The main international airport of Bosnia and Herzegovina is Sarajevo Airport. It is located in Butmir - a suburb of Sarajevo , located six kilometers from it.
History and development of Sarajevo airport
Sarajevo Airport began operating in the summer of 1969, and the first international flight from there to Frankfurt was made in 1970. For the first 15 years, the airport was used as a transfer airport, but in 1984 it was expanded in connection with the holding of the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Then it was decided to increase the length of the runway and update the infrastructure.
The airport Sarajevo suffered significant destruction as a result of the seizure by the Serbian troops during the military operations of 1992-1995. For three years he only accepted humanitarian cargo. For civil aviation, Sarajevo airport was reopened in August 1996, after which the infrastructure was restored.
The passenger traffic of Sarajevo airport in the last few years averages about 700 thousand people with a maximum capacity of 800 thousand people. In 2005, it was named the best airport with a passenger turnover of less than 1 million people.
Sarajevo Airport Services
Now Sarajevo airport serves flights from Ljubljana, Sharjah (United Arab Emirates), Belgrade, Vienna, Zagreb, Cologne, Stuttgart, Dubai, Munich, Stockholm, Zurich, Istanbul. These flights are operated by ADRIA AIRWAYS, AIR ARABIA, AIR SERBIA, AUSTRIAN AIRLINES, CROATIA AIRLINES, FLYDUBAI, LUFTHANSA, PEGASUS AIRLINES, SWISS AIR, Turkish Airlines.
Sarajevo Airport has several cafes, bars and restaurants, a duty-free shop, a car rental office, several travel agencies, currency exchange points, newsagents, mail, Internet kiosks, ATMs. To the passengers of the first and business classes - VIP-lounge and business lounge. On the official website of Sarajevo airport there is an online board of arrivals and departures. The airport is open daily from 6.00 to 23.00 local time.
How to get to Sarajevo Airport?
You can get to Sarajevo Airport by car (or order a taxi). In the same way, passengers arrive from the airport to Sarajevo.
- Address: Kurta Schorka 36, Sarajevo 71210, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Phone: +387 71 289 100 400
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