Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport

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Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport

Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFraport Slovenia d.o.o.[1]
OperatorFraport Slovenia d.o.o.
ServesLjubljana, Slovenia
LocationZgornji Brnik
OpenedDecember 1963
Elevation AMSL388 m / 1,273 ft
Coordinates46°13′28″N 14°27′22″E / 46.22444°N 14.45611°E / 46.22444; 14.45611 (Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport)Coordinates: 46°13′28″N 14°27′22″E / 46.22444°N 14.45611°E / 46.22444; 14.45611 (Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport)
Websitelju-airport.si
Map
LJU is located in Slovenia
LJU
LJU
Location of airport in Slovenia
LJU is located in Europe
LJU
LJU
LJU (Europe)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 3,300 10,827 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total passengers430,943
Source: Slovenian AIP at EUROCONTROL[2]
Statistics from Ljubljana Airport[3]

Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (Slovene: Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana) (IATA: LJU, ICAO: LJLJ), also known by its previous name Brnik Airport (Slovene: Letališče Brnik), is the international airport serving Ljubljana and the largest airport in Slovenia. It is located near Brnik, 24 km (15 mi) northwest[2] of Ljubljana and 9.5 km (5.9 mi) east of Kranj, at the foothills of Kamnik–Savinja Alps.

History

The airport was officially opened in December 1963.[4] It replaced Polje Airport in the former Municipality of Polje near Ljubljana,[5] which served as the city's airport from 1933 and was Slovenia's first civil airport.[6] Regular flights from the new airport at Brnik began in January 1964.[4]

In the late 1970's, Jat Airways offered nonstop flights from North America to Ljubljana. The airline employed McDonnell Douglas DC-10s on a route from New York City to the then Yugoslav city once a week; passengers had to connect through Belgrade when travelling in the opposite direction.[7]

On 27 June 1991, two days after Slovenia's Independence from Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav People's Army began its military operations within the country. The airport was bombed during the first day of the war. The next day, 28 June, two journalists from Austria and Germany, Nikolas Vogel and Norbert Werner, were killed from a missile that struck their car near the airport, where they were both driving by during that time. Four Adria Airways airliners also took serious damage from the Yugoslav Air Force.

Finally on 29 June, the JPA soldiers at the Airport surrendered to Slovenian TO forces, who surrounded the entire facility overnight. The fighting ended on 7 July with the Brioni Agreement.[8][9]

On 8 December 2004, the airport received its first annual millionth passenger. Overall, the airport handled 1,721,355 passengers in 2019, representing a 5% drop in traffic figures compared to the previous year.

In 2007, the right-wing government proposed renaming the airport from Aerodrom Ljubljana to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport. Jože Pučnik was a Slovene right-wing public intellectual, dissident, politician, and leader of the Democratic Opposition of Slovenia (Demos) between 1989 and 1992.

Due to growing air traffic and Slovenia's EU entry, which requires the separation of traffic into Schengen and non-Schengen, Aerodrom Ljubljana Airport Authorities have prepared a redevelopment plan for the passenger terminal. The expansion was to be carried out in two phases. Works on the first phase began in early July 2007 to accommodate Slovenia's entry into the Schengen Area in December 2007. The terminal building (T1) was extended with a new upper level which added an additional 4,000 m2 (43,000 sq ft) to the departure lounge and four jetways have also been installed for easier passenger access to and from the terminal. In 2013, the second phase of terminal expansion which included a new terminal T2 was scrapped by the minority stakeholders.[10]

In 2014, the Slovenian government initiated a privatisation process of the airport. The bid was won by Fraport which, in turn, acquired 75.5% stake in the airport.[11] The remaining shares were acquired in the following months resulting in Fraport taking 100% ownership of the airport.

Facilities

Runway

The airport has a 3,300 m × 45 m (10,827 ft × 148 ft) paved runway which is equipped with ILS Cat IIIb on runway 30. NDB and VOR approach are also available. The runway of Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport was closed to air traffic in April 2010 during which time, the entire length of the asphalt surface of the runway was renovated, as well as the asphalt surface on some parts of the taxiways.

Expansion plan

In April 2017 the airport operator Fraport Slovenia announced a plan to expand the existing passenger terminal.[12] A modular solution was proposed which can be carried out in phases that are effectively and continuously adapted to traffic development needs.

The first phase of the terminal expansion was opened for traffic in July 2021.[13] The capacity of the departures area was increased from 500 passengers per hour to 1,250 passengers per hour. A new 10,000 m2 (110,000 sq ft) extension was built to the west of the old terminal building.[14] It includes a large duty-free shop, a new business lounge, one new air bridge, as well as renovated food & beverage and promotional areas. There are 22 check-in desks and 5 long security lines available. A new baggage sorting area was also added and the baggage reclaim area was expanded and equipped with two long carousels.

The existing passenger terminal, which covers 13,000 m2 (140,000 sq ft), was partly renovated and functionally incorporated with the new building. The construction began in July 2019[15] and was completed in June 2021 in time for Slovenia's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The entire renovated and expanded terminal complex covers a total of 28,587 m2 (307,710 sq ft).

