Zagreb Airport

Airport Franjo Tuđman
Međunarodna zračna luka Dr. Franjo Tuđman
IATA: ZAGICAO: LDZA
Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Operator MZLZ d.d., Aéroports de Paris
Serves Zagreb, Croatia
Location Velika Gorica
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 353 ft / 108 m
Coordinates 45°44′35″N 016°04′08″E / 45.74306°N 16.06889°E / 45.74306; 16.06889Coordinates: 45°44′35″N 016°04′08″E / 45.74306°N 16.06889°E / 45.74306; 16.06889
Website Zagreb Airport
Map
LDZA

Location in Croatia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,252 10,669 Concrete/Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Number of Passengers 2,587,798 Increase 6,5%
Aircraft movements 39,854 Increase 3,9%

Airport Franjo Tuđman (former Zagreb Airport) (IATA: ZAG, ICAO: LDZA) is the largest and busiest international airport in Croatia. Commonly referred to as Pleso Airport it handled 2,587,798 passengers in 2015.

The airport is located some 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Zagreb Central Station[1] at Velika Gorica. It is the hub for the Croatian flag carrier Croatia Airlines and Trade Air. A base of the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence is located within the airport complex, in barracks called "Colonel Marko Živković". Also, there is an administrative center of the Croatian Air Traffic Control.

The airport has been given to ZAIC consortium (Zagreb Airport International Company) in a 30-year concession under the terms of contract signed by the Government of Croatia and mentioned consortium. The contract includes financing, designing and construction of a new passenger terminal. For the purpose of managing the airport, ZAIC registered a company MZLZ d.d. (Međunarodna zračna luka Zagreb d.d.) that is now the operator of the Airport.

History

Terminals

Terminal 1

Aerial view
Check-in area of Terminal 1
Apron view

The passenger terminal underwent major design upgrade, a new VIP terminal was added to the west of the current terminal in 2008, and a new unified facade (at the front of the terminal) was also added in 2009. The passenger terminal has a maximum capacity of around 2.5 million passengers per year with current traffic being around the 2.5 million mark. The main terminal building itself is rather small measuring only 200 m × 58 m (656 ft × 190 ft) or around 17,000 m2 (180,000 sq ft). The apron or airport ramp measures 950 m × 187 m (3,117 ft × 614 ft) and can accommodate around 15 medium and two wide body aircraft. The terminal is planned to accommodate low-cost flights after the construction of the second terminal.

Construction of new terminal building

A new terminal is under construction. The initial plan, made by NACO in 1997, was for 47,000 m² of space, capacity for 11 jetways, and the capability of handling 3 million passengers annually, but the airport authority decided to scrap this plan in favor of a larger terminal. Another master plan was developed by Scott Associates in 2006 and the new terminal was expected to have 12 jetways and a capacity of 3.3 million passengers annually. It would have been approximately 65,600 m2 (706,000 sq ft) in area, nearly five times the size of the current terminal. This plan was also scrapped and a competition was held in hope of an even larger airport.

A competition for the final architectural and urban planning solution took place in August 2009, and the winner (Institut IGH) was declared at the beginning of October. This proposal, designed by Neidhardt architects of Zagreb, includes a retail component with stores, banks, cafes and restaurants. A new luxury hotel with direct underground links to the terminal is planned, directly in front of the new terminal. The new terminal will consist of glass walls and roof in a wavy facade. It will be built in three stages, the first stage being able to cater for over five million passengers. However this number will increase as phase two and three commence directly after. Initial construction is expected to cost €280 million. Air Force operations will move to the south end of the airport due to the construction. Meanwhile, the old terminal will have a major face lift and minor expansion expected to cost 6 million euros.

On 12 April 2012, consortium ZAIC (Aeroports de Paris) received a 30-year concession of the airport from the Government of Croatia. The contract includes financing, designing and construction of a new passenger terminal. The construction works, lasting three years, will be carried out by Bouygues Bâtiment International in partnership with Viadukt. ZAIC will operate the entire airport for 30 years, including the runways, the current passenger terminal during the entire construction period, the new terminal, the cargo terminal, car parks and future property developments. The concession contract involves a total investment of €324m (£259m): €236 million for the design and construction of the new terminal and €88 million for operation of all airport infrastructure for the entire period of the concession.[7]

The financial close of the concession took place on 6 December 2013. Ownership breakdown of the capital in the concession owner is as follows: Aéroports de Paris Management, 20.77%; Bouygues Bâtiment International, 20.77%; Marguerite Fund, 20.77%; IFC, 17.58%; TAV Airports, 15.0%; and Viadukt, 5.11%.[8]

