Burgas Airport (IATA: BOJ, ICAO: LBBG) (Bulgarian: Летище Бургас, romanized: Letishte Burgas) is an international airport in southeast Bulgaria and the second largest in the country. It is near the northern neighbourhood of Sarafovo approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) from the city centre. The airport principally serves Burgas and other seaside resorts of Bulgarian south coast which attract many tourists during the summer leisure season. In 2018 it handled 3,277,229 passengers, a 9.9% increase compared to 2017.

Burgas Airport Летище Бургас
IATA: BOJ ICAO: LBBG
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State-owned
Operator	Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD
Serves	Burgas
Location	Burgas, Bulgaria
Opened	27 June 1927
Hub for	BH Air Bulgaria Air European Air Charter
Time zone	EET (+2)
Summer (DST)	EEST (+3)
Elevation AMSL	41 m / 135 ft
Coordinates	42°34′13″N 027°30′55″E
Website	www.burgas-airport.bg
Map
BOJ
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 3,200 10,500 Concrete
Statistics (2020)
Passengers 424,252 -85.3% Aircraft movements 4,079 -79.6%

History

Early years

On 27 June 1937, the French company CIDNA (now part of Air France), chose the area of Burgas Airport to build a radio station and signed a contract with the Bulgarian government for its use. The contract expressly stated that the staff of Burgas Airport would be Bulgarian.

On 29 June 1947, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines began domestic flights between Burgas, Plovdiv and Sofia, using Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft. In the 1950s and 1960s, the airport was expanded and modernized by building a concrete runway. In 1970, the airport became an international airport serving 45 destinations.

Development since the 2000s

Burgas airport has been subject to heavy traffic following the growing tourism industry in Bulgaria and was in need of major investments to expand and handle projected passenger traffic. In June 2006, the Bulgarian Government awarded Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide a 35-year-long concession on both Varna and Burgas airports in return for investments exceeding €500 million.

Fraport entered into partnership with Varna-based company BM Star. The concessionaire has vowed to inject 403 million Euro in the two airports during the lifespan of the arrangement. Fraport will pay 60% of an investment of EUR 403 million over the 35-year concession. The investments will be made in new terminal facilities, vehicles and equipment and expanding apron areas at the airports over the life of the concession.

Facilities

Terminals

In December 2011 construction work began on the new Terminal 2. The new terminal was planned to have a capacity of 2,700,000 passengers and an area of 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft). The new terminal building was designed so that it can be easily upgraded to further increase capacity, if necessary. Construction of the new terminal was completed in 2013, and has been operational since December 2013.

Terminal 2 replaced the older Terminal 1, which was built in the 1950s and expanded in the early 1990s, and now handles all of the airport's passenger traffic. The terminal is equipped with 31 check-in counters, three boarding-card checkpoints, nine security lanes and eight departure gates. The arrivals area (divided into Schengen and non-Schengen zones) has 12 immigration stations and four baggage carousels (one 120 metres (390 ft) long and three 70 metres (230 ft) long carousels). Passenger amenities include 800 square metres (8,600 sq ft) of space dedicated to shopping and 1,220 square metres (13,100 sq ft) for food and beverage (F&B) services. There is also a 550 square metres (5,900 sq ft) outdoor courtyard.

Runway

At 3,200 metres (10,500 ft), Burgas Airport has the fourth longest runway in the Balkans, after Athens Airport, Sofia Airport and Belgrade Airport.

On 31 October 2016, reconstruction and rehabilitation of taxiways began at Burgas airport. The project includes a complete rehabilitation of 3,500 square meters of taxiway "H", complete rehabilitation of taxiway "A", as well as area adjacent to the runway holding point. The control and monitoring system for airfield lighting and approach light equipment will be replaced. The total investment of Fraport Twin Star Airport Management in these projects is over BGN 12 million.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Burgas Airport:

Statistics

Traffic

Annual passenger traffic at BOJ airport.

Traffic at Burgas Airport

Traffic at Burgas Airport

Ground transportation

Bus

Line No 15 (bus-stop: located at the entrance of the airport area).Initial and final bus stops in Burgas – Burgas bus station "South".

Taxi

The Taxi Piazza is located in front of the Arrivals Terminal at Burgas Airport. A taxi ride from Burgas Airport to the city takes approximately 15 minutes, depending on the traffic intensity.

Parking

Passengers and guests arriving at Burgas Airport with their personal car can use the commercially available parking lot, located in the immediate vicinity of the main terminal building. The parking lot has 199 car spaces available and is accessible 24 hours a day.

Gallery

Burgas Airport - Old Burgas Airport Terminal Departures
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Burgas Airport - Terminal 2 - Burgas Airport, under construction in August.2013
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Burgas Airport - The control tower of Burgas Airport
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Burgas Airport - Burgas Airport summer traffic
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Burgas Airport - IATA: BOJ - ICAO: LBBG
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Burgas Airport - Old (2012) and new (2013) Boarding Pass. 
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Burgas Airport - Burgas Airport seen from the sky shortly after take-off 
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Burgas Airport - Burgas Airport apron at night.
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Burgas Airport - Air Via Airbus A320 ground handling at Burgas Airport.
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Burgas Airport - Condor Boeing 757-300 at Burgas Airport.
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Burgas Airport - I-Fly Airbus A330-300 taxiing at Burgas Airport.
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Burgas Airport - SmartWings Boeing 737-800 at Burgas Airport.
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Burgas Airport - Travel Service Airlines Boeing 737-800 taxiing at Burgas Airport.
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Burgas Airport - Transaero Airlines Boeing 747-400 at Burgas Airport.
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Address:

8016,
Burgas Airport,
Bulgaria

tel:

Director +359 56/870 201
Tech Director +359 56/870 204
Cargo +359 56/870 270
Non-aviation +359 56/870 313

URL: http://www.bourgas-airport.com/

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General Info
Country	Bulgaria
ICAO ID	LBBG
Time	UTC+2(+3DT)
Latitude	42.569583 42° 34' 10.50" N
Longitude	27.515236 027° 30' 54.85" E
Elevation	135 feet 41 meters
Type	Civil
Magnetic Variation	004° E (01/06)
Operating Agency	CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Operating Hours	24 HOUR OPERATIONS
International Clