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40-502: Novi Sad Airfield is expected to be opened for civilian flights soon. The City of Novi Sad plans to launch civil aviation operations, and connect Novi Sad to airports like Thessaloniki , Tivat , Budapest , Ljubljana , Vienna and others. It is 16 km (10 mi) north of the city of Novi Sad , on the eastern side of the A1 motorway. The history of aviation in Novi Sad began over

80-531: A 1,760-metre concrete runway, 30 meters wide for commercial flights. The airport will then bear the 3-C mark, which will be able to land planes with wingspan from 24 to 36 meters and a maximum capacity of about 100 passengers. Thessaloniki Airport Thessaloniki Airport ( IATA : SKG , ICAO : LGTS ), officially Thessaloniki Airport "Makedonia" ( Greek : Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Θεσσαλονίκης «Μακεδονία» , romanized :  Kratikós Aeroliménas Thessaloníkis "Makedonía" ) and formerly Mikra Airport ,

120-724: A century ago. The first city airfield was opened in 1913 in what is today Jugovićevo neighborhood. Back then the airfield did not have a name and was exclusively used for military use by the Austro-Hungarian Armed Forces . Initially, the airfield had only grassy runways for landing and taking off military aircraft, while the hangars were on neighboring Sajlovo. In 1916, airport facilities, barracks and technical workshops were built here. A Serbian squadron, when it landed on French planes in November 1918 after liberation found 11 wooden hangars here. After World War I it

160-553: A grassy runway, mostly used by helicopters, sports and smaller planes to take off from. The idea of building an international airport on this site is not new. The construction of the control tower began in 1994, however as of 2024, the airport has not been completed. A 2,500 meters asphalt runway capable of accommodating 70 to 80 seater aircraft is planned. The air corridor above Novi Sad has about 800 movements per day, of which 50 are so-called 'mini-business' flights. The site also has favourable prevailing winds. Meteorological data for

200-607: A public company owned by the government of Montenegro . The airport underwent passenger terminal reconstruction in 2006. As noise pollution increasingly became an issue in the mid-2000s, older airliners were permanently banned from using the airport, with loud widebodies such as Ilyushin Il-86 being redirected to Podgorica Airport. Expansion of the passenger terminal building was completed in December 2018. However, airport facilities struggle to service growing passenger volume during

240-488: A valley surrounded by mountainous terrain, stretching in southeasterly direction from the city of Tivat. The airport's runway is aligned with the valley's orientation, with runway 14's threshold being just 100 m (328 ft) from the Bay of Kotor coastline. Runway 32 approach requires a descent into Tivatsko polje, and a 20° turn for runway alignment just before landing. Due to this demanding approach procedure, Tivat Airport

280-643: Is an international airport serving Thessaloniki , the second-largest city in Greece . It is located 13 km (8 mi) southeast of the city, in Thermi . The airport is the third-largest airport in the country after Athens International Airport and Heraklion International Airport . It opened in 1930 and was the second-busiest airport in Greece in terms of flights served and the third-busiest in terms of passengers served in 2016, with over 6 million passengers. It

320-594: Is an international airport serving the Montenegrin coastal town of Tivat and the surrounding region. The airport is situated 3 km (1.9 mi) south of the centre of Tivat, with the runway aligned with the Tivat Field ( Montenegrin : Тиватско поље , romanized :  Tivatsko polje ). It is one of two international airports in Montenegro, the other being Podgorica Airport . Traffic at

360-731: Is divided into two sections: international/extra-Schengen arrivals and domestic/intra-Schengen arrivals. The second floor serves departures and also includes a shopping center. On this floor there are 16 check-in counters, waiting areas, bars, stores and various airlines' offices. The third floor houses two restaurants and several bars with views to the runways, as well as two passenger lounges. T1 houses twelve departure gates (numbered 13-24) : gates 13 and 14 are for domestic or intra-Schengen flights, gates 15-18 are used interchangeably for either domestic, intra- Schengen or extra-Schengen flights, and gates 19-24 are reserved exclusively for extra-Schengen international flights. An additional terminal (T2)

