This is a list of
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
s in
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
, grouped by type and sorted by location.
A number of regional airports have been renovated but cannot become functional for civil flights because of the 20 year monopoly held by
Tirana International Airport
Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...
's shareholder company over Albanian airspace that started in 2005. Following intensive negotiations to revise the contract terms to open airports for both domestic and external flights earlier, the Albanian government managed to reduce the concession period by 5 years, until 2020. After reaching the agreement with the Albanian Government to end its monopoly on international flights from Albania,
Hochtief AirPort
AviAlliance is an airport management company headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany. The company was founded in 1997 as Hochtief AirPort, a subsidiary of the international construction service provider Hochtief. Since 27 September 2013, the compan ...
sold the operation of TIA to
China Everbright Limited. However, in December of 2020 Kastrati group took over the concession of the airport from China Everbright Limited for 71 million euros.
Airports, airfields and aerodromes
*Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
*Airport names shown in ''italic'' indicate the airport has approved for construction.
Statistics
Passenger statistics
Statistics data for all International airports in Albania.
See also
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Transport in Albania
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Albanian Air Force
The Albanian Air Force ( sq, Forca Ajrore e Republikës së Shqipërisë - Air Force of the Republic of Albania) is the air force of Albania and one of the branches of the Albanian Armed Forces.
History
Early history
In 1914 the government ...
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List of airports by ICAO code: L#LA – Albania
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Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Europe#Albania
References
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{{List of airports in Europe, state=expanded
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
Airports
Airports
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...