Ohrid Holy Apostle Paul Airport ( Maced. Aerodrome Ohrid "Holy Apostle Pavle" ), also known as Ohrid Airport ( Maced. Aerodrome Ohrid ) is an airport located in northern Macedonia , 9 km northwest of Ohrid and 145 km southwest of Skopje (2 hours by bus) on the Ohrid - Kichevo - Skopje road. It is the second largest airport in Northern Macedonia, second only to Skopje Airport .
| Ohrid St. Paul | |||||||
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| Maced. Aerodrome Ohrid "St. Paul" | |||||||
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| IATA : OHD - ICAO : LWOH | |||||||
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| Type of | civil | ||||||
| A country | North Macedonia | ||||||
| Location | Ohrid | ||||||
| opening date | 1952 | ||||||
| Owner | TAV Airports Holding | ||||||
| NUM height | 705 | ||||||
| Website | ohd.airports.com.mk | ||||||
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| Statistics (2015) | |||||||
| Annual passenger flow | 107 916 people | ||||||
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Features
- 3 flights
- 4 Statistics
- 5 Ground transportation
- 6 Incidents
- 7 See also
- 8 Notes
- 9 References
History
Ohrid Airport was opened in 1952 during the existence of the Slovak Republic of Macedonia as part of Socialist Yugoslavia . It was then located between the villages of Gorentsi and Orovnik. Initially, there was one 900-meter runway. The first international flight was completed on July 5, 1953 . In 2004, the last reconstruction of the airport was completed when a new lighting system was installed.
In 2008, the Government of the Republic of Macedonia signed a contract with the Turkish airline Tepe Akfen Ventures for 20 years to service the airports of Ohrid and Skopje, as well as further modernization. In the future, it is planned to build a new terminal at Ohrid Airport and improve VIP sections, as well as under this program it is planned to expand Skopje Airport and build a third airport in the town of Stip . The cost of the entire project is 200 million euros [1]
Features
The airport can accept both small planes and liners of sizes above average. The site is designed for a maximum of 9 aircraft, the terminal can receive up to 400 thousand passengers annually. At the airport there is an information department, a restaurant, a duty-free shop and a VIP leisure club.
Flights
| Airline | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air serbia | Seasonal: Nikola Tesla (from June 15, 2016 ) [2] |
| Arkia Israel Airlines | Seasonal: Ben Gurion (from June 9, 2016 ) [3] |
| Corendon dutch airlines | Seasonal Charters: Schiphol |
| Helvetic airways | Zurich |
| Nordica | Seasonal: Tallinn |
| TUI Airlines Netherlands | Seasonal: Schiphol |
| Wizz air | Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Seasonal: Luton |
Statistics
Number of passengers by years :
| Year | Passengers | 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% |
| 2012 | 84 736 | ▲ 8.3% |
| 2013 | 83,060 | ▼ 2.0% |
| 2014 | 69 984 | ▼ 15.7% |
| 2015 | 107 916 | ▲ 54.2% |
| 2016 ( January 1 - March 31 ) | 11 903 | ▲ 161.1% |
Ground transportation
A bus departs between the airport and the city for passengers traveling on Wednesdays and Sundays. The bus schedule is determined by Wizzair flights to and from Basel and London.
Incidents
- On November 20, 1993, near the Ohrid airport , a Yak-42 plane crashed [4] , making a flight from Geneva to Skopje . Due to bad weather conditions, the plane was forced to land in Ohrid [5] , but crashed into Mount Troyani. The reason was a crew error who misunderstood the dispatcher’s instructions. Killed 124 people, including 8 crew members [6] . One of the passengers survived at the time of the accident, but died 11 days later in the hospital without regaining consciousness [7] .
See also
- List of airports in Northern Macedonia
Notes
- ↑ Turkey's TAV signs deal for Macedonian airports
- ↑ Air Serbia: Belgrade - Ohrid
- ↑ Israeli “Arkia International” odnata of the season of direct delivery of the air line for Ohrid ( Maced .)
- ↑ Fatal Events with a Sole Survivor
- ↑ ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev 42D RA-42390 Ohrid:
- ↑ One survives crash; 115 die
- ↑ Crash survivor dies
Links
- Airport page on TAV Skopje website (English) }
- OHD Airport Incident History at Aviation Safety Network
- LWOH Airport Information at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (valid as of October 2006).
- Current weather for LWOH at NOAA / NWS
- LWOH Airport Information from World Aero Data .. Source: DAFIF .