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Rijeka Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Rijeka, Italian: Aeroporto di Fiume; IATA: RJK, ICAO: LDRI) is the international airport serving Rijeka, Croatia. It is located near the town of Omišalj on the island of Krk, 17 km from the Rijeka railway station.[1] Most of the traffic to and from the airport occurs during the summer months, when it is used by several European low-cost airlines flying tourists to the northern parts of the Croatian coast.

Rijeka Airport Zračna luka Rijeka/Krk I.
IATA: RJK ICAO: LDRI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Rijeka Airport Ltd.
Serves	Rijeka
Location	Omišalj, Croatia
Elevation AMSL	278 ft / 85 m
Coordinates	45°13′01″N 014°34′13″E
Website	rijeka-airport.hr
Map
RJK Location of the airport in Croatia Show map of Croatia RJK RJK (Krk) Show map of Krk
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 2,500 8,202 Concrete/Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers 200,841 9,4%
Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[1]

History

Rijeka airport opened in May 1970. The first plane to depart carried Josip Broz Tito and his wife.[2]

Before the Second World War, Rijeka was divided between Yugoslavia and Italy. The Yugoslav part of the city was served by the airfield in Sušak. Domestic airline Aeroput opened a route linking Sušak to Zagreb in 1930, and a year later, a route linking Zagreb to Belgrade via Sušak, Split and Sarajevo was opened. By 1936, Aeroput linked the city to Belgrade, Borovo, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Split and Zagreb.[3] The Italian part of the city was connected to many Italian cities with regular flights provided by Italian company Ala Littoria.[4]

The Grobnik airport had difficulty with larger planes, as its runways were close to the hills to the east of the city. With larger airliners coming on board, planners decided on a location on Krk after considering locations close to Opatija and near Urinj, which would have required moving some hills.[2]

Facilities

Rijeka airport has a single terminal building which dates back to its original opening in 1970. Over the decades minor upgrades have been made. Terminal has 7 gates, 1 domestic and 6 international. None of the gates have jet bridges and boarding is done by people walking from the terminal directly to the aircraft. Arrivals hall features a single baggage belt. On the upper floor there is a small duty free in the international area, mostly featuring local produced merchandise, as well as a café bar. Another bar with limited selection of snacks is located on before in the entrance hall. Domestic departures have no facilities after security check. Several car rental agencies maintain their offices during the summer season.

Airport has a single 2500 m long and 45 m wide runway. As there are no taxiways, airplane has to turn at the runway end and taxi along the runway back to the terminal. Runway 14 has CAT I ILS landing aids installed.

Ground transportation

Since the airport is located on the island of Krk, there is a dedicated bus line from Rijeka and Omišalj which runs as needed, considering the flight arrival times. In case there are no bookings made 24 hours prior to departure the shuttle will not operate.

Airlines and destinations

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

Airlines	Destinations
Air Serbia	Seasonal: Belgrade[5]
airBaltic	Seasonal: Riga
Arkia	Seasonal: Tel Aviv
Condor	Seasonal: Düsseldorf,[6] Frankfurt
Croatia Airlines	Munich
easyJet	Seasonal: Berlin,[7] London–Gatwick[8]
Enter Air	Seasonal charter: Warsaw-Chopin
Eurowings	Seasonal: Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart
LOT Polish Airlines	Seasonal: Rzeszów,[9] Warsaw–Chopin,[10] Zielona Góra[11]
Lufthansa	Seasonal: Frankfurt,[12] Munich
Ryanair	Seasonal: Charleroi, London–Stansted,[13] Stockholm–Arlanda
Trade Air	Dubrovnik, Osijek, Split, Zadar
Transavia	Seasonal: Eindhoven[14]

Statistics

Traffic figures at Rijeka Airport[15][16]

Year	Passengers	Change	Aircraft movements	Change	Cargo	Change
2003	41,498		2,630
2004	51,349	23.74%	2,753	4.68%
2005	118,244	130.28%	3,043	10.53%
2006	166,675	40.96%	3,497	14.92%
2007	160,862	3.49%	3,407	2.57%
2008	109,706	31.80%	2,521	26.00%
2009	110,208	0.46%	2,759	9.44%
2010	61,855	44.22%	2,017	26.93%
2011	84,713	28.32%	2,680	32.84%
2012	77,082	7.77%	2,290	15.49%
2013	142,975	93.47%	2,653	17.13%
2014	106,235	26.82%	2,378	10.37%
2015	139,718	37.06%	4,014	68.80%
2016	145,297	3.99%	4,146	3.29%
2017	142,111	2.2%	4,937	19.1%	2,130,742
2018	183,606	29.2%	5,460	10.6%	4,655,866	118.5%
2019	200,841	9.4%	4,942	9.4%	1,025.879	78.0%
2020	27,680	86.22%	3,360	32.01%	259,226	74,73%
2021	56,388	203.71%	4,286	127.56%	56	99,98%

Incidents and accidents

• On 23 May 1971, Aviogenex Flight 130 crashed on approach to Rijeka Airport because of rough landing in bad weather conditions,[17][18] killing 78 people and leaving five survivors. Among the victims was the famous Croatian poet Josip Pupačić with his wife and daughter.

References

External links

Media related to Rijeka Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Rijeka

Der Flughafen Rijeka (kroat.: Zračna luka Rijeka) ist der internationale Flughafen von Rijeka in Kroatien. Seine Landebahn ist 2500 m lang und 45 m breit.

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- [en] Rijeka Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Rijeka

El Aeropuerto de Rijeka (en croata, Zračna luka Rijeka) (IATA: RJK, OACI: LDRI) es un aeropuerto que sirve a la ciudad de Rijeka, en Croacia. Está localizado en la isla de Krk, a 27 km de la estación ferroviaria de Rijeka. Es operado en su mayoría por aerolíneas europeas de bajo coste, que realizan viajes turísticos a través del norte de la costa croata. El aeropuerto tuvo 210.000 pasajeros en 2006.

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[fr] Aéroport de Rijeka

L’aéroport de Rijeka (en croate : Zračna luka Rijeka) (code IATA : RJK • code OACI : LDRI), est un aéroport desservant la ville de Rijeka (Croatie) et sa région.

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[it] Aeroporto di Fiume

L'aeroporto di Fiume, in croato Zračna luka Rijeka, è un aeroporto civile che serve la città di Fiume (in croato Rijeka) nella Regione litoraneo-montana in Croazia. Posto vicino al paese di Castelmuschio (in croato Omišalj), sull'isola di Veglia (in croato Krk), a 17 km dalla stazione ferroviaria di Fiume, è interessato da un traffico di voli di compagnie low cost europee in particolare durante la stagione estiva. L'aeroporto ha una pista da 2500 m e nel 2017 ha visto transitare 142.111 passeggeri.

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[ru] Риека (аэропорт)

Аэропорт «Риека» (хорв. Zračna luka Rijeka) (ИАТА: RJK, ИКАО: LDRI) — аэропорт, находящийся в Риеке, Хорватия. Он расположен на острове Крк, в 27 км от железнодорожной станции Риека[1]. Соединён с городом Крским мостом. Большая часть пассажиропотока аэропорта состоит из туристов, прилетающих на северо-хорватское побережье и пользующихся услугами недорогих европейских авиакомпаний. Пассажиропоток на 2019 год составлял 200 841 пассажиров.

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