Budapest Liszt Ferenc Airport
Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | LHBP |
| IATA code | BUD |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 115 m (377 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 16 km southeast of Budapest |
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| Local transport | BKV-Budapest public transport |
| Basic data | |
| opening | May 7, 1950 |
| operator | Budapest Airport Zrt. |
| surface | 1515 ha |
| Terminals | 3 (T1, 2A, 2B) |
| Passengers | 16,173,489 (2019) |
| Air freight | 135,521 t (2019) |
| Flight movements |
122,814 (2019) |
| Capacity ( PAX per year) |
13.0 million passengers (T1, 2A, 2B & SkyCourt) |
| Employees | 12,000 (2014) |
| Runways | |
| 13R / 31L | 3010 m × 45 m concrete |
| 13L / 31R | 3707 m × 45 m concrete |
The Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport ( IATA : BUD , ICAO : LHBP ; Hungarian : Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér ), commonly known as "Airport Ferihegy ", is the international passenger airport of the Hungarian capital Budapest . Renamed in 2011 after the composer Franz Liszt (Hungarian Liszt Ferenc ), the airport has three terminals and handles over 16 million passengers a year. It serves as the basis for the low-cost airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air and, until their bankruptcy, was also the home airport of the state airline Malév , as well as the private airline SkyEurope Hungary Kft. (Offshoot of the Slovak low-cost airline SkyEurope Airlines ).
Location and transport links
The airport is located in the east of the city in the 18th century. District in Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre .
The 200E express bus connects Terminals 2A / 2B with the Kőbánya-Kispest subway terminus and regional train station on the M3 subway line.
Since 2017 there has also been line 100E which runs from Deák Ferenc tér in the city center to the airport. This is subject to a surcharge and cannot be used with a normal ticket for city traffic.
With the station at (closed) Terminal 1, which went into operation on July 16, 2007, there is a rail connection to the Westbahnhof (Nyugati pályaudvar). The first train from Westbahnhof starts at 3 a.m., the last at 0:30 a.m. Conversely, the trains run from 4:05 a.m. to 11:23 p.m. mostly every half hour (22 to 25 minutes travel time).
In addition to the many taxi companies, of which only the Fötaxi has been contractually allowed to use the taxi seats at the airport since December 12, 2010 , minibuses (shared taxis with fixed prices for a one-way or return trip) also drive to any location in Budapest.
history
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Opening and first years
Until 1939, all air traffic to and from Budapest ran via Budaörs Airport, which was increasingly reaching its limits. So in September 1939 the decision was made to build a new airport. The Hungarian Károly Dávid the Elder won the tender to build Ferihegy Airport. J. with his draft of an airport complex in the form of an airplane. In Károlys imagination, the departure and arrival hall should represent the fuselage of the aircraft. The wings were multi-storey buildings in front of the runway. Károly planned a viewing terrace and two control towers on the front of the building, which was oriented towards the runway. This should represent the aircraft's engines. In terms of architecture, the airport was one of the most modern in Europe at its time.
After 1945
Ferihegy Airport also suffered severe damage from the Second World War and was therefore only able to reopen on May 7, 1950. The airport was originally built for Mavszovlet (Hungarian: Magyar-Szovjet Polgári Légiforgalmi Részvénytársaság , Hungarian-Soviet Aviation Stock Corporation ), which was the legal predecessor of the later Malév . Malév was also the airline that offered the first regular airline to Western Europe (Budapest-Vienna).
1980-1989
As Ferihegy Airport slowly began to reach its capacity limits in the mid-1980s, a second and third terminal were planned. In 1985, construction work on Terminal 2 was completed. In the planning for Terminal 2, great emphasis was placed on giving the state-owned Malév a suitable place on the newly designed site. Terminal 2A was reserved exclusively for Malév. After the airlines moved to the new Terminal 2, the importance of Terminal 1 slowly began to wane and it was only used by cargo planes, small planes and special aircraft of the Hungarian government.
After 1989
Since the volume of air traffic to and from Budapest fell sharply after the end of the Cold War , large parts of the airport were used as office space. This changed slowly from 2003, when the first low cost airlines (low cost carriers) entered the market for airlines. Wizz Air, Germanwings, Norwegian, Easy Jet and Jet 2.com flew to Terminal 1 at the time. Since it was foreseeable that the increasing number of passengers would exceed the limits of Terminal 2 over time, it was decided to reactivate and renovate Terminal 1. In 2004 the first work finally began under the management of Budapest Airport GmbH . However, since the terminal was already a listed building at that time, hardly any changes could be made to the building that would offer passengers the service and comfort they want today. There is neither a transit for passengers changing, nor business and VIP waiting rooms. Luggage is not really transported efficiently either. All this meant that after the renovation work, only low-cost airlines were interested in using the terminal.
privatization
After the Hungarian government decided to privatize Budapest airport, it went to the highest bidder British Airports Authority in 2005 , which took over 75% of the shares, minus one share, in the airport of Hungary for just over 1.8 billion euros. German companies Fraport and Hochtief AirPort also took part in the bidding contest . Since the purchase price was almost 30 times the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of the airport, the purchase by the BAA was viewed very critically by analysts. BAA justified its step with the consideration that the airport had a very high growth potential (of up to 20 percent) and that not all free capacities had yet been exhausted. Furthermore, one sees an advantage in the fact that the regulators in Hungary are less strict than in Western countries.
