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Pristina International Airport

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Prishtina International Airport Adem Jashari (Albanian: Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës Adem Jashari), also referred to as Pristina International Airport (Albanian: Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës, IATA: PRN, ICAO: BKPR), is an international airport in Pristina, Kosovo. The airport is located 15 km (9.3 mi) south-west of the city of Pristina, Kosovo. The airport has flights to numerous European destinations.

Prishtina International Airport Adem Jashari

Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Prishtinës
Adem Jashari
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OperatorLimak Kosovo International Airport J.S.C.[1]
ServesPristina
LocationLipjan, Kosovo
Opened
Elevation AMSL545 m / 1,789 ft
Coordinates42°34′22″N 021°02′09″E / 42.57278°N 21.03583°E / 42.57278; 21.03583
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Map
PRN is located in Kosovo
PRN
PRN
Location in Kosovo
PRN is located in Mediterranean
PRN
PRN
Location in the Mediterranean
PRN is located in Europe
PRN
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Location in Europe
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
mft
17/353,0009,842Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers3,424,883 Increase 14.3%
Aircraft movements23,082 Increase 5.8%

The airport is the only port of entry for air travelers to Kosovo.[2] It is named in honor Adem Jashari, the founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army.

History

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The airport was originally built as Slatina Air Base, containing the second-largest military underground hangar complex in Yugoslavia.

From 12 to 26 June 1999, there was a brief but tense stand-off between NATO and the Russian Kosovo Force in which Russian troops possessed the airport. A contingent of 200[4] Russian troops deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina, crossed over into Kosovo and captured the airport in Pristina.

The apron and the passenger terminal were renovated and expanded in 2002 and again in 2009. In June 2006, Pristina International Airport was awarded the Best Airport 2006 Award by Airports Council International (ACI). Winning airports were selected for excellence and achievement across a range of disciplines including airport development, operations, facilities, security and safety, and customer service.[5]

On 12 November 2008, Pristina International Airport received for the first time in its history the annual one-millionth passenger (excluding military). A special ceremony was held at the airport where the one-millionth passenger received a free return ticket to a destination of his choice served by the airport.[6]

In late 2010, the airport was renamed from Pristina International Airport to Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari, the founder of the Kosovo Liberation Army, which fought for the secession of Kosovo from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia during the 1990s.[7]

Due to the ongoing dispute between Serbia and Kosovo, flights to and from Pristina International Airport are impacted by the refusal of ATC in Serbia, namely SMATSA, to allow overflights via Serbian airspace.[8] This ultimately results in flight paths avoiding Serbian territory with flights to Pristina having to enter via Albanian or Macedonian airspace.[8] This dispute can generally add up to 30 minutes to a flight duration and discussions to overcome this dispute have so far failed. Being the only operational airport in the immediate region, any diversions would ultimately have to go to either North Macedonia, Albania, or Bulgaria, given that the Gjakova Airport is still a closed facility.

Airlines and destinations

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The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Pristina:[9][10]

AirlinesDestinations
Aegean Airlines Seasonal charter: Heraklion[11]
airBaltic Seasonal: Riga[12]
AJet Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[13][14]
Seasonal: Bodrum[15]
Austrian Airlines[16] Vienna
Chair Airlines[17] Basel/Mulhouse, Zürich[18]
Charter: Stuttgart[19]
Condor Seasonal charter: Düsseldorf,[20] Hamburg,[21] Munich,[22] Stuttgart[23]
Corendon Airlines Cologne/Bonn[24]
easyJet[25] Amsterdam (begins 28 October 2024),[26] Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Geneva, Milan–Malpensa (begins 7 December 2024)[27]
Edelweiss Air[28] Zürich
Eurowings[29] Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, Stuttgart
GP Aviation[30] Seasonal charter: Basel/Mulhouse, Berlin, Burgas (begins 18 June 2024),[31] Düsseldorf, Halmstad,[32] Hannover, Ljubljana,[33] Luxembourg, Memmingen,[33] Munich, Münster/Osnabrück,[34] Nuremberg,[35] Stuttgart, Växjö
Norwegian Air Shuttle[36] Oslo
Seasonal: Copenhagen, Gothenburg,[37] Helsinki, Stockholm–Arlanda
Pegasus Airlines[38] Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Seasonal: Antalya[39]
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Copenhagen (resumes 3 July 2024),[40] Oslo (resumes 27 June 2024),[41] Stockholm–Arlanda (resumes 27 June 2024)[42][41]
SunExpress Seasonal: Antalya,[43] İzmir[44]
Swiss International Air Lines[45] Geneva
Trade Air Charter: Basel/Mulhouse, Bremen, Dortmund, Gothenburg, Hahn,[46] Helsinki, Malmö, Memmingen (begins 24 July 2024),[46] Munich, Nuremberg, Paderborn (begins 24 July 2024),[46] Stuttgart[47]
TUI fly Belgium Brussels
Turkish Airlines[48] Istanbul
Wizz Air[49] Dortmund, London–Luton, Memmingen, Milan–Malpensa, Vienna

Statistics

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Check-in hall
Passport control
Annual passenger traffic at PRN airport.See Wikidata query.
Passenger and flight movements statistics (2004–2022)[50]
YearPassengersChangeFlight DeparturesChange
2004910,7979.1%4,71613.3%
2005930,346 2.1%4,983 5.7%
2006882,731 5.1%4,077 18.2%
2007990,259 12.2%4,316 5.9%
20081,130,639 14.2%4,928 14.2%
20091,191,978 5.4%5,709 15.9%
20101,305,532 9.5%6,143 7.6%
20111,422,302 8.9%6,738 9.7%
20121,527,134 7.4%6,947 3.1%
20131,628,678 6.6%7,305 5.2%
20141,404,775 13.7%5,994 17.9%
20151,549,198 10.3%6,773 13.0%
20161,744,202 12.6%7,254 7.1%
20171,885,136 8.0%7,508 3.5%
20182,165,749 14.7%8,388 11.7%
20192,373,698 9.6%18,226 8.6%
20201,102,091 53.4%8,472 53.5%
20212,180,809 97%17,842 110.6%
20222,994,560 37.3%21,842 21.3%
20233,424,883 14.3%23,082 5.8%

Ground transportation

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Car

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The airport is linked with the M-9 motorway, which connects with the R7 motorway.

Taxi

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Taxis from the airport to Pristina are available.[51]

Bus

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The airport can be reached from the city center, via the 1A bus route, which departs from the Pristina Bus Station every two hours.[52]

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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Notes and references

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References

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