Poprad-Tatry Airport

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Medzinárodné letisko Poprad-Tatry
Terminál letiska Poprad-Tatry.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code LZTT
IATA code DID
Coordinates

49 ° 4 '25 "  N , 20 ° 14' 28"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 4 '25 "  N , 20 ° 14' 28"  E
Height above MSL 718 m (2356  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 5 km west of Poprad
Street D1 I18 534 E50
Basic data
opening 1938
operator Letisko Poprad-Tatry, as
Terminals 1
Passengers 88,387 (2018)
Flight
movements 		7,130 (2018)
Capacity
( PAX per year) 		approx. 922,000
Runways
09/27 2600 m × 45 m concrete
07R / 25L 760 m × 45 m grass

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The Poprad-Tatry Airport ( Slovak Medzinárodné letisko Poprad-Tatry , english Poprad-Tatry International Airport ) is an international airport about 5 km west of the center of Poprad and is located about 15 km south of the High Tatras . At 718  m nm , Poprad-Tatry is the highest airport in Central Europe .

history

In 1938 a military airfield was built west of Veľká (today a district of Poprad). Civil flight operations began in 1943 with the Bratislava-Sliac-Poprad-Prešov route. There were no paved runways until 1970. A concrete runway and new office buildings were only completed before the Nordic World Ski Championships in Štrbské Pleso .

In the period from 1970 to 1990, an average of 70,000 passengers were handled annually, with 1976 being the frontrunner with 156,000 people.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Czechoslovak Airlines and Interflug flew from here to Bratislava, Prague and Berlin on schedule throughout the year. In summer also to Burgas, in winter to Dresden, Leipzig and Helsinki. Other airlines also came to Poprad, such as Dan-Air, Condor, Malev and Britannia.

After the Velvet Revolution in 1989, the number of passengers dropped to 10-15,000 people per year for political and economic reasons. In 1996 commercial air traffic was discontinued for the time being. At the beginning of 2000 the commercial air traffic was resumed seasonally by Aeromost. In the meantime, scheduled flights to Prague have been operated by Czech Airlines .

meaning

Today the airport is an important part of the local economy (including international companies such as Whirlpool, Alcatel and Embraco, which have factories in the area) and tourism. The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service ( callsign Krištof 3) has a basis here and takes over a. Tasks like mountain rescue . ( See also: Air ambulance in Slovakia )

Planes

Aircraft types with up to 200 passengers can be handled here, for example:

Freight planes such as the Antonov An-124 are also handled here.

Airlines and Destinations

Wizz Air UK is currently the only airline operating scheduled flights at Poprad-Tatry Airport. It connects him several times a week with London Luton . Other airlines also offer charter flights.

Traffic figures

Source: Airport Poprad - Tatry


Poprad-Tatry Airport - traffic figures 2006–2018
year Passenger volume Flight movements
2006 41,501 6,546
2007 60.176 7,713
2008 58,154 7,907
2009 51,658 9,373
2010 28,961 7,595
2011 24,755 6,954
2012 30,873 7,295
2013 24,518 6,416
2014 31,694 6.206
2015 85.224 6,953
2016 84.030 8,260
2017 80.605 6,928
2018 88,387 7.130

Special features / interesting things

Web links

Commons : Poprad-Tatry Airport  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Statistics. Airport-Poprad.sk, accessed on September 17, 2019 (English).
  2. ↑ Flight Schedule. Airport-Poprad.sk, accessed on September 17, 2019 (English).
  3. ↑ Letový poriadok. Airport-Poprad.sk, accessed on September 17, 2019 (Slovak).
  4. ↑ a b Štatistiky. Airport-Poprad.sk, accessed on September 17, 2019 (Slovak).
  5. ↑ a b Statistics. Airport-Poprad.sk, accessed on September 17, 2019 (English).