Pula Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Pula Airport
nativename = Zračna luka Pula/Pula
nativename-a =
nativename-r =


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IATA = PUY
ICAO = LDPL
type = Public
owner =
operator = Pula Airport Ltd.
city-served =
location = Pula, Croatia
elevation-f = 274
elevation-m = 84
coordinates = coord|44|53|37|N|013|55|20|E|type:airport|display=inline
website = [http://www.airport-pula.hr/ www.airport-pula.hr]
metric-rwy = Y
r1-number = 09/27
r1-length-f = 9,678
r1-length-m = 2,950
r1-surface = Asphalt
footnotes = Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication [http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/eadcms/eadsite/index.php%3Foption=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=25&Itemid=3.html AIP] from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation]

Pula Airport airport codes|PUY|LDPL is the airport serving Pula, Croatia and is located 6 km from the city centre. Thanks to favourable climatic and technical conditions Pula is designated as the alternative airport for parts of Slovenia, Italy and even Austria. Pula has a special interest in jet set passengers flying privately or rented aircraft, visiting the Brijuni islands or attending concerts and shows at Pula Arena and sailing their yachts. Presently, Pula airport is capable of handling large aircraft such as Boeing 747 and Ilyushin Il-86. In 2006 the airport served 295,345 Passengers.

Airlines and destinations

*Aeroflot-Don (Rostov-on-Don) "seasonal"
*Croatia Airlines (Amsterdam, Dubrovnik [seasonal] , Zadar, Zagreb, Zurich)
*Flyglobespan (Edinburgh)
*Germanwings (Cologne/Bonn)
*Jat Airways (Belgrade) [http://www.b92.net/biz/vesti/srbija.php?yyyy=2008&mm=06&dd=04&nav_id=301891 Jat od 3. jula leti za Pulu | b92.net ] ]
*Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo)
*Ryanair (London-Stansted)
*Thomsonfly (Birmingham, London-Gatwick, London-Luton, Manchester)
*Ural Airlines (Yekaterinburg [begins May 31 - ends October 25; seasonal] )

Traffic figures

1990 was best year for traffic at Pula Airport, Pula airport hopes to reach figure of 720 000 passengers by 2010.

References

External links

* [http://www.airport-pula.hr/en/home/ Airport website]