Construction on the new terminal officially started on 18 December 2013 and should be completed by end of 2016.[3] According to revised architectural plans, the main terminal building will be 144x133 m with the roof having a slightly larger footprint of 155x165 m, with piers extending to some 320 m width with 8 passenger boarding bridges as part of phase 1. Two hundred meter (200 m) extensions to left and 320m right pier extension will be added as part of phase 2, adding 12 additional passenger boarding bridges for a total of 20. Additional 70x135m section will be added to the terminal extending new terminal by additional 58000 sqm for total of 123 000sqm terminal. Construction of Phase 2 is planned to commence once terminal passes 5.5 million passenger capacity, which is expected around 2022. New passenger terminal, once all expansion phases are completed should provide ~123,000 square meters of enclosed space and capacity to handle up to 20 million passengers per year.[9]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Aeroflot Moscow–Sheremetyevo
Air Europa Seasonal charter: Zaragoza
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air Malta Seasonal charter: Malta
Air Serbia Belgrade
Air Transat Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson, Montréal
Austrian Airlines Vienna
British Airways London–Heathrow
Brussels Airlines Brussels
Croatia Airlines Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, London–Heathrow, Munich, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Pula, Rome–Fiumicino, Sarajevo, Skopje, Split, Vienna, Zadar, Zürich
Seasonal: Antalya, Athens, Barcelona, Brač, Lisbon, Milan–Malpensa, Prague, Pristina, St Petersburg, Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Czech Airlines Prague
Eurowings
operated by Germanwings
Berlin–Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Stuttgart
Seasonal: Hamburg
Iberia Seasonal: Madrid
Iberia
operated by Air Nostrum
Seasonal charter: Valencia
KLM Amsterdam
Korean Air Seasonal charter: Seoul–Incheon[10]
LOT Polish Airlines Warsaw–Chopin
Lufthansa Regional
operated by Lufthansa CityLine
Frankfurt, Munich
Monarch Airlines London-Gatwick (begins 28 April 2017),[11] Manchester (begins 29 April 2017)[11]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Copenhagen
Onur Air Seasonal charter: Antalya
Qatar Airways Doha
Qeshm Airlines Seasonal charter: Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Sun D'Or
operated by El Al
Seasonal: Tel Aviv–Ben Gurion
Swiss International Air Lines
operated by Swiss Global Air Lines
Seasonal: Zürich
Trade Air
operated by AIS Airlines
Osijek, Rijeka
Tunisair Seasonal charter: Monastir
Turkish Airlines Istanbul–Atatürk
Vueling Seasonal: Barcelona
Wings of Lebanon Seasonal charter: Beirut

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
MNG Airlines Istanbul–Atatürk
Qatar Airways Cargo Doha
Solinair Bergamo, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Venice
Trade Air Ljubljana, Sarajevo
UPS Airlines
operated by ASL Airlines Switzerland
Cologne/Bonn, Ljubljana

Statistics

Traffic

Traffic at Zagreb Airport[12]
Year Passengers Passenger %
Change
Aircraft Landings Cargo (tonnes)
2000 1,149,830 n/a n/a 7,388
2001 1,185,471 3.1Increase n/a 7,791
2002 1,203,436 1.5Increase n/a 7,347
2003 1,314,652 9.2Increase n/a 8,608
2004 1,408,206 7.1Increase n/a 8,899
2005 1,551,519 10.2Increase 18,742 12,492
2006 1,728,414 11.4Increase 20,442 10,393
2007 1,992,455 15.2Increase 21,625 12,564
2008 2,192,453 10.0Increase 22,271 12,697
2009 2,062,242 5.9 Decrease 20,342 10,065
2010 2,071,561 0.5 Increase 19,906 8,156
2011 2,319,098 11.9Increase 21,180 8,012
2012 2,342,309 1.0Increase 19,527 8,133
2013 2,300,231 1.8Decrease 18,437 7,699
2014 2,430,971 5.6Increase 19,174 8,855
2015 2,587,798 6.4Increase 19,927 9,225
2016 (until 31 October) 2,381,156 6.6Increase 17,481 8,347

Busiest routes

Busiest routes at Zagreb Airport
City Airport(s) Weekly Departures
(July 2014)
Airlines Passengers
(2013)
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport 39 Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa 208,724
Vienna Schwechat Airport 30 Austrian Airlines, Croatia Airlines 193,445
Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport 28 Croatia Airlines, Lufthansa Regional 180,543
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport 25 Air France, Croatia Airlines 162,544
London Heathrow Airport 24 British Airways, Croatia Airlines 156,724
Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Airport 21 Croatia Airlines 141,719
Zürich Zürich Airport 21 Croatia Airlines, Swiss International Air Lines 135,408
Split Split Airport 21 Croatia Airlines 76,338
Brussels Brussels Airport 18 Brussels Airlines, Croatia Airlines 70,928
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport 15 Croatia Airlines, KLM 97,542
Belgrade Belgrade Airport 14 Air Serbia 48,188
Istanbul Atatürk Airport 14 Turkish Airlines 90,272
Sarajevo Sarajevo Airport 13 Croatia Airlines 83,148
Rome Fiumicino Airport 12 Croatia Airlines, Vueling 77,376
Doha Hamad International Airport 10 Qatar Airways 116,640
Skopje Skopje Airport 10 Croatia Airlines 57,423
Source: Zagreb Airport[13]

Busiest airlines

Rank Carrier Passengers 2013 % Passenger %
Change 2012
1 Croatia Airlines 1,427,209 62.1 Decrease6.26
2 Lufthansa 212,850 10.5 Increase6.22
3 Germanwings 104,740 4.5 Increase3.95
4 Austrian Airlines 105,121 5.4 Increase4.98
5 British Airways 82,377 3.5 Increase2.85
6 Air France 70,742 3.0 Increase6.40
7 Turkish Airlines 63,781 2.7 Increase10.24
8 Qatar Airways 49,830 2.1 Increase6.53
9 Aeroflot 36,445 1.5
10 Norwegian Air Shuttle 22,314 1.0
Source: Zagreb Airport[13]

References

External links

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