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Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (Slovene: Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana) (IATA: LJU, ICAO: LJLJ), also known by its previous name Brnik Airport (Slovene: Letališče Brnik), is the international airport serving Ljubljana and the largest airport in Slovenia. It is located near Brnik, 24 km (15 mi) northwest[2] of Ljubljana and 9.5 km (5.9 mi) east of Kranj, at the foothills of Kamnik–Savinja Alps.

Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
IATA: LJU ICAO: LJLJ
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Fraport Slovenia d.o.o.[1]
Operator	Fraport Slovenia d.o.o.
Serves	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Location	Zgornji Brnik
Opened	December 1963
Elevation AMSL	388 m / 1,273 ft
Coordinates	46°13′28″N 14°27′22″E
Website	lju-airport.si
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 3,300 10,827 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total passengers 430,943
Source: Slovenian AIP at EUROCONTROL[2] Statistics from Ljubljana Airport[3]

History

The airport was officially opened in December 1963.[4] It replaced Polje Airport in the former Municipality of Polje near Ljubljana,[5] which served as the city's airport from 1933 and was Slovenia's first civil airport.[6] Regular flights from the new airport at Brnik began in January 1964.[4]

In the late 1970's, Jat Airways offered nonstop flights from North America to Ljubljana. The airline employed McDonnell Douglas DC-10s on a route from New York City to the then Yugoslav city once a week; passengers had to connect through Belgrade when travelling in the opposite direction.[7]

On 27 June 1991, two days after Slovenia's Independence from Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav People's Army began its military operations within the country. The airport was bombed during the first day of the war. The next day, 28 June, two journalists from Austria and Germany, Nikolas Vogel and Norbert Werner, were killed from a missile that struck their car near the airport, where they were both driving by during that time. Four Adria Airways airliners also took serious damage from the Yugoslav Air Force.

Finally on 29 June, the JPA soldiers at the Airport surrendered to Slovenian TO forces, who surrounded the entire facility overnight. The fighting ended on 7 July with the Brioni Agreement.[8][9]

On 8 December 2004, the airport received its first annual millionth passenger. Overall, the airport handled 1,721,355 passengers in 2019, representing a 5% drop in traffic figures compared to the previous year.

In 2007, the right-wing government proposed renaming the airport from Aerodrom Ljubljana to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport. Jože Pučnik was a Slovene right-wing public intellectual, dissident, politician, and leader of the Democratic Opposition of Slovenia (Demos) between 1989 and 1992.

Due to growing air traffic and Slovenia's EU entry, which requires the separation of traffic into Schengen and non-Schengen, Aerodrom Ljubljana Airport Authorities have prepared a redevelopment plan for the passenger terminal. The expansion was to be carried out in two phases. Works on the first phase began in early July 2007 to accommodate Slovenia's entry into the Schengen Area in December 2007. The terminal building (T1) was extended with a new upper level which added an additional 4,000 m² (43,000 sq ft) to the departure lounge and four jetways have also been installed for easier passenger access to and from the terminal. In 2013, the second phase of terminal expansion which included a new terminal T2 was scrapped by the minority stakeholders.[10]

In 2014, the Slovenian government initiated a privatisation process of the airport. The bid was won by Fraport which, in turn, acquired 75.5% stake in the airport.[11] The remaining shares were acquired in the following months resulting in Fraport taking 100% ownership of the airport.

Facilities

Runway

The airport has a 3,300 m × 45 m (10,827 ft × 148 ft) paved runway which is equipped with ILS Cat IIIb on runway 30. NDB and VOR approach are also available. The runway of Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport was closed to air traffic in April 2010 during which time, the entire length of the asphalt surface of the runway was renovated, as well as the asphalt surface on some parts of the taxiways.

Expansion plan

In April 2017 the airport operator Fraport Slovenia announced a plan to expand the existing passenger terminal.[12] A modular solution was proposed which can be carried out in phases that are effectively and continuously adapted to traffic development needs.

The first phase of the terminal expansion was opened for traffic in July 2021.[13] The capacity of the departures area was increased from 500 passengers per hour to 1,250 passengers per hour. A new 10,000 m² (110,000 sq ft) extension was built to the west of the old terminal building.[14] It includes a large duty-free shop, a new business lounge, one new air bridge, as well as renovated food & beverage and promotional areas. There are 22 check-in desks and 5 long security lines available. A new baggage sorting area was also added and the baggage reclaim area was expanded and equipped with two long carousels.

The existing passenger terminal, which covers 13,000 m² (140,000 sq ft), was partly renovated and functionally incorporated with the new building. The construction began in July 2019[15] and was completed in June 2021 in time for Slovenia's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The entire renovated and expanded terminal complex covers a total of 28,587 m² (307,710 sq ft).

