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Tivat Airport ( cnr, Аеродром Тиват, Aerodrom Tivat) is an international airport serving the Montenegrin
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town of
Tivat Tivat (, ) is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor. , its population was 9,367. Tivat is the centre of Tivat Municipality, which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro. Name In Serbian and Montenegrin l ...
and the surrounding region. The airport is situated south of the centre of Tivat, with the runway aligned with the ''Tivat Field'' ( cnr, Тиватско поље, Tivatsko polje). It is the busier of two international airports in Montenegro, the other being
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. Traffic at the airport follows the highly seasonal nature of the
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in coastal Montenegro, with 80% of the total volume of passengers being handled during the peak season (May–September).


Overview

Tivat airport is located right next to the city of
Tivat Tivat (, ) is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor. , its population was 9,367. Tivat is the centre of Tivat Municipality, which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro. Name In Serbian and Montenegrin l ...
, from the center of
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, and north-west of
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, one of the most popular tourist destinations on the eastern Adriatic coast. The sole runway of the airport ends just from the coastline of the
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. Tivat Airport is assigned 4D classification by ICAO, airspace class D, and is noted for its challenging approach and landing procedures. Landing at Tivat is considered demanding due to the hilly terrain surrounding the valley in which the airport is situated, and strong prevailing
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s. Runway 32 approach requires a descent into the valley of ''Tivatsko polje'', and a 20° turn for runway alignment just before landing. Runway 14 approach is even more challenging, because of the circle-to-land maneuver executed in the dramatic scenery surrounding the
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. It is known among pilots as the European
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because of its tricky approach and landing procedures, and also can be compared to
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. Passengers landing at Tivat have views of the bay, the surrounding mountains and a low flyby over ''Porto Montenegro'' luxury yacht marina. The airport is commonly visited by plane spotters, as the end of the runway is easily accessible and offers unobstructed views of takeoffs and landings, with a mountain backdrop. Year-round services from the airport include Belgrade and
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; however, more than 80% of the traffic is concentrated in the summer period, with the introduction of seasonal and charter flights. With the opening of Porto Montenegro and the introduction of other high-end tourist services, the airport increasingly caters to
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s.
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( E65/ E80) passes right by the passenger terminal, making the airport easily accessible from the entire northern part of Montenegrin coast.


History

The airport in Tivat was opened on 30 May 1957, as a small airport with a single grass runway (1200 m × 80 m) a small apron (30 m × 30 m) and a terminal building complete with control tower. From 1957 to 1968, activity at the airport consisted mostly of
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passenger traffic to Belgrade,
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and
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, with
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Douglas DC-3 and
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aircraft. From 1968 to 1971, the airport underwent expansion and modernization. It was reopened on 25 September 1971 with an
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runway (2500 m × 45 m), larger apron (450 m × 70 m), extended taxiways, and completely new passenger terminal and control tower. After the 1979 earthquake, the airport was once again refurbished. Notably, the apron was expanded (460 m × 91.5 m) and taxiways widened, so the airport could handle
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. On 23 April 2003, the ownership of the airport was transferred from Jat Airways to "Airports of Montenegro" public company, owned by the
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. Since then, the airport was once again modernized and refurbished, with a reconstructed passenger terminal opening on 3 June 2006. In October 2007,
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made a government donation valued at $1 million for a new airport equipment ranging from cargo loaders to flight information display system. Further reforms came in 2008 when several old types of passenger aircraft such as the
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were permanently banned from flying to Tivat and subsequently redirected to Podgorica Airport due to
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. However, as passenger traffic in the mid-2010s approached the one-million mark, and strong growth continues, the passenger terminal was a bottleneck in peak summer months. Thus, a new passenger terminal was planned at Tivat Airport, along with a further expansion of airport facilities. In December 2018, PM Duško Marković opened the newly built Terminal 2 at Tivat Airport – the first investment since 2006, when the existing airport building was built. Marković used this opportunity to point out that he sees the cooperation between the Government and the Management of Airports as an example to be followed by others in Montenegro.


Airlines and destinations

Below is a list of scheduled services throughout all seasons from Tivat Airport according to the Montenegrin Airports Authority:http://www.montenegroairports.com/index.php?date=2013-10-31&type=0&mode=nedeljni&menu=3&menu1=2&id=LYTV JP Aerodromi Crne Gore: Red letenja


Statistics


Busiest routes


See also

* Aeronautical Information Publication


References


External links

* * * * {{authority control Airports in Montenegro Airports established in 1971 Tivat 1971 establishments in Yugoslavia