Ljubljana Airport

Airport Jože Pučnik Ljubljana Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
Characteristics
ICAO code	LJLJ
IATA code	LJU
Coordinates	46 ° 13 '25 "  N , 14 ° 27' 27"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 13 '25 "  N , 14 ° 27' 27"  E
Height above MSL	388 m (1273  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	26 km north of Ljubljana
Street	A2 motorway (E61)
train	no connection
Local transport	Bus shuttle
Basic data
opening	1963
operator	Fraport Slovenija, doo
Terminals	1
Passengers	1,812,411 (2018)
Air freight	12,378 t (2018)
Flight movements	35,512 (2018)
Start-and runway
12/30	3300 m × 45 m asphalt

The Ljubljana airport (total Slovenian name letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana " Jože Pučnik -airport Ljubljana"; common abbreviation letališče Brnik , "Brnik Airport") is the international airport of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana (Ljubljana). It is located 26 km north of the city center of Ljubljana and 7 km southeast of Kranj (Krainburg) near the village of Brnik.

history

On January 9, 1964, Ljubljana Airport began operating with four flight connections (to London , Belgrade , Dubrovnik and Algiers ).

In June 1971 the German airline Lufthansa began to fly to the airport with cargo flights from Frankfurt.

Since in the period from 1974 to 1978, the airport of Zagreb will be closed for extensive renovations needed, the Ljubljana airport was served temporarily increased. This resulted in a doubling of the number of passengers.

Due to the war in Yugoslavia , the airspace over Yugoslavia was closed on June 26, 1991 , which resulted in a temporary shutdown of the airport. The opportunity was used to carry out extensive renovation work at Ljubljana Airport. After operations resumed in February 1992, the number of passengers was minimal due to the break-up of Yugoslavia.

Aerodrom Ljubljana has been a joint stock company since January 28, 1997, and its shares are traded on the Ljubljana Stock Exchange.

In 2001, a summit between George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin took place in Ljubljana . Therefore, the airport was in a state of emergency, as it had to be closed for security reasons to ensure the safe arrival of the Russian and American delegations.

In 2002 a meeting of the presidents of the 16 most important European countries took place in Ljubljana , to which the delegations were again received under high security precautions at Ljubljana Airport .

On March 16, 2015, the German Fraport AG took over 100% of Ljubljana Airport. In 2014, 75.5% already took over. Today the airport operator works under a new logo and the name Fraport Slovenija.

Airlines and Destinations

Adria Airways , the national Slovenian airline, had its home airport here . In German-speaking countries, she flew to the cities of Frankfurt , Munich , Vienna and Zurich . Other Adria Airways destinations were Amsterdam , Brussels-Zaventem , Copenhagen , Manchester , Paris-CDG , Prague , Pristina , Sarajevo , Skopje , Sofia and Tirana .

The airport is currently served by the following airlines:

• Air Serbia (from Belgrade and Niš )
• Air France (from Paris-CDG )
• Aeroflot (from Moscow Sheremetyevo )
• British Airways (from London Heathrow )
• easyJet (from Berlin-Schönefeld , London-Gatwick and London-Stansted )
• Finnair (from Helsinki )
• Lufthansa (from Frankfurt and Munich )
• LOT (from Warsaw )
• Montenegro Airlines (from Podgorica )
• Swiss International Air Lines (from Zurich )
• Transavia Airlines (from Amsterdam )
• Turkish Airlines (from Istanbul )
• Wizz Air (from London-Luton and Brussels-Charleroi )

However, numerous connections only exist in the summer season.

