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Pula Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Pula; Italian: Aeroporto di Pola; IATA: PUY, ICAO: LDPL) is the international airport serving Pula, Croatia, and is located 6 km from the city centre.[1] It served 777,568 passengers in 2019.[2] The airport is designated as the alternative airport for parts of Slovenia and a multitude of cities in eastern Italy. It serves as a major access point to city of Pula, as well as most of Istria, most notably Brijuni national park.

Pula Airport Zračna luka Pula
IATA: PUY ICAO: LDPL
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Pula Airport Ltd.
Serves	Pula, Croatia
Elevation AMSL	274 ft / 84 m
Coordinates	44°53′37″N 013°55′20″E
Website	airport-pula.hr
Map
PUY Location of the airport in Croatia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 09/27 2,950 9,678 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 777,568 Passenger change 18–19 8,42%
Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[1]

History

This section does not cite any sources. (November 2022)

Pula Airport at current location was initially used only for military purposes but has been changed to civil airport as of 1 May 1967 and saw 701,370 passengers in 1987. Same year works on new terminal building began and were completed by 1989 with capacity of 1 million passengers per year. Croatian War of Independence has caused sharp decline in passenger numbers. Airport has seen steady increase in passenger volume over the next 3 decades, surpassing previous record in 2018. As most passengers flying to/from Pula airport are holiday makers flight numbers have a significant seasonal character.

Facilities

Pula Airport has a single terminal building with capacity of 1 million passengers per year. Airport serves both domestic and international flights. Inside the terminal there are couple of café/snack bars as well as duty-free shop. None of the gates are equipped with jet bridges but rather the passengers walk from terminal building to the aircraft or are transferred by bus.

Because of its location and fairly good weather conditions whole year around, as well as lower flight numbers during winter months it is frequently used by European carriers for training flights.

Ground transportation

Airport can be reached by dedicated bus line from centre of Pula. Schedule is adjusted on a monthly basis to meet the flights arrival/departure.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Pula Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Air Serbia	Seasonal: Belgrade
British Airways	Seasonal: London–Heathrow
Croatia Airlines	Zadar, Zagreb Seasonal: Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, Zürich
easyJet	Seasonal: Amsterdam,[3] Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Bristol, Geneva,[3] Glasgow,[4] London–Gatwick, London–Luton, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Edelweiss Air	Seasonal: Zürich
Eurowings	Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich
Norwegian Air Shuttle	Seasonal: Copenhagen (begins 3 June 2023),[5] Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda
People's	Seasonal: St. Gallen/Altenrhein
Ryanair	Seasonal: Charleroi, Katowice (begins 2 June 2023),[6] London–Stansted, Poznań, Vienna
Scandinavian Airlines	Seasonal: Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo, Stockholm–Arlanda
Swiss International Air Lines	Seasonal: Geneva, Zurich
Trade Air	Osijek, Split, Zagreb
Transavia	Seasonal: Rotterdam/The Hague
TUI Airways	Seasonal: Birmingham, London–Gatwick, Manchester
TUI fly Belgium	Seasonal: Brussels[7][8]
TUI fly Nordic	Seasonal charter: Gothenburg,[9] Stockholm–Arlanda

Statistics

Traffic at Pula Airport

Year	Passengers	Change	Aircraft movements	Change
1990	672,241	N/A	N/A	N/A
1996	33,612	N/A	3,179	N/A
1997	63,747	89,7%	3,596	13,1%
1998	66,934	5,0%	3,698	2,8%
1999	53,360	20,3%	3,183	13,9%
2000	66,772	25,1%	4,106	29%
2001	102,985	54,2%	4,617	12,5%
2002	140,431	36,4%	5,475	18,6%
2003	136,207	3,1%	5,903	7,8%
2004	155,566	14,2%	6,859	16,2%
2005	209,412	34,6%	7,539	9,9%
2006	295,342	41,0%	7,895	4,7%
2007	384,487	30,2%	8,458	7,1%
2008	397,363	3,4%	9,408	11,2%
2009	318,838	19,8%	9,126	3,0%
2010	332,399	4,3%	6,830	25,2%
2011	355,920	7,1%	6,984	2,3%
2012	367,455	3,2%	7,132	2,1%
2013	351,196	4,4%	7,292	2,2%
2014	382,992	9,1%	7,106	2,6%
2015	359,426	6,2%	6,954	2,1%
2016	436,121	21,3%	7,692	10,6%
2017	595,812	36,5%	9,288	20,7%
2018	717,187	20,3%	10,076	8,4%
2019	777,568	8,42%	10,428	3,49%
2020	90,016	91,22%	3,756	63,98%

Ground transportation

A bus that goes to/from the airport ("Pula Zracna Luka") and the Pula central bus terminal ("Bus Kolodvor").

A taxi can be taken to the outskirts of Pula (specifically, Verudela, where Hotel Palma and Histria are located).

Incidents and accidents

• On 2 August 2009, a private Piper PA-46-310P Malibu, from Frankfurt to Pula failed to extend its nose gear for landing. After several tries it ran out of fuel and landed on its main landing gear. When it landed, the nose of the airplane touched the runway and stopped, which resulted in substantial damage. There were no injuries reported among the 5 passengers.[10][11]
• On 21 September 2011, the left main gear on a private Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage collapsed after it made a 180 turn to line-up with the runway. The runway was closed for 3 hours as a result. The plane received a minor damage and there were no injuries reported among the 4 passengers in the aircraft.[12]

References

External links

Media related to Pula Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Pula

Der Flughafen Pula (kroat. Zračna luka Pula) ist ein kroatischer Flughafen auf der Halbinsel Istrien bei Pula.

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- [en] Pula Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Pula

El Aeropuerto de Pula (en croata, Zračna luka Pula) (IATA: PUY, OACI: LDPL) es un aeropuerto ubicado en la ciudad de Pula, en Croacia. Funciona como aeropuerto alternativo en caso de necesidad para diversas zonas de Eslovenia, Italia, y Austria. Es un aeropuerto especialmente interesado en pasajeros de clase alta, que alquilan aviones privados, visitan las islas de Brijuni y presencian conciertos y espectáculos en el Pabellón Arena de Pula.

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[fr] Aéroport de Pula

L’aéroport de Pula (code IATA : PUY • code OACI : LDPL) est un aéroport desservant la ville de Pula et sa région, en Croatie.

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[it] Aeroporto di Pola

L'Aeroporto di Pola (in croato: Zračna luka Pula) (IATA: PUY, ICAO: LDPL) è un aeroporto internazionale croato, che serve principalmente la città di Pola e l'Istria. Si compone di due parti: una civile con terminal passeggeri, e una militare, ove è situata la Base aerea 92 di Pola e il 22º stormo dell'aeronautica militare croata, composto dal MiG-21 bis/UM.

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[ru] Пула (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Пула (хорв. Zračna luka Pula) (ИАТА: PUY, ИКАО: LDPL) — аэропорт, находящийся в 6 км от центра города Пула, Хорватия. Аэропорт является одним из 9 хорватских аэропортов. До Второй мировой войны на его месте располагались взлётно-посадочные полосы, с 1954 года используемые ВВС Югославской народной армии. С 1 мая 1967 года служит исключительно для гражданских целей.

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