In 2017 Fraport Slovenija also published a revised Master Plan for the period 2010–2040.[16] It includes a plan to construct a new 6,000 m² (65,000 sq ft) cargo terminal to the east of the airport complex, expansion of passenger and aircraft maintenance aprons and a relocation of the general aviation apron to the west. To the north, a business and logistics center named Airport City is planned. It will include various business and logistic facilities as well as a new hotel, there are multiple subsidies as well as incentives for the potential investor.[17] In January 2018 a new road from Kranj to Mengeš that will enable the development of the Airport City has been opened.[18]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and seasonal flights to and from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport:[19][20]

Airlines	Destinations
Aegean Airlines	Athens (resumes 6 June 2023)[21] Seasonal charter: Corfu,[22] Karpathos,[22] Preveza/Lefkada,[22] Rhodes[22]
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Montenegro	Podgorica Seasonal: Tivat
Air Serbia	Belgrade, Niš
British Airways	Seasonal: London–Heathrow[23]
Brussels Airlines[24]	Brussels
Corendon Airlines	Seasonal charter: Antalya
easyJet[25]	London–Gatwick
flydubai	Dubai–International[26]
FlyEgypt	Seasonal charter: Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh
LOT Polish Airlines[27]	Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa[28]	Frankfurt, Munich
Nouvelair	Seasonal charter: Djerba, Monastir
Swiss International Air Lines	Zürich
Trade Air[29][30]	Seasonal charter: Chania, Corfu, Heraklion, Karpathos, Kefalonia, Kos, Preveza/Lefkada, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Zakynthos
Transavia[31]	Amsterdam[32] Seasonal: Paris–Orly[33]
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul
Wizz Air[34]	London–Luton[35] Seasonal: Charleroi

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
DHL Aviation	Leipzig/Halle[36]

Statistics

Traffic figures and development

Pre-2000[37]

Year	Passengers	Change	Cargo (t)	Change	Aircraft movements	Change
1964	78,179	/	88	/	2,343	/
1965	133,184	70%	177	101%	3,180	36%
1966	136,584	3%	235	33%	4,099	29%
1967	136,665	0%	306	30%	4,479	9%
1968	68,303	50%	304	1%	3,807	15%
1969	96,108	41%	1,068	251%	4,474	18%
1970	171,503	78%	1,879	76%	5,728	28%
1971	273,946	60%	2,288	22%	6,509	14%
1972	275,460	1%	3,016	32%	8,525	31%
1973	367,872	34%	4,578	52%	8,633	1%
1974	668,599	82%	7,210	57%	13,123	52%
1975	553,565	17%	7,376	2%	11,645	11%
1976	528,490	5%	5,922	20%	10,797	7%
1977	541,592	2%	6,179	4%	10,964	2%
1978	475,242	12%	5,758	7%	8,941	18%
1979	661,254	39%	7,602	32%	12,397	39%
1980	581,103	12%	6,085	20%	11,312	9%
1981	659,465	13%	7,328	20%	11,805	4%
1982	627,931	5%	6,627	10%	10,870	8%
1983	595,260	5%	6,808	3%	9,743	10%
1984	623,588	5%	7,356	8%	10,050	3%
1985	668,285	7%	6,751	8%	11,624	16%
1986	785,281	18%	7,507	11%	12,518	8%
1987	886,281	13%	7,450	1%	14,038	12%
1988	835,206	6%	7,261	3%	13,716	2%
1989	725,064	13%	6,752	7%	14,296	4%
1990	765,033	6%	5,878	13%	16,253	14%
1991	347,583	55%	4,662	21%	8,794	46%
1992	248,851	28%	5,074	9%	8,861	1%
1993	402,563	62%	8,420	66%	12,898	46%
1994	497,456	24%	9,881	17%	15,821	23%
1995	638,268	28%	10,499	6%	17,868	13%
1996	668,532	5%	9,294	11%	18,190	2%
1997	713,696	7%	10,161	9%	20,279	11%
1998	786,600	10%	10,953	8%	25,723	27%
1999	895,540	14%	11,093	1%	27,219	6%

Traffic at Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport

Year	Passengers	Change	Cargo (t)	Change	Aircraft movements	Change
2000	991,693	11%	12,396	12%	29,965	10%
2001	894,130	10%	12,403	1%	29,050	3%
2002	872,966	2%	12,021	3%	28,751	1%
2003	928,397	6%	12,080	1%	31,737	10%
2004	1,048,238	13%	11,780	2%	35,502	12%
2005	1,218,896	16%	11,560	2%	37,767	6%
2006	1,334,355	9%	15,309	32%	40,991	9%
2007	1,524,028	14%	21,717	42%	46,517	13%
2008	1,673,050	10%	17,188	21%	47,926	3%
2009	1,433,855	14%	14,333	17%	45,492	5%
2010	1,388,651	3%	17,310	21%	42,569	6%
2011	1,369,485	1%	19,659	14%	39,267	8%
2012	1,198,911	12%	17,031	13%	35,019	11%
2013	1,321,153	10%	17,777	4%	33,112	5%
2014	1,338,619	1.3%	18,983	6.8%	31,405	5.0%
2015	1,464,579	9,4%	18,852	0.07%	32,894	1,5%
2016	1,411,476	3,7%	19,802	5%	32,701	0,06%
2017	1,688,558	22.7%	24,314	18.7%	34,444	5.3%
2018	1,818,229	7.6%	25,907	6.5%	35,512	3.1%
2019	1,721,355	5.0%	24,874	8.2%	31,489	11.3%
2020	288,235	83.3%	10,559	57.5%	12,980	58.8%
2021	430,943	49.5%	17,461	65.3%	11,401	12.1%
Source: Fraport[38]