In 2017 Fraport Slovenija also published a revised Master Plan for the period 2010–2040.[16] It includes a plan to construct a new 6,000 m2 (65,000 sq ft) cargo terminal to the east of the airport complex, expansion of passenger and aircraft maintenance aprons and a relocation of the general aviation apron to the west. To the north, a business and logistics center named Airport City is planned. It will include various business and logistic facilities as well as a new hotel, there are multiple subsidies as well as incentives for the potential investor.[17] In January 2018 a new road from Kranj to Mengeš that will enable the development of the Airport City has been opened.[18]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and seasonal flights to and from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport:[19][20]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Athens (resumes 6 June 2023)[21]
Seasonal charter: Corfu,[22] Karpathos,[22] Preveza/Lefkada,[22] Rhodes[22]
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Montenegro Podgorica
Seasonal: Tivat
Air Serbia Belgrade, Niš
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow[23]
Brussels Airlines[24] Brussels
Corendon Airlines Seasonal charter: Antalya
easyJet[25] London–Gatwick
flydubai Dubai–International[26]
FlyEgypt Seasonal charter: Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh
LOT Polish Airlines[27] Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa[28] Frankfurt, Munich
Nouvelair Seasonal charter: Djerba, Monastir
Swiss International Air Lines Zürich
Trade Air[29][30] Seasonal charter: Chania, Corfu, Heraklion, Karpathos, Kefalonia, Kos, Preveza/Lefkada, Rhodes, Samos, Santorini, Zakynthos
Transavia[31] Amsterdam[32]
Seasonal: Paris–Orly[33]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul
Wizz Air[34] London–Luton[35]
Seasonal: Charleroi

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
DHL Aviation Leipzig/Halle[36]

Statistics

Construction site of the airport in 1963
The airport in 1967
Passenger terminal in 2007
Terminal interior
Aerial view of the airport and its surroundings

Traffic figures and development

Annual passenger traffic at LJU airport. See Wikidata query.
Pre-2000[37]
Year Passengers Change Cargo (t) Change Aircraft movements Change
1964 78,179 / 88 / 2,343 /
1965 133,184 Increase 70% 177 Increase 101% 3,180 Increase 36%
1966 136,584 Increase 3% 235 Increase 33% 4,099 Increase 29%
1967 136,665 Steady 0% 306 Increase 30% 4,479 Increase 9%
1968 68,303 Decrease 50% 304 Decrease 1% 3,807 Decrease 15%
1969 96,108 Increase 41% 1,068 Increase 251% 4,474 Increase 18%
1970 171,503 Increase 78% 1,879 Increase 76% 5,728 Increase 28%
1971 273,946 Increase 60% 2,288 Increase 22% 6,509 Increase 14%
1972 275,460 Increase 1% 3,016 Increase 32% 8,525 Increase 31%
1973 367,872 Increase 34% 4,578 Increase 52% 8,633 Increase 1%
1974 668,599 Increase 82% 7,210 Increase 57% 13,123 Increase 52%
1975 553,565 Decrease 17% 7,376 Increase 2% 11,645 Decrease 11%
1976 528,490 Decrease 5% 5,922 Decrease 20% 10,797 Decrease 7%
1977 541,592 Increase 2% 6,179 Increase 4% 10,964 Increase 2%
1978 475,242 Decrease 12% 5,758 Decrease 7% 8,941 Decrease 18%
1979 661,254 Increase 39% 7,602 Increase 32% 12,397 Increase 39%
1980 581,103 Decrease 12% 6,085 Decrease 20% 11,312 Decrease 9%
1981 659,465 Increase 13% 7,328 Increase 20% 11,805 Increase 4%
1982 627,931 Decrease 5% 6,627 Decrease 10% 10,870 Decrease 8%
1983 595,260 Decrease 5% 6,808 Increase 3% 9,743 Decrease 10%
1984 623,588 Increase 5% 7,356 Increase 8% 10,050 Increase 3%
1985 668,285 Increase 7% 6,751 Decrease 8% 11,624 Increase 16%
1986 785,281 Increase 18% 7,507 Increase 11% 12,518 Increase 8%
1987 886,281 Increase 13% 7,450 Decrease 1% 14,038 Increase 12%
1988 835,206 Decrease 6% 7,261 Decrease 3% 13,716 Decrease 2%
1989 725,064 Decrease 13% 6,752 Decrease 7% 14,296 Increase 4%
1990 765,033 Increase 6% 5,878 Decrease 13% 16,253 Increase 14%
1991 347,583 Decrease 55% 4,662 Decrease 21% 8,794 Decrease 46%
1992 248,851 Decrease 28% 5,074 Increase 9% 8,861 Increase 1%
1993 402,563 Increase 62% 8,420 Increase 66% 12,898 Increase 46%
1994 497,456 Increase 24% 9,881 Increase 17% 15,821 Increase 23%
1995 638,268 Increase 28% 10,499 Increase 6% 17,868 Increase 13%
1996 668,532 Increase 5% 9,294 Decrease 11% 18,190 Increase 2%
1997 713,696 Increase 7% 10,161 Increase 9% 20,279 Increase 11%
1998 786,600 Increase 10% 10,953 Increase 8% 25,723 Increase 27%
1999 895,540 Increase 14% 11,093 Increase 1% 27,219 Increase 6%
Traffic at Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
Year Passengers Change Cargo (t) Change Aircraft movements Change
2000 991,693 Increase 11% 12,396 Increase 12% 29,965 Increase 10%
2001 894,130 Decrease 10% 12,403 Increase 1% 29,050 Decrease 3%
2002 872,966 Decrease 2% 12,021 Decrease 3% 28,751 Decrease 1%
2003 928,397 Increase 6% 12,080 Increase 1% 31,737 Increase 10%
2004 1,048,238 Increase 13% 11,780 Decrease 2% 35,502 Increase 12%
2005 1,218,896 Increase 16% 11,560 Decrease 2% 37,767 Increase 6%
2006 1,334,355 Increase 9% 15,309 Increase 32% 40,991 Increase 9%
2007 1,524,028 Increase 14% 21,717 Increase 42% 46,517 Increase 13%
2008 1,673,050 Increase 10% 17,188 Decrease 21% 47,926 Increase 3%
2009 1,433,855 Decrease 14% 14,333 Decrease 17% 45,492 Decrease 5%
2010 1,388,651 Decrease 3% 17,310 Increase 21% 42,569 Decrease 6%
2011 1,369,485 Decrease 1% 19,659 Increase 14% 39,267 Decrease 8%
2012 1,198,911 Decrease 12% 17,031 Decrease 13% 35,019 Decrease 11%
2013 1,321,153 Increase 10% 17,777 Increase 4% 33,112 Decrease 5%
2014 1,338,619 Increase 1.3% 18,983 Increase 6.8% 31,405 Decrease 5.0%
2015 1,464,579 Increase 9,4% 18,852 Decrease 0.07% 32,894 Increase 1,5%
2016 1,411,476 Decrease 3,7% 19,802 Decrease 5% 32,701 Decrease 0,06%
2017 1,688,558 Increase 22.7% 24,314 Increase 18.7% 34,444 Increase 5.3%
2018 1,818,229 Increase 7.6% 25,907 Increase 6.5% 35,512 Increase 3.1%
2019 1,721,355 Decrease 5.0% 24,874 Decrease 8.2% 31,489 Decrease 11.3%
2020 288,235 Decrease 83.3% 10,559 Decrease 57.5% 12,980 Decrease 58.8%
2021 430,943 Increase 49.5% 17,461 Increase 65.3% 11,401 Decrease 12.1%
Source: Fraport[38]

