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Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport[1] (Macedonian: Аеродром „Св. Апостол Павле“ Охрид, romanized: Aerodrom „Sv. Apostol Pavle“ Ohrid, IATA: OHD, ICAO: LWOH), also known as Ohrid Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром Охрид, romanized: Aerodrom Ohrid), is an international airport in Ohrid, North Macedonia. The airport is located 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest from Ohrid. The main purpose of St. Paul the Apostle Airport is to serve as a second airport in North Macedonia and alternative to Skopje International Airport and cater to flights bringing in tourists destined for Ohrid.

Ohrid St.Paul the Apostle Airport Аеродром „Свети Апостол Павле“ Охрид Aerodrom „Sveti Apostol Pavle“ Ohrid
IATA: OHD ICAO: LWOH
Summary
Airport type	Civil
Owner/Operator	TAV Airports
Serves	Ohrid, North Macedonia
Location	Orovnik, Debarca Municipality
Elevation AMSL	2,313 ft / 705 m
Coordinates	41°10′48″N 020°44′32″E
Website	ohd.airports.com.mk
Map
OHD Location within North Macedonia Show map of North Macedonia OHD OHD (Europe) Show map of Europe
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 8,366 2,550 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Passengers 122,154 Passenger change 20-21 69.5% Aircraft movements 976 Movements change 20-21 61.1%

History

The last runway reconstruction was performed in 2004, when a lighting system, a first category with simple approach lights, was installed. Other features enable takeoff, landing and maneuvering with different types of aircraft.[2]

In 2008, the Macedonian Government signed a contract with the Turkish company Tepe Akfen Ventures (TAV) for a twenty-year-long concession during which this company would manage Macedonia's two existing airports in Ohrid and Skopje. Ohrid airport saw its terminal building and VIP sections modernized.

Facilities

The airport can accommodate small to medium-sized aircraft. The apron can park up to 9 aircraft and the terminal is equipped to handle up to 400,000 passengers annually. Among other amenities the terminal building encompasses an information desk, a restaurant, a duty-free shop, and a VIP lounge.

There is no arrivals lounge. The local public await the passengers outside the building.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Arkia	Seasonal: Tel Aviv
Chair Airlines	Zürich
Corendon Dutch Airlines	Seasonal: Amsterdam
Enter Air	Seasonal charter: Warsaw–Chopin[citation needed]
Edelweiss Air	Zürich
LOT Polish Airlines	Seasonal: Warsaw–Chopin Seasonal charter: Katowice[citation needed]
TUI Airways	Seasonal: London–Gatwick (begins 31 May 2023),[3] Manchester (begins 31 May 2023)[4]
TUI fly Netherlands	Seasonal: Amsterdam, Eindhoven
Wizz Air	Basel/Mulhouse, Dortmund, Memmingen, Vienna Seasonal: Friedrichshafen,[5] London–Luton, Malmö

Statistics

The number of passengers at the airport is shown in the next table:

Traffic figures at Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport

Year	Passengers	Change	Aircraft movements	Change
1990	67,811	-	-	-
1991	60,440	10,9%	-	-
1992	34,344	43,2%	-	-
1993	48,022	39,8%	-	-
1994	18,681	61,1%	-	-
1995	39,270	110,2%	-	-
1996	104,229	165,4%	-	-
1997	42,544	59,2%	-	-
1998	55,417	30,3%	-	-
1999	74,497	34,4%	-	-
2000	65,941	11,5%	-	-
2001	53,954	18,2%	-	-
2002	60,209	11,6%	-	-
2003	51,082	15,5%	-	-
2004	32,309	36,8%	-	-
2005	53,901	66,8%	-	-
2006	50,336	6,6%	-	-
2007	45,515	9,6%	-	-
2008	44,413	2,4%	-	-
2009	33,873	23,7%	-	-
2010	14,095	58,4%	-	-
2011	78,246	455,1%	906	-
2012	84,736	8,3%	866	4,4%
2013	83,060	2,0%	1,069	23,4%
2014	69,984	15,7%	821	23,2%
2015	107,916	54,2%	1,133	38,0%
2016	145,002	34,5%	1,446	27,6%
2017	159,072	9,7%	1,450	0.3%
2018	184,283	15,8%	1,562	7.7%
2019	317,218	72.1%	2,623	67.9%
2020	72,086	77.3%	606	76.9%
2021	122,154	69.5%	976	61.1%
2022 (01.01-30.09)	184,336	113.8%	1,268	84.8%

Ground transportation

There are currently no buses linking the airport with Ohrid city centre. The normal taxi fare for the 9-km ride is 8 euros or 500 denars

Incidents and accidents

• On 20 November 1993, Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yak 42D crashed near the airport.[6] The aircraft was on a flight from Geneva, Switzerland to Skopje, but had been diverted to Ohrid due to poor weather conditions.[7] All eight crew members and 116 passengers died as a result of the accident.[8] 115 died at the scene, the final victim died from injuries in hospital eleven days later.[9]

References

External links

• Ohrid Airport Homepage
• Accident history for OHD at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for LWOH at NOAA/NWS

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Ohrid

Der Flughafen „Apostel Paulus“ Ohrid (mazedonisch Аеродром Св. Апостол Павле Охрид .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}Aerodrom Sv. Apostol Pavle Ohrid, albanisch Aeroporti i Ohrit) ist der zweitgrößte internationale Flughafen Nordmazedoniens.

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- [en] Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport

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[fr] Aéroport Saint-Paul-l'Apôtre d'Ohrid

L'aéroport Saint-Paul-l'Apôtre d'Ohrid (code IATA : OHD • code OACI : LWOH) (en macédonien Аеродром Охрид „Св. Апостол Павле“) est l'aéroport international qui dessert la ville d'Ohrid, capitale touristique de la Macédoine du Nord. Il se trouve à neuf kilomètres du centre-ville, à mi-chemin entre Ohrid et Strouga, au bord du lac d'Ohrid. C'est, avec l'aéroport de Skopje, l'un des deux seuls aéroports internationaux du pays.

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[it] Aeroporto di Ocrida-San Paolo Apostolo

L'Aeroporto San Paolo Apostolo (IATA: OHD, ICAO: LWOH) (in macedone: Аеродром Свети Апостол Павле?, traslitterato: Aerodrom Sveti Apostol Pavle) è l'aeroporto di Ocrida, in Macedonia del Nord. Situato 9 km a nord-ovest della città, è il secondo aeroporto del paese, ed è usato principalmente come alternativa all'Aeroporto Internazionale di Skopje di Skopje e per i turisti diretti a Ocrida e al suo lago.

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[ru] Святой Апостол Павел (аэропорт)

Охридский аэропорт «Святой Апостол Павел» (макед. Аеродром Охрид "Св. Апостол Павле"), также известный как Аэропорт Охрида (макед. Аеродром Охрид) — аэропорт, расположенный в Северной Македонии в 9 км на северо-запад от Охрида и 145 км на юго-запад от Скопье (2 часа поездки на автобусе) на дороге Охрид — Кичево — Скопье. Является вторым аэропортом Северной Македонии по размеру, уступая только аэропорту «Скопье».

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