400-448: Is known among pilots as the " Kai Tak of Europe". As of 2024, the runway 14 approach is no longer included in charts, as it included an even more challenging circle-to-land maneuver. The airport is frequented by plane spotters , due to its easy access and unobstructed views of the runway, as well as the dramatic mountain backdrop. Tivat Airport has a highly seasonal traffic pattern, with more than 80% of passenger traffic concentrated in

440-456: Is the main airport of Northern Greece and apart from the city of Thessaloniki it also serves the popular tourist destination of Chalkidiki and the surrounding cities of Macedonia . The Athens–Thessaloniki route is the tenth busiest in the EU with 1.8 million passengers. To cope with demand, a second terminal was constructed in conjunction with Fraport and formally opened in 2021. The airport

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480-534: The Faculty of Technical Sciences from the University of Novi Sad . The airport was designed as an airport of "C" type with the outgoing and the incoming terminal, business object, with the control tower, and will occupy an area of about 7 hectares without a runway and internal roads. Total investment in the airport will be 20 million euros . The plan is to retain a grass runway for sports aviation and to build

520-407: The 10/28 runway to 2,440 metres (8,010 ft) and the inauguration of a new terminal building in 1965. Damage to the tower caused by the 1978 Thessaloniki earthquake meant it needed to be torn down, and a new tower, still in operation, was built. Modernisation works were undertaken in the late 1990s, as part of the celebrations for Thessaloniki being European Capital of Culture in 1997. In 1993

560-535: The King's Cup competition has been held regularly on the birthday of Crown Prince Peter on September 6. After the death of the Yugoslav airforce commander Jovan Jugović in 1926 the airport would take the name of Jugovićevo in 1928. At this airport was the first pilot school. There were also schools for reserve aviation officers, for scouts, aircraft mechanics, and other specialist purposes. During World War II , at

600-578: The Kolchiko airport). The Aeolus pilot academy also operates on the airport. The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Thessaloniki Airport: Between 1994 and 2010, Thessaloniki Airport saw a rise in passenger traffic equal to 76%, from 2.2 million in 1994 to 3.9 million in 2010. Between 2003 and 2008 the airport saw a passenger traffic increase of 19.1% from 3.5 million to almost 4.2 million passengers, an all-time high. The number of passengers dropped in next years. However, over

640-637: The Srem front and later in the final operations to liberate Yugoslavia. Since the mid-1950s, Jugovićevo lost its military significance. Today there is a military unit ("Majevica" barracks) stationed there. The military airport was moved to Batajnica for strategic reasons since 1951. Aero Club Novi Sad was established on 11 November 1923, as a branch of the Royal Aero Club for Novi Sad. Originally located at Jugovićevo Airport, since 14 June 1953 it operates at Čenej Airfield. For over 100 years of its existence

680-449: The aero club has had hundreds of members, performed more than 50,000 parachute jumps, more than 120,000 flights, and 40,000 flying hours. Pilots, gliders, parachutists and aircraft mechanics are trained in this club. The aero club has organized numerous national and international competitions and events in the field of aviation. Many members of the club were members of the national team, with two world records that were achieved by members of

720-623: The airport follows the highly seasonal nature of the tourism industry in coastal Montenegro, with 80% of the total volume of passengers being handled during the peak season (May–September). Tivat Airport was opened on 30 May 1957, featuring a 1,200 meters (3,900 ft) long grass runway, small apron, passenger terminal building and control tower. Initially, the airport served mainly domestic passenger traffic, with flights to Belgrade , Zagreb and Skopje being operated by JAT , using Douglas DC-3 and Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft. From 1968 to 1971,

760-480: The airport terminal building 24 hours a day. There are plans to connect the airport with the Thessaloniki Metro network, which is set to open in 2023 after delays. Attiko Metro, the company overseeing the project, has published a map of proposed extensions, and it includes an overground extension of Line 2 towards the airport. This extension is not an immediate concern for the company, however, since

