Split Airport

Split Airport Zračna luka Split
IATA: SPU ICAO: LDSP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Split Airport Ltd.
Serves	Split/Kaštela/Trogir
Location	Kaštela, Croatia
Hub for	Croatia Airlines
Elevation AMSL	78 ft / 24 m
Coordinates	43°32′20″N 016°17′53″E / 43.53889°N 16.29806°E / 43.53889; 16.29806
Website	www.split-airport.hr
Map
SPU Location of the airport in Croatia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,550 8,366 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 2,289,987 17,1%
Statistics from Split Airport site[1] General information from Split Airport site[2] Source: Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[3]

Split Airport (IATA: SPU, ICAO: LDSP; Croatian: Zračna luka Split), also known as Resnik Airport (Zračna luka Resnik), is the international airport serving the city of Split, Croatia. It is located 24 km (15 mi) from Split, on the west side of Kaštela Bay, in the town of Kaštela, and extending into the adjacent town of Trogir.

In 2016 the airport was the second busiest in Croatia after Zagreb Airport handling 2,3 million passengers that year.^[4] It is an important hub for Croatia Airlines offering flights to European cities such as Athens, Frankfurt, London or Paris. It is a major destination for leisure flights during the European summer holiday season.

History

Split's first commercial route was opened in 1931 by the Yugoslav airline Aeroput which linked Zagreb with Belgrade through Rijeka, Split and Sarajevo, and maintained this route until the start of the Second World War.^[5]

The current airport was opened on 25 November 1966. The apron had dimensions of only 200 x 112 m and 6 parking positions with a planned capacity of 150,000 passengers. In 1968 passenger numbers stood already at 150,737, and in 1969 at 235,000. In 1967, the apron was extended for the first time to accommodate 10 aircraft. A new larger terminal building was built and opened in 1979 to accommodate traffic for a major sporting event (the 8th Mediterranean Games) held in Split in September, when also another extension to the apron was built. The largest pre-war passenger numbers were achieved in 1987, totalling 1,151,580 passengers and 7,873 landings.

In 1991 the passenger figures dropped almost to zero, as the war in the former Yugoslavia broke out. In the years that followed, most of the traffic were NATO and UN cargo planes, such as the C-5 Galaxy, MD-11, Boeing 747 and C-130 Hercules. After 1995 the civilian traffic figures began rising again, and finally in 2007 surpassed the 1987 record.

In 2005 the terminal got a major facelift adding one more gate, the glass façade, as well as the steel/fabric palms illuminated by multi-colour LEDs. The busiest time in the airport is during the summer season, as the city of Split is a major tourist destination and a very important transportation hub. Saturdays are the busiest days of the week with more than 200 aircraft operations and 25,000 passengers.

Expansion plans

Since the beginning of the 21st century the summer peaks activity called for an expansion of the airport capacity. In the year of 2017, major overhaul works will be start at Split. When all of the expansion is done, Resnik will have a new terminal, parking area and apron. After that, in the years after 2020, new taxiways are planned to be built to increase runway capacity.

The new apron was constructed in 2011 with the capacity slightly over the old one but with better security conditions. The cost of this investment was €13 million, and it included 34,000 m² of new parking space for aircraft, as well as the space for future administrative works below the apron. The lower level houses warehouses, workshops, offices and other objects that will support the new 35,000 m², €40 million terminal building that is being built next to it. Construction of the terminal was initially planned to commence in the fall of 2012 bringing the total airport capacity to 3,5 million passengers, but was delayed with construction starting in January 2017 and with the newest estimate for completion being the summer season of 2019.

Airlines and destinations

Split Airport terminal entrance

Split Airport terminal interior

Ground handling at Split Airport

Lufthansa A319 landing at Split Airport

Scheduled

Charters

Statistics

Air Traffic Control tower

New apron at Split Airport

Traffic at Split Resnik Airport^[1]

Year	Passengers	Passenger % Change	Cargo	Cargo % Change
2000	540,603	n/a	1,452	n/a
2001	568,625	5.18	1,214	16.39
2002	617,005	8.51	956	21.25
2003	698,128	13.15	931	2.62
2004	778,771	11.55	981	5.37
2005	934,049	19.94	877	10.6
2006	1,095,852	17.32	1,459	66.36
2007	1,190,551	8.64	1,482	1.58
2008	1,203,778	1.11	1,081	27.06
2009	1,115,099	7.37	n/a	n/a
2010	1,219,741	9.38	n/a	n/a
2011	1,300,381	6.61	n/a	n/a
2012	1,425,749	9.64	649	n/a
2013	1,581,734	10.94	462	28.81
2014	1,752,657	10.81	429	7.14
2015	1,955,400	11.57	n/a	n/a
2016	2,289,987	17.11	n/a	n/a
2017 (31.7.)	1,529,493	24,2	n/a	n/a

Traffic at Split Resnik Airport in 2016/2017 by month^[1]

Month	Passengers 2016	Passengers 2017	Passenger % Change
January	25,958	30,423	17.20
February	23,830	23,932	0.43
March	35,131	33,828	3.71
April	75,525	123,230	63,16
May	204,595	257,465	25,85
June	321,545	403,585	25.51
July	544,263	657,049	20.72
August	486,581
September	341,405
October	167,632
November	32,829
December	30,693

Ground transportation

Split Airport can be reached by car, buses, taxis or car rentals.

References

External links

Media related to Split airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• Airport information for LDSP at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.

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