Osijek Airport ( hr, Zračna luka Osijek; ) is the
international airport
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of
Osijek
Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...
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. It is located 20 km east southeast
of Osijek and is situated near the Osijek –
Vukovar
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regional road, southwest of the eponymous village of
Klisa.
Facilities
The
terminal
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building, with area of 1300 m
2, provides flow from 200 to 400 passengers per hour, i.e. 100,000 to 150,000 passengers per year. As an additional passenger service there is possibility for contracting individual charter flights. The passenger terminal is equipped to handle domestic and international traffic, it features passport and custom controls, passenger and baggage check-in, exchange, information, a café-bar and restaurant as well as rent a car, taxi and car parking services.
Cargo traffic
Osijek Airport is primarily constructed for cargo traffic, due to Croatia's favorable geographic and transport position. One of the examples is that the airport's apron can handle large freighter aircraft such as the B747 and A330.
In order to get Croatia included into European transport network, government and local authorities are investing and developing transport infrastructure and combined transport activities: road and railroad network, international waterway, the
, with the cargo port and Osijek Airport.
The complex traffic
Corridor Vc (road, railway, and river and air traffic) which connects
Northern, Central and Southern Europe represents an opportunity to integrate economic development and traffic movement into the Central European area. It is opportunity – for all economic areas, such as manufacturers, distributors, as it for Osijek Airport.-
A secondary airfield
There is also a secondary airfield, used exclusively for sport and private flying purposes. Located South-West of the city centre, it is called
Čepin and has ICAO code LDOC. It is also used for exhibitions. When
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
visited Croatia, this was the place where the service was held. Also, the annual car-show is held here.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Osijek Airport:
Statistics
References
External links
Official website
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Airports in Croatia
Airports established in 1980
Airport
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Buildings and structures in Osijek-Baranja County