800-461: The airport took the name Makedonia ( Greek : Μακεδονία , Macedonia ). The operational aspects of the airport were privatised in 2015. Fraport AG /Copelouzos Group joint venture and the state privatisation fund agreed to the privatisation of the airport operations, and 13 other Greek airports, in December 2015. Fraport Greece will operate the airport for 40 years starting on 11 April 2017. It pledged to invest €400 million ($ 451.88 million) on

840-435: The airport underwent major expansion and modernization. It was reopened on 25 September 1971, sporting a 2,500 m × 45 m (8,202 ft × 148 ft) asphalt runway, extended apron and new passenger terminal. Another expansion of airport facilities ensued after it was damaged by the 1979 earthquake . On 23 April 2003, the ownership of the airport was transferred from Jat Airways to Airports of Montenegro,

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880-734: The beginning of the Invasion of Yugoslavia in 1941, the airport would be bombed by the German Air Force. After the occupation of Bačka, the Germans built a 800-metre-long concrete runway and used the airport to fly and service planes intended for the Eastern Front. The Red Army and NOV ("Narodna Oslobodilačka Vojska", or the Socialist Yugoslav Army) have been holding planes there since October 1944, operating on

920-591: The city's major road arteries in the southeast, the EO16 and the A25 motorway , which connects Thessaloniki with Chalkidiki , via the ΕΟ67 . The Thessaloniki Inner Ring Road provides access to the A1 ( E75 ) and the A2 ( E90 ) motorways. A total of 2,285 parking spaces for cars exist at the front of the terminal building. A car rental service is available at the terminal building. In addition, taxi services are available outside

960-416: The club (number of jumps in one day and group high jumps) are held unbroken to this day. The second city airfield was opened on 14 June 1953 near the village of Čenej , 16 kilometers from the first airport. It was used as an aviation center for Vojvodina. Čenej was chosen by the commander of the aviation center Sredoje Pajić due to its location, being on the road connecting with Subotica . The airfield has

1000-418: The connection of the wastewater treatment plant to the municipal service, the construction of a new airport fire station , and the construction of two new access control gatehouses to the previously unguarded apron. Fraport expects passenger traffic to increase by 48% by 2026 as a result of its investment. The airport consists of two terminals arranged in a T-shape, with the main access road on one side and

1040-481: The departure sections of both terminals. The airport has two runways (10/28 and 16/34) and two taxiways . There are 22 stands for narrow-body aircraft and 20 for light aircraft . A modernisation and expansion project for runway 10/28 began in 2005, with an initial completion date of 2011, but has since been delayed and was finally completed in March 2019. The runway entered service on 11 September 2020. Overall,

1080-459: The end of 2015, in order to service passenger, business, low cost and cargo flights. Provincial authorities originally planned that the airport would open for passenger service in 2015, and upon completion, to use the concept of public-private partnerships to provide additional funding. The airport is expected look similar to the airport in Tivat , Montenegro. A model of the airport was presented by

1120-467: The extension, and improved safety while landing in bad weather conditions and low visibility. The airport is served by Thessaloniki Fire Station No 5, whose facility is located in the junction between runways 10/28 and 16/34. The Thessaloniki AeroClub recreational flying club maintains a hangar next to the T2 building which is used by its more experienced pilots (the club's actual hangar facilities are on

1160-481: The first international flight landed at Novi Sad Airfield. A German businessman who has a factory in Vojvodina flew in on a Cessna 340 , and the aero club which operates the airfield, did the groundwork for the first international flight. On April 5, 2012 Government of Vojvodina decided to develop the aerodrome for civilian traffic. It was planned that the Čenej Airport finish construction of its terminal building by

1200-472: The growth of civil aviation saw the start of construction of a purpose-built civilian airport at the present location in 1938. Works were temporarily abandoned due to the Second World War and the airport opened to civilian traffic in 1948. Major works were undertaken after the war. The accession of Greece to North Atlantic Treaty Organisation saw NATO-funded investments such as the expansion of

