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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
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFraport Slovenia d.o.o.[1]
OperatorFraport Slovenia d.o.o.
ServesLjubljana, Slovenia
LocationZgornji Brnik
OpenedDecember 1963
Elevation AMSL388 m / 1,273 ft
Coordinates46°13′28″N 14°27′22″E
Websitelju-airport.si
Map
LJU
Location of airport in Slovenia
LJU
LJU (Europe)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,300 10,827 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total passengers430,943
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]

AirlinesDestinations
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


AirlinesDestinations
DHL Aviation Leipzig/Halle[36]

Statistics


Construction site of the airport in 1963
Construction site of the airport in 1963
The airport in 1967
The airport in 1967
Passenger terminal in 2007
Passenger terminal in 2007
Terminal interior
Terminal interior
Aerial view of the airport and its surroundings
Aerial view of the airport and its surroundings

Traffic figures and development


Annual passenger traffic at LJU airport. See Wikidata query.
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]
RankCountryDestination airport(s)Airline(s)PassengersChange
(2020)
1 GermanyFrankfurt, MunichLufthansa76.758 21.6%
2 TurkeyIstanbul-AtatürkTurkish Airlines42.435 21.1%
3 BelgiumBrussels Airport, Brussels South Charleroi AirportBrussels Airlines, Wizz Air34.666 66.3%
4 FranceParis-Charles de Gaulle, Paris–OrlyAir France, Transavia34.353 34.8%
5 SerbiaBelgrade, NišAir Serbia26.127 5.1%
6 NetherlandsAmsterdamTransavia22.456 70.8%
7 RussiaMoscow–SheremetyevoAeroflot20.517 46.8%
8 PolandWarsaw–ChopinLOT Polish Airlines20.070 101.7%
9 United KingdomLondon-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, London-LutonBritish Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air19.299 33.9%
10 SwitzerlandZürichSwiss International Air Lines17.565 59.8%
Charter flights (2021)[39]
RankCountryPassengersChange
(2020)
1 Greece44.988 93.6%
2 Egypt15.266 252.3%
3 Turkey6.253 699.6%
4 Spain3.173 2951.0%
5 Croatia2.353 761.9%
6 Portugal1.801 4767.6%
7 Montenegro1.672 2782.8%
8 Finland1.209 2021.1%
9 France1.095 1.5%
10 Belgium816

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



References


  1. "About the company – Fraport Slovenija, d.o.o." fraport-slovenija.si.
  2. "EAD Basic – Error Page". Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. "Ljubljana Airport statistics". Archived from the original on 26 April 2007.
  4. Pirc, Samanta (March 2005). "Zgodovinski pregled letališč v Republiki Sloveniji s poudarkom na cerkljansko letališče" [A Historical Overview of Airports in the Republic of Slovenia with an Emphasis on the Cerklje Airport] (PDF) (in Slovenian). High School of Commerce and Business, Celje. pp. 13–14.
  5. Pataky, Nenad (17 November 2010). "Izgubljena Ljubljana" [Lost Ljubljana]. Dnevnik (in Slovenian).
  6. "7622: Ljubljana – Staro letališče" [Ljubljana: The Old Airport]. Register of the Cultural Heritage of Slovenia (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Slovenia. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  7. "Jat Airways timetable". Winter 1983–1984. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  8. "Slovenia". Political Chronology of Europe. Europa Publications. 2003. pp. 234+. ISBN 978-1-135-35687-3.
  9. "Yugoslav Planes Bomb Key Airports in Slovenia – Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. 30 June 1991. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  10. "STA: Mali delničarji Aerodroma Ljubljana zavrnili investicijo v nov terminal". sta.si.
  11. Burns, Justin. "Fraport AG buys 75.5% stake in Ljubljana Airport – Airport World Magazine". airport-world.com.
  12. "Aerodrom Ljubljana rebrands as Fraport Slovenija, terminal expansion about to begin". lju-airport.si.
  13. "New terminal at Ljubljana Airport opens its doors to passengers". lju-airport.si.
  14. "Environmental permit for the new passenger terminal" (PDF). arso.gov.si.
  15. "Uradni list RS – Portal javnih naročil". enarocanje.si.
  16. "Fraport Slovenia Sustainability report 2017" (PDF). fraport-slovenija.si.
  17. "Gorenjski glas | Rastemo hitreje kot letališča v regiji". gorenjskiglas.si.
  18. "Promet je stekel po novi cesti mimo brniškega letališča". RTVSLO.si.
  19. "Flight Schedules". lju-airport.si.
  20. "Slovenia to suspend all commercial flights". exyuaviation.com.
  21. "Aegean Airlines to launch Ljubljana and Split service".
  22. "Croatia Airlines, Aegean to run Ljubljana charters". exyuaviation.com. 9 June 2020.
  23. "British Airways restores Ljubljana operations". exyuaviation.com. 23 August 2021.
  24. "Timetable | Brussels Airlines". Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
  25. "easyJet.com | Flight Timetables".
  26. "Flydubai schedules Ljubljana service". exyuaviation.com. 14 June 2021.
  27. "Flights schedule". Archived from the original on 17 October 2013.
  28. "Timetable & flight status". Archived from the original on 28 October 2018.
  29. "Trade Air bazirao A320 u Ljubljani, obavlja chartere prema Grčkoj i Hrvatskoj". croatianaviation.com. 7 June 2020.
  30. "Trade Air ovog vikenda iz Ljubljane leti na Tenerife, Madeiru, Hurgadu..." croatianaviation.com. 24 April 2021.
  31. "Flight status Transavia | View current flight times". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015.
  32. https://www.exyuaviation.com/2022/10/transavia-suspends-ljubljana-for.html
  33. "Transavia : 61 avions et 8 nouvelles lignes pour l'été 2022".
  34. "WIZZ – Dream more. Live more. Be more".
  35. "Wizz Air to launch new Ljubljana flights". exyuaviation.com. 23 September 2021.
  36. swiftair.com – Routes retrieved 1 November 2019
  37. "Traffic Figures – Aerodrom Ljubljana, d.d." (PDF).
  38. "Fraport Traffic Figures July 2018" (PDF). Fraport. Fraport. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  39. "Letališki potniški in blagovni promet glede na prihod/odhod letal ter redne/posebne prevoze po državah prihoda/odhoda letal, Ljubljana, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika, mesečno". stat.si. SURS. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  40. "Booking Ljubljana airport taxi pre-book online transfer to city center, Bled lake, Piran". airportljubljana.co.


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На других языках


[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.
- [en] Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport

[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.

[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).

[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.

[ru] Любляна (аэропорт)

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



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