönefeld, Paris–Charles de Gaulle (ends 28 October 2017)[12] |
| easyJet Switzerland | Basel/Mulhouse, Geneva |
| Edelweiss Air | Zürich |
| Eurowings operated by Germanwings | Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, Stuttgart |
| Germania | Basel/Mulhouse, Bergamo, Düsseldorf, London–Gatwick, Munich, Verona |
| Germania Flug | Geneva, Zürich |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Oslo–Gardermoen Seasonal: Gothenburg, Helsinki |
| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen |
| Scandinavian Airlines | Seasonal: Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo–Gardermoen, Stockholm–Arlanda |
| Small Planet Airlines (Germany) | Seasonal charter: Paderborn/Lippstadt |
| Swiss International Air Lines | Geneva |
| TUI fly Belgium | Brussels |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul–Atatürk |
| Wizz Air | Budapest, London–Luton |
Statistics
| Year | Passengers | Change | Air Movements | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 910,797 | 9.073% | 4,716 | 13.284% |
| 2005 | 930,346 |  2.146% |
4,983 | 5.662% |
| 2006 | 882,731 |  5.118% |
4,077 | 18.182% |
| 2007 | 990,259 | 12.181% |
4,316 | 5.862% |
| 2008 | 1,130,639 | 14.176% |
4,928 | 14.18% |
| 2009 | 1,191,978 | 5.425% |
5,709 | 15.848% |
| 2010 | 1,305,532 | 9.527% |
6,143 | 7.602% |
| 2011 | 1,422,302 | 8.944% |
6,738 | 9.704% |
| 2012 | 1,527,134 | 7.371% |
6,947 | 3.102% |
| 2013 | 1,628,678 | 6.649% |
7,305 | 5.153% |
| 2014 | 1,404,775 | 13.747% |
5,994 | 17.946% |
| 2015 | 1,549,198 | 10.280% |
6,773 | 12.996% |
| 2016 | 1,744,202 | 12.587% |
7,254 | 7.101% |
See also
- Transport in Kosovo
- Tirana International Airport
- Gjakova Airport in Gjakova
- Batlava-Donja Penduha Airfield in Dumosh
References
- ↑ "PPP Agreement" (PDF). PPP Unit. p. 1. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- 1 2 "Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Kosovo" (PDF). Caa-ks.org. Retrieved 2017-02-04.)
- 1 2 Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 111 out of 193 United Nations member states.
- ↑ "Mbyllet Aeroporti i Gjakovës, punëtorët lëshojnë punën?".
- ↑ "Slovenian Airline Adria Airways offers tickets to and from Ljubljana and will fly you to your final destination with a smile!". Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ↑ "Singer James Blunt 'stopped World War 3'". BBC. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
In an interview with BBC Radio 5Live, to be broadcast later on Sunday, he said: "I was given the direct command to overpower the 200 or so Russians who were there.
- ↑ Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Prishtina airport hits 1 million passengers". New Kosova Report. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ↑ airportpristina.com - Destinations retrieved 27 July 2016
- ↑ http://www.exyuaviation.com/2017/05/adria-to-run-pristina-stuttgart-flights.html
- ↑ http://www.exyuaviation.com/2017/03/easyjet-to-end-paris-pristina-in-winter.html
- ↑ caa-ks.org - Statistics retrieved 16 February 2017
External links
Media related to Pristina International Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Civil Aviation Authority of Kosovo
- Current weather for BKPR at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for PRN at Aviation Safety Network