The takeover of BAA by the Spanish company Ferrovial in June 2006 was followed in May 2007 by the sale of its shares for 1.9 billion euros to a consortium made up of Hochtief AirPort , the Canadian Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), the GIC Special Investment from Singapore , Aero Investment (part of Goldman Sachs ) and KfW IPEX-Bank . The airport thus belonged to 37.25% Hochtief AirPort, 13.625% each to GIC Special Investment and CDPQ, 7.5% Aero Investment, 3.0% KfW IPEX-Bank and 25.0% (plus one vote) the Hungarian state.
After investments totaling over 200 million euros, the airport was renamed at the end of March 2011 after the composer Franz Liszt in Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér (German: Budapest International Airport "Franz Liszt" ). Since then, he has also had the so-called Skycourt with a new central waiting hall with shops and restaurants between Terminals 2A and 2B. There are also new offices, a new mail distribution system and a modernized baggage handling system.
In 2011, Hochtief took over the government stake in the airport and then held 49.6%, but in 2013 parted completely with its stake.
On February 3, 2012, the national airline Malév ceased operations. On the same day, Ryanair announced that it would make Budapest Airport its 51st base as a result.
The operating company Budapest Airport Zrt. 55.44% AviAlliance , 23.33% Malton Investment Pte Ltd. , and 21.23% of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec .
From 2006 to 2013 the annual frequency was between 8 and 9 million passengers, in 2014 it exceeded just under 9 million and in 2015 it reached over 10 million passengers.
Airlines and Destinations
Budapest Airport has connections to numerous destinations in Europe and a few in the Middle East . After American Airlines' flights to New York City were discontinued , the longest connection until May 2018 was with Wizz Air and Emirates to Dubai and Air China to Beijing . Lot Polish Airlines has been flying to New York and Chicago since May 2018 . Furthermore, Philadelphia served by American Airlines.
Budapest was the home airport of the state-owned Hungarian airline Malév until it ceased operations and also of SkyEurope Hungary Kft until its bankruptcy in 2009. Currently, the two low-cost airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air, which each have a base here, serve most of the routes to and from Budapest, including destinations in Germany. Then there is the Budapest Aircraft Service .
Lufthansa , Germanwings , Eurowings , Easyjet , Ryanair and Wizz Air fly to Budapest from Germany. Destinations in Germany are Berlin-Schönefeld , Berlin-Tegel , Cologne / Bonn , Dortmund , Düsseldorf , Frankfurt , Hahn , Hamburg , Karlsruhe , Munich , Nuremberg , Stuttgart and Weeze .
Infrastructure
The airport has Terminals 1, 2A and 2B. Terminals 2A and 2B are connected to one another by the Skycourt. Terminal 1 also has a separate, small handling terminal for general aviation . Are ongoing plans to build a new cargo terminal. Terminal 1 has a railway stop, Terminals 2A and 2B have a shared bus station. In the immediate vicinity of the airport is the Airport Business Park, with warehouses, offices and commercial space. There is also an aviation museum between the old Terminal 1 and the newer Terminals 2A and 2B.
Since March 30, 2008, the Schengen Agreement has also been in force for passengers at all Hungarian airports and has led to some modifications and new organizational measures within the terminal buildings.
Terminal 1
Terminal 1, which opened in 1950, is a listed building and was completely renovated in 2005, partly rebuilt, redesigned inside and equipped with a train station at a later date. Since then, it has been connected to the city center by the state railway company MÁV . Terminal 1 cannot be reached on foot from Terminals 2A / 2B, but is about seven kilometers away in the direction of Budapest. When viewed from the air, it is shaped like an airplane.
Since the completion of construction work in September 2005, Terminal 1 has mainly been used for handling low-cost airlines such as B. Norwegian Air Shuttle , Skyeurope , easyJet and Wizz Air . A glass wall separates travelers from and to states of the Schengen Agreement from travelers outside the Schengen zone . In addition to sales areas and several cafés, Terminal 1 also had a restaurant with a visitor terrace that was freely accessible to the public. There are also various airport offices and the Hungarian aviation authority in the immediate vicinity .