International traffic per country

Scheduled flights (2021)[39]

Rank	Country	Destination airport(s)	Airline(s)	Passengers	Change (2020)
1	Germany	Frankfurt, Munich	Lufthansa	76.758	21.6%
2	Turkey	Istanbul-Atatürk	Turkish Airlines	42.435	21.1%
3	Belgium	Brussels Airport, Brussels South Charleroi Airport	Brussels Airlines, Wizz Air	34.666	66.3%
4	France	Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly	Air France, Transavia	34.353	34.8%
5	Serbia	Belgrade, Niš	Air Serbia	26.127	5.1%
6	Netherlands	Amsterdam	Transavia	22.456	70.8%
7	Russia	Moscow–Sheremetyevo	Aeroflot	20.517	46.8%
8	Poland	Warsaw–Chopin	LOT Polish Airlines	20.070	101.7%
9	United Kingdom	London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, London-Luton	British Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air	19.299	33.9%
10	Switzerland	Zürich	Swiss International Air Lines	17.565	59.8%

Charter flights (2021)[39]

Rank	Country	Passengers	Change (2020)
1	Greece	44.988	93.6%
2	Egypt	15.266	252.3%
3	Turkey	6.253	699.6%
4	Spain	3.173	2951.0%
5	Croatia	2.353	761.9%
6	Portugal	1.801	4767.6%
7	Montenegro	1.672	2782.8%
8	Finland	1.209	2021.1%
9	France	1.095	1.5%
10	Belgium	816

Ground transport

The airport is served by an exit off the A2 motorway and by bus services connecting it with the surrounding cities of Ljubljana, Kranj, Kamnik as well as Klagenfurt and its airport in Austria. Plans for a railway line connecting the airport with the city of Ljubljana and possibly also Kranj and Kamnik have been presented in the past, however the line most likely won't be built in the near future. The Airport is connected with many bigger Slovenian cities by bus and shuttle connections. Klagenfurt is connected by the Alpe Adria bus line. Other means of transportation to and from the airport are limited to the taxi services which are not controlled by the airport authority or Fraport Slovenija, and shared shuttle service with ticket sale point in the main arrival lobby. The price of a taxi will be considerably lower if you book online.[40]

See also

• List of airports in Slovenia
• Transport in Slovenia

References

External links

Media related to Ljubljana Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Airport website
• Official Corporate website
• Current weather for LJLJ at NOAA/NWS

• Accident history for LJLJ at Aviation Safety Network

• https://www.exyuaviation.com/2020/12/photos-ljubljanas-new-terminal-nears.html

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Ljubljana

Der Flughafen Ljubljana (vollständige slowenische Bezeichnung Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana, „Jože-Pučnik-Flughafen Ljubljana“; gängige Kurzbezeichnung Letališče Brnik, „Flughafen Brnik“) ist der internationale Flughafen der slowenischen Hauptstadt Ljubljana (Laibach). Er liegt 26 km nördlich des Stadtzentrums von Ljubljana und 7 km südöstlich von Kranj (Krainburg) bei der Ortschaft Brnik.

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- [en] Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Liubliana

El Aeropuerto de Liubliana (en esloveno, Letališče Ljubljana o Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana) (IATA: LJU, OACI: LJLJ), también conocido como Aeropuerto de Brnik es el único aeropuerto internacional de Liubliana, la capital de Eslovenia. Se encuentra situado en la localidad de Brnik, 26 km al norte de Liubliana y 11 km al sur de Kranj, en la carretera que une Kranj con Mengeš.

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[fr] Aéroport Jože-Pučnik de Ljubljana

L'aéroport Jože-Pučnik de Ljubljana (slovène : Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana), parfois nommé aéroport de Brnik (code IATA : LJU • code OACI : LJLJ), est un aéroport international localisé en Slovénie à environ 26 km au nord de la capitale Ljubljana près de la localité de Brnik[1]. Le plus grand aéroport du pays tire son nom de l’homme politique slovène Jože Pučnik (1932-2003).

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[it] Aeroporto di Lubiana-Brnik

L'Aeroporto di Lubiana-Brnik (IATA: LJU, ICAO: LJLJ), anche conosciuto come Aeroporto di Lubiana-Jože Pučnik (in sloveno: Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana), è l'aeroporto principale della città di Lubiana, capitale della Slovenia, ed è il più frequentato degli aeroporti sloveni. Esso è localizzato a circa 26 km a nord di Lubiana e a circa 11 a sud di Kranj sulla strada verso Mengeš. Ha una pista asfaltata da 3 300 metri. L'aeroporto venne inaugurato il 24 dicembre 1963.

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[ru] Любляна (аэропорт)

Аэропорт имени Йоже Пучника (словен. Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana) — международный аэропорт Любляны.

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