Rijeka Airport
| Rijeka Airport Zračna luka Rijeka/Krk I. | |||||||||||
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| IATA: RJK – ICAO: LDRI | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Rijeka Airport Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rijeka | ||||||||||
| Location | Omišalj, Croatia | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Limitless Airways | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 278 ft / 85 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°13′01″N 014°34′13″E / 45.21694°N 14.57028°E | ||||||||||
| Website | rijeka-airport.hr | ||||||||||
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  RJK Location of the airport in Croatia | |||||||||||
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Rijeka Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Rijeka) (IATA: RJK, ICAO: LDRI) is the international airport serving Rijeka, Croatia. It is located near the town of Omišalj on the island of Krk, 17 km from the Rijeka railway station.[1] Most of the traffic to and from the airport occurs during the summer months, when it is used by several European low-cost airlines flying tourists to the northern parts of the Croatian coast.
History
Rijeka airport opened in May 1970. The first plane to depart carried Josip Broz Tito and his wife.[2]
Before the Second World War Rijeka was divided between Yugoslavia and Italy. The Yugoslav part of the city was served by the airfield in Sušak. Domestic airline Aeroput opened a route linking Sušak to Zagreb in 1930, and a year later a route linking Zagreb to Belgrade via Sušak, Split and Sarajevo was opened. By 1936 Aeroput linked the city to Belgrade, Borovo, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Split and Zagreb.[3] The Italian part of the city was connected to many Italian cities with regular flights provided by Italian company Ala Littoria.[4]
The Grobnik airport had difficulty with larger planes, as its runways were close to the hills to the east of the city. With larger airliners coming on board, planners decided on a location on Krk after considering locations close to Opatija and near Urinj, which would have required moving some hills.[5]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| airBaltic | Seasonal: Riga |
| Air Berlin | Seasonal: Berlin-Tegel, Düsseldorf |
| Arkia | Seasonal: Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion |
| Croatia Airlines | Seasonal: London–Heathrow, Munich |
| Czech Airlines | Seasonal charter: Kosice |
| Eurowings operated by Germanwings | Seasonal: Berlin–Tegel, Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart |
| Limitless Airways | Seasonal charter: Ängelholm, Göteborg, Kalmar, Karlstad, Kristiansand, Norrköping, Skellefteå, Sundsvall, Umeå |
| Nordica operated by LOT Polish Airlines | Seasonal: Tallinn |
| Norwegian Air Shuttle | Seasonal: Oslo–Gardermoen |
| Ryanair | Seasonal: Charleroi, London-Stansted, Stockholm-Skavsta |
| SkyWork Airlines | Seasonal: Bern |
| SmartLynx Airlines | Seasonal charter: Riga |
| Trade Air operated by AIS Airlines | Seasonal: Dubrovnik, Osijek, Split, Zagreb [6] Seasonal charter: Košice |
| Small Planet Airlines | Seasonal charter: Vilnius, Warsaw, Wrocław |
Statistics
| Year | Passengers | Change | Aircraft movements | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41,498 | 2,630 | ||
| 2004 | 51,349 |  23.74% |
2,753 | 4.68% |
| 2005 | 118,244 | 130.28% |
3,043 | 10.53% |
| 2006 | 166,675 | 40.96% |
3,497 | 14.92% |
| 2007 | 160,862 |  3.49% |
3,407 | 2.57% |
| 2008 | 109,706 | 31.80% |
2,521 | 26.00% |
| 2009 | 110,208 | 0.46% |
2,759 | 9.44% |
| 2010 | 61,478 | 44.22% |
2,016 | 26.93% |
| 2011 | 78,890 | 28.32% |
2,680 | 32.84% |
| 2012 | 72,762 | 7.77% |
2,265 | 15.49% |
| 2013 | 140,776 | 93.47% |
2,653 | 17.13% |
| 2014 | 101,939 | 26.82% |
2,378 | 10,37% |
| 2015 | 133,564 | 31,02% |
Incidents and accidents
- On 23 May 1971, Aviogenex Flight 130 crashed on approach to Rijeka Airport because of rough landing in bad weather conditions,[8][9] killing 78 people and leaving five survivors. Among the victims was the famous Croatian poet Josip Pupačić with his wife and daughter.
References
- 1 2 AIP from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation
- ↑ http://www.mojarijeka.hr/kolumne/nesudeni-aerodrom-na-urinju
- ↑ Drustvo za Vazdusni Saobracaj A D – Aeroput (1927–1948) at europeanairlines.no
- ↑ Ala Littoria at timetableimages.com
- ↑ http://www.mojarijeka.hr/kolumne/nesudeni-aerodrom-na-urinju
- ↑ http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/air/internal_market/doc/pso_routes_dec_2015.pdf
- ↑ Croatian bureau of statistics
- ↑ ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev 134A YU-AHZ Rijeka Airport (RJK) – 2 photographs
- ↑ Авиакатастрофы самолётов Ту-134 (Russian)
External links
Media related to Rijeka Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Airport information for LDRI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.