After the bankruptcy of the Hungarian state airline Malév and the capacities that it freed up, the entire handling of passenger flights was relocated to Terminals 2A and 2B. Terminal 1 has been closed since May 2012.
Terminal 2A
The terminal, which opened in November 1985, was built exclusively for the state-owned airline Malév and was originally just called Terminal 2 ; After the opening of another terminal building next door, it has been called Terminal 2A since 1998 . All Skyteam and Star Alliance flights, as well as almost all flights to and from countries of the Schengen Agreement, operate from here .
Terminal 2B
Terminal 2B opened in December 1998 and is located next to the somewhat older and outwardly similar Terminal 2A (formerly Terminal 2). Terminal 2B is used to handle all flights of the oneworld Alliance , most flights to and from destinations outside the Schengen Agreement, and (since Terminal 1 closed) all low-cost airlines.
In January 2017, the construction of a new pier for Terminal 2B started. The extension is to contain 27 gates with ten passenger boarding bridges, three of which can also serve large-capacity aircraft. The construction is due to be completed in spring 2018.
SkyCourt
Since March 2011 a new hall, the so-called SkyCourt , has been connecting the two terminals 2A and 2B. This greatly increased the airport's passenger capacity. Since then, after passing the security check, passengers have been able to access this central area, where cafes, restaurants, sales areas, lounges and seating are located on several levels . Aisles lead from this hall to boarding gates A1 to A19 and B1 to B19. Gates A 14-19 are reserved for the low-cost airlines where you have to go to the plane.
Cargo City
Cargo City was opened in November 2019 and the first groundbreaking was on September 21, 2018. With Cargo City, the Hungarian hub is expanding its handling capacities in order to strengthen its role as the leading gateway in the Central Eastern Europe region. The construction is part of the 160 million euro BUD: 2020 development program at the Hungarian hub.
This first phase of the project includes around 20,000 m² of storage, office and supply space as well as two Boeing 747-800F freighter bays with a bow loading area. An investment volume of 32.6 million euros was estimated for this. The transshipment facility is intended to centralize freight operations and expand the airport's handling capacity in order to be able to cope with the airport's increasing air freight volume in the coming years. As part of the BUD: 2020 development program, Budapest Airport opened two express facilities of 16,000 sqm in 2017 in order to supply increasing volumes from the express and e-commerce business.
Traffic figures
| year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) | Flight movements |
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| 2019 | 16,173,489 | 135,521 | 122,814 |
| 2018 | 14,867,491 | 146.113 | 115.028 |
| 2017 | 13.097.239 | 127.145 | 102,747 |
| 2016 | 11,441,999 | 112,142 | 96.141 |
| 2015 | 10,298,963 | 91,422 | 92.294 |
| 2014 | 9,155,961 | 89,987 | 86,682 |
| 2013 | 8,520,880 | 92.112 | 83,830 |
| 2012 | 8.504.020 | 93.123 | 87,560 |
| 2011 | 8,920,653 | 106,595 | 109,949 |
| 2010 | 8,190,089 | 82,638 | 105.507 |
| 2009 | 8,095,367 | 62,870 | 109,811 |
| 2008 | 8,443,053 | 73.155 | 117,876 |
| 2007 | 8,597,137 | 85,567 | 124,298 |
| 2006 | 8,266,677 | 88.189 | 126,947 |
| 2005 | 7,932,765 | 73.033 | 126,359 |
| 2004 | 6,392,807 | 79.273 | 111,753 |
| 2003 | 5,022,538 | 65,884 | 88,471 |
| 2002 | 4,482,695 | 46,477 | 77,941 |
| 2001 | 4,594,875 | 45.212 | 81,166 |
See also
Web links
- Official website of Budapest Liszt Ferenc Airport (English, Hungarian)
- Technical information about the airport
- More information about the airport
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Fast Facts. BUD.hu, accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b c d e f Traffic Statistics. BUD.hu, accessed on February 8, 2020 .
- ↑ wiwo.de: ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Hochtief takes over Budapest Airport
- ↑ Budapest Airport ( Memento of the original dated August 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Franz Liszt Airport opens SkyCourt in: Budapester Zeitung , Volume 11, Number 12, Budapest, March 21-27 , 2011, pages 1 and 7
- ↑ Hochtief takes over government stake in Budapest Airport , Aero.de, June 11, 2011. Accessed April 3, 2015
- ^ Airport under new ownership , Die Welt, May 8, 2013. Accessed April 3, 2015
- ^ History. BUD.hu, accessed on May 21, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Airlines expand Budapest. airliners.de, February 3, 2012, accessed on May 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Budapest Zeitung :: SkyCourt celebrates its fifth birthday. In: www.budapester.hu. Retrieved June 29, 2016 .
- ↑ Budapest Airport opens new Cargo City . In: Deutsche Verkehrszeitung . No. 48/2019 .