International traffic per country

Scheduled flights (2021)[39]
Rank Country Destination airport(s) Airline(s) Passengers Change
(2020)
1 Germany Germany Frankfurt, Munich Lufthansa 76.758 Increase 21.6%
2 Turkey Turkey Istanbul-Atatürk Turkish Airlines 42.435 Increase 21.1%
3 Belgium Belgium Brussels Airport, Brussels South Charleroi Airport Brussels Airlines, Wizz Air 34.666 Increase 66.3%
4 France France Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris–Orly Air France, Transavia 34.353 Increase 34.8%
5 Serbia Serbia Belgrade, Niš Air Serbia 26.127 Increase 5.1%
6 Netherlands Netherlands Amsterdam Transavia 22.456 Increase 70.8%
7 Russia Russia Moscow–Sheremetyevo Aeroflot 20.517 Increase 46.8%
8 Poland Poland Warsaw–Chopin LOT Polish Airlines 20.070 Increase 101.7%
9 United Kingdom United Kingdom London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, London-Luton British Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air 19.299 Decrease 33.9%
10 Switzerland Switzerland Zürich Swiss International Air Lines 17.565 Increase 59.8%
Charter flights (2021)[39]
Rank Country Passengers Change
(2020)
1 Greece Greece 44.988 Increase 93.6%
2 Egypt Egypt 15.266 Increase 252.3%
3 Turkey Turkey 6.253 Increase 699.6%
4 Spain Spain 3.173 Increase 2951.0%
5 Croatia Croatia 2.353 Increase 761.9%
6 Portugal Portugal 1.801 Increase 4767.6%
7 Montenegro Montenegro 1.672 Increase 2782.8%
8 Finland Finland 1.209 Increase 2021.1%
9 France France 1.095 Decrease 1.5%
10 Belgium Belgium 816 Steady

Ground transport

The airport is served by an exit off the A2 motorway and by bus services connecting it with the surrounding cities of Ljubljana, Kranj, Kamnik as well as Klagenfurt and its airport in Austria. Plans for a railway line connecting the airport with the city of Ljubljana and possibly also Kranj and Kamnik have been presented in the past, however the line most likely won't be built in the near future. The Airport is connected with many bigger Slovenian cities by bus and shuttle connections. Klagenfurt is connected by the Alpe Adria bus line. Other means of transportation to and from the airport are limited to the taxi services which are not controlled by the airport authority or Fraport Slovenija, and shared shuttle service with ticket sale point in the main arrival lobby. The price of a taxi will be considerably lower if you book online.[40]

See also

References

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