Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport
Ohrid St.Paul the Apostle Airport Аеродром „Свети Апостол Павле“ Охрид Aerodrom „Sveti Apostol Pavle“ Ohrid | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | TAV Airports | ||||||||||
Serves | Ohrid, North Macedonia | ||||||||||
Standort | Orovnik, Debarca Municipality | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,313 ft / 705 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°10′48″N 020°44′32″E / 41.18000°N 20.74222°E | ||||||||||
Website | ohd | ||||||||||
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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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The following airlines operate regular scheduled and seasonal flights at Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Serbia | Seasonal: Belgrade[3] |
Chair Airlines | Zürich[4] |
Corendon Dutch Airlines | Seasonal: Amsterdam[5] |
Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zürich |
LOT Polish Airlines | Seasonal: Katowice |
TUI Airways | Seasonal: Manchester[6] |
TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal: Amsterdam |
Wizz Air | Dortmund, Memmingen, Vienna |
Statistics
[edit]![]() | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
The number of passengers at the airport is shown in the next table:
Year | Passengers | Ändern Sie | Aircraft movements | Ändern Sie |
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1990 | 67,811 | - | - | - |
1991 | 60,440 | ![]() |
- | - |
1992 | 34,344 | ![]() |
- | - |
1993 | 48,022 | ![]() |
- | - |
1994 | 18,681 | ![]() |
- | - |
1995 | 39,270 | ![]() |
- | - |
1996 | 104,229 | ![]() |
- | - |
1997 | 42,544 | ![]() |
- | - |
1998 | 55,417 | ![]() |
- | - |
1999 | 74,497 | ![]() |
- | - |
2000 | 65,941 | ![]() |
- | - |
2001 | 53,954 | ![]() |
- | - |
2002 | 60,209 | ![]() |
- | - |
2003 | 51,082 | ![]() |
- | - |
2004 | 32,309 | ![]() |
- | - |
2005 | 53,901 | ![]() |
- | - |
2006 | 50,336 | ![]() |
- | - |
2007 | 45,515 | ![]() |
- | - |
2008 | 44,413 | ![]() |
- | - |
2009 | 33,873 | ![]() |
- | - |
2010 | 14,095 | ![]() |
- | - |
2011 | 78,246 | ![]() |
906 | - |
2012 | 84,736 | ![]() |
866 | ![]() |
2013 | 83,060 | ![]() |
1,069 | ![]() |
2014 | 69,984 | ![]() |
821 | ![]() |
2015 | 107,916 | ![]() |
1,133 | ![]() |
2016 | 145,002 | ![]() |
1,446 | ![]() |
2017 | 159,072 | ![]() |
1,450 | ![]() |
2018 | 184,283 | ![]() |
1,562 | ![]() |
2019 | 317,218 | ![]() |
2,623 | ![]() |
2020 | 72,086 | ![]() |
606 | ![]() |
2021 | 122,154 | ![]() |
976 | ![]() |
2022 | 232,232 | ![]() |
1,566 | ![]() |
2023 | 265,896 | ![]() |
462 | ![]() |
2024 | 0 | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Ground transportation
[edit]There are currently no buses linking the airport with Ohrid city centre. The normal taxi fare for the 9-km ride is 12 euros or 730 denars.
Incidents and accidents
[edit]- On 20 November 1993, Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yak 42D crashed near the airport.[7] The aircraft was on a flight from Geneva, Switzerland to Skopje, but had been diverted to Ohrid due to poor weather conditions.[8] All eight crew members and 116 passengers died as a result of the accident.[9] 115 died at the scene, the final victim died from injuries in hospital eleven days later.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "TAV Ohrid Airport, North Macedonia". ohd.airports.com.mk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Macedonia". CAA. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ "Air Serbia unveils new European destinations". 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Chair Airlines NS23 Network Adjustment – 03NOV22".
- ^ "Corendon.com".
- ^ "TUI to launch new Ohrid service". EX-YU Aviation News. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Plane crashes with a sole survivor". www.airsafe.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev 42D RA-42390 Ohrid Airport (OHD)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "The Bryan Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "The Vindicator - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Ohrid Airport Homepage Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Accident history for OHD at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for LWOH at NOAA/NWS