1240-402: The last 20 years shows the fewest fog affected days in the area per year. On May 22, 2004, a Let L-410UVP-E Turbolet aircraft with 20 passengers aboard, which had departed from Tivat Airport , landed at the airfield. The aircraft belonged to Di Air , a Montenegrin airline . It was a promotional flight aimed at showing interest in developing this airfield in the future. On August 14, 2019

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1280-404: The last two years the airport experienced passenger traffic increase to just above four million by 2013. Significant traffic increase took place during 2014, with the total number of passengers exceeding the five million mark for the first time. The table below shows passenger totals at Thessaloniki International Airport by country destination during 2023. The airport is directly connected with

1320-562: The peak summer season, which results in frequent owercrowding. Tivat Airport is located in the Mrčevac settlement, on the southern outskirts of Tivat urban area, 7 km (4 mi) from the Kotor city center, and 20 km (12 mi) north-west of Budva . The passenger terminal is served by Adriatic Highway ( E65 / E80 ). The airport is situated within Tivatsko polje ( Tivat field ),

1360-400: The project took almost a quarter century to build, from inception in 1997, and it had an estimated cost of €179 million ($ 202 million). The runway was extended by 1000 meters into the sea, with a total length of 3440 meters and was equipped with ILS . When the runway opened for commercial use it was able to accommodate 89.6% of current commercial aircraft types, as opposed to just 22.6% before

1400-646: The tarmac on the other, while the control tower is located in the junction between the two terminals. Four parking lots are located directly in front of the Terminal 1 building: the P4 lot is reserved for short term (visitor) parking and lots P6, P7 and P8 are used for long term (traveler) parking. P5, located on the left of the T1 building, serves taxi cabs and tourist buses. The airport's original terminal (T1) consists of three floors. The ground floor serves arrivals only and

1440-895: The terminus of Line 2, Mikra , will be connected with the airport by a 10-minute shuttle bus. Detailed planning of the metro extension toward the airport was initiated in March 2019. In the meantime, the airport is served on a 24-hour basis by bus 01X/01N of the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH), which provides bus services between the Thessaloniki Bus Station (KTEL) and Makedonia airport arrivals/departures. [REDACTED] Media related to Thessaloniki International Airport at Wikimedia Commons Tivat Airport Tivat Airport ( Montenegrin : Аеродром Тиват , romanized :  Aerodrom Tivat , Albanian : Aeroporti i Tivatit ) ( IATA : TIV , ICAO : LYTV )

1480-494: The various airports, including a refurbishment of the existing facilities at Thessaloniki as well as the construction of a second terminal. Construction on the new terminal began on 19 September 2018 and finished in February 2021, three months ahead of schedule. Refurbishment works other than the terminal included the installation of an upgraded baggage handling system , the construction of three additional baggage reclaim belts,

1520-618: Was first established as an airfield during the First World War , as part of the allied war effort on the Macedonian front . There were numerous airfields at the time, including Little Mikra , Big Mikra (which became the current international airport), and the major military airfield of Sedes . The first international flight to Thessaloniki landed at the Little Mikra air field, and government efforts at encouraging

1560-578: Was in the service of the Royal Yugoslav Army . Later, six brick hangars were erected, followed by headquarters, aeroplane workshops, officers' quarters, etc. At that time the city was the center of the Yugoslav aircraft industry , with an Airplane workshop factory opened in 1920. Since September 1920, a weather station has been operating here. Since 1924, the airport has celebrated the aviation Slava of Saint Elijah (August 2nd), and since 1926

1600-655: Was opened in the beginning of 2021. It includes an additional 28 check in counters (bringing the airport total to 44), and twelve departure gates (numbered 01-12) for international (intra-Schengen) and domestic flights. This terminal also includes several additional duty-free shops, traditional souvenir and jewelry shops, and auxiliary airline offices. In both terminals, passengers can use the "Fraport-free" free Wi-Fi and public mobile phone charging ports, as well as luggage carrying trolleys, and receive information from two National Tourism Organization offices. There are also ATM machines, postal service and car rental offices in

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