Pristina International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Pristina International Airport
nativename = Prishtina International Airport
nativename-a = Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës
nativename-r =Међународни аеродром Приштина
IATA = PRN
ICAO = BKPR/LYPR
type = Public/Military
operator = Prishtina International Airport J.S.C.
city-served = Pristina
location = Pristina
elevation-f = 1,789
elevation-m = 545
coordinates = coord|42|34|22|N|021|02|09|E|type:airport
website = [http://www.airportpristina.com/ www.airportpristina.com]
metric-elev = Yes
metric-rwy = Yes
r1-number = 17/35
r1-length-f = 8,210
r1-length-m = 2,501
r1-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Number of Passengers
stat1-data = 1 120,000
stat2-header = Number of Flights
stat2-data = 4,316
footnotes = Sources: Aerodrome information from AIP [ [http://www.eurocontrol.int/ead/public/standard_page/solutions.html Pristina International Airport] Aeronautical Information Publication from EUROCONTROL]
Statistics from the Civil Aviation Regulatory Office for KosovoPDFlink| [http://www.caro-ks.org/docs/Passengersstatistics20002007years.pdf Passenger statistics 2000-2007] |64KB] PDFlink| [http://www.caro-ks.org/docs/Flightsstatistics20002007years.pdf Aircraft movements 2000-2007] |64KB]

Pristina International Airport airport codes|PRN|BKPR / LYPR ( _sq. Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës; Serbian: Међународни аеродром Приштина, "Međunarodni aerodrom Priština") is an international airport located convert|16|km|0|abbr=on outside of Pristina, Kosovo. It is an international airport that handles just under a million passengers per year. It is under the authority of the Government of Kosovo after the handover from the authority of NATO/United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), and is the main port of entry for air travellers to Kosovo.

History

Prishtina Airport was officially opened in 1965. It was initially opened for domestic flights only - to and from Belgrade.

During the 1990s the airport started operating international flights, mainly to and from Switzerland and Germany. Following the Kosovo War, from June 12, 1999 to June 26, 1999 there was a brief but tense standoff between NATO and the Russian Kosovo Force (KFOR) in which Russian troops occupied the airport. After securing an agreement by which Russian forces would be integrated into peacekeeping duties, independent of NATO, Pristina Airport was reactivated as a military airport on October 15, 1999 and then started to operate international civilian air transport to several European cities. During that period of time the Russian KFOR along with other NATO forces were in charge for security of the airport. Airport Pristina initially began its operations with 45 employees. [http://www.airportpristina.com/history.htm Pristina International Airport History] ]

The apron and the passenger terminal were renovated and expanded in 2002. In 2007 the airport served 1,120,000 passengers. In the last 3 years the airport was again renovated and reorganized.src]

With unveiling its 2007 English language-only website, the airport promotes itself as Prishtina International Airport, which reflects the name of its operator, Prishtina International Airport J.S.C.

Awards

In June 2006, Pristina International Airport was awarded the "Best Airport 2006 Award", an honour presented 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. [ [http://www.airportpristina.com/english/about/re.htm Pristina International Airport scoops prestigious 'Best Airport 2006 Award'] ]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate to and from Pristina International Airport (as of July 2008) [http://www.airportpristina.com/english/travel/ai.htm Airlines operating at PIA] ] :

cheduled airlines

*Adria Airways (Ljubljana)
*Albanian Airlines (Tirana)
*Austrian Airlines (Vienna)
*Belle Air (Liège [ [http://www.telegrafi.com/?id=46&a=75 Belle Air opens new line from Prishtina to Belgium] (Telegrafi.com) (June 24, 2008)] , Tirana)
*British Airways (London-Gatwick)
*Croatia Airlines (Zagreb)
*Germanwings (Cologne/Bonn, Hamburg, Stuttgart)
*Germania (Berlin-Tegel, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart) "(Dusseldorf and Stuttgart will start November 3, 2008)"
*Malév Hungarian Airlines (Budapest)
*Meridiana (Verona)
*Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo-Rygge)
*Scandinavian Airlines System (Copenhagen)
*Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)

Charter Airlines

*Air Berlin (Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart)
*Air Italy (Verona)
*Atlasjet (Antalya, Istanbul-Atatürk)
*Aurora Airlines (Dusseldorf, Munich, Hanover, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart, Maribor, Vienna, Venice)
*Edelweiss Air (Geneva, Zurich)
*Flybaboo (Geneva)
*Hamburg International (Munich)
*Hello (Geneva, Zurich, Basel)
*Jettime (Gothenburg)
*SunExpress (Antalya)
*Swiss International Air Lines (Zurich)
*XL Airways Germany (Düsseldorf, Stuttgart) "(Starts 1 November 2008)"

References

External links

* [http://www.airportpristina.com/ Prishtina International Airport] (official website)
*WAD|LYPR