Traffic figures

Source: Fraport

Source: Fraport

Ljubljana Airport - traffic figures 1964–2018
year	Passengers	Cargo ( tons )	Flight movements
2018	1,818,229	25,907	35,512
2017	1,688,558	24,314	34,444
2016	1,411,476	19,802	32,701
2015	1,464,579	18,852	32,894
2014	1,338,619	18,983	31,405
2013	1,321,153	17,777	33.112
2012	1,198,911	17,031	35,019
2011	1,369,485	19,659	39,267
2010	1,388,651	17,310	42,569
2009	1,433,855	14,333	45,492
2008	1,673,050	17,188	47,926
2007	1,524,028	21,717	46,517
2006	1,334,355	15,309	40.991
2005	1,218,896	11,560	37,767
2004	1,048,238	11,780	35.502
2003	928.397	12,080	31,737
2002	872.966	12,021	28,751
2001	894.130	12,403	29,050
2000	991.693	12,396	29,965
1999	895.540	11.093	27,219
1998	786,600	10,953	25,723
1997	713.696	10.161	20,279
1996	668,532	9,294	18,190
1995	638.268	10,499	17,868
1994	497.456	9,881	15,821
1993	402,563	8,420	12,898
1992	248.851	5,074	8,861
1991	347,583	4,662	8,794
1990	765.033	5,878	16,253
1989	725.064	6,752	14,296
1988	835.206	7,261	13,716
1987	886.281	7,450	14,038
1986	785.281	7,507	12,518
1985	668.285	6,751	11,624
1984	623,588	7,356	10,050
1983	595.260	6,808	9,743
1982	627.931	6,627	10,870
1981	659.465	7,328	11,805
1980	581.103	6,085	11,312
1979	661.254	7,602	12,397
1978	475.242	5,758	8,941
1977	541,592	6,179	10,964
1976	528.490	5,922	10,797
1975	553,565	7,376	11,645
1974	668,599	7.210	13,123
1973	367,872	4,578	8,633
1972	275,460	3,016	8,525
1971	273,946	2,288	6,509
1970	171.503	1,879	5,728
1969	961.08	1,068	4,474
1968	68,303	304	3,807
1967	136,665	306	4,479
1966	136,584	235	4,099
1965	133.184	177	3,180
1964	78.179	88	2,343

Remodeling work

Play media file

Video of an arrival at the airport in winter

The airport has been expanding since mid-2006. Eight passenger boarding bridges and an industrial and logistics complex with a hotel, a shopping center, a new multi-storey car park and a modified street layout have already been built. A rail connection to Ljubljana is also being planned.

In December 2011 it was announced that a second terminal would be built by 2015 ^[obsolete] . The first terminal had already been completed by July 2007 in order to meet the requirements of Slovenia's accession to the Schengen area .

In April 2017, the airport operator Fraport Slovenia announced that they would expand the passenger terminal. In the first phase, the capacity will be increased from the current 500 to 1.125 passengers per hour. Another 10,000 m ² will be connected to the west of the existing terminal. This area will have a large duty free shop, a new business lounge, a new aircraft bridge and a renovation of the food & beverage and sales areas. In addition, 22 new check-in counters and 5 security controls will be created. In addition, the baggage acceptance area is being expanded, including 3 carousels.

The foundation stone for the terminal was laid in July 2019, so that construction should be completed in summer 2021. The entire terminal should therefore cover an area of ​​28.587 m ² .

The Slovenian government is currently considering building a regional train station.

Transport links

• Car : The airport can be easily reached via the A2 (E61) motorway and from Austria via the Karawanken tunnel .
• Bus : An hourly shuttle bus runs between Ljubljana city center and the airport (transfer time: 45 minutes). There is also a private bus between Ljubljana and the airport.

Web links

Commons : Ljubljana airport  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website (Slovenian, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} History. Fraport -Slovenija.si, accessed on April 23, 2019 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} traffic figures. Fraport .de, accessed on April 23, 2019 (German). 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Traffic Figures. Fraport -Slovenija.si, accessed on April 23, 2019 (English). 
4. ↑ General assembly decides to sell the remaining free float to Fraport AG. In: Free float in Fraport AG. March 17, 2015, accessed September 20, 2015 .  
5. ↑ Airlines. Fraport -Slovenija.si, accessed on April 23, 2019 (English). 
6. ↑ Timetable. Fraport -Slovenija.si, accessed on April 23, 2019 (English). 
7. ↑ pie-mag.com: Slovenian Ljubljana eyes € 115m air terminal ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2013 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. , December 1, 2011, accessed December 19, 2011  
8. ↑ airport-technology.com: Ljubljana-Jože Puènik Airport , accessed on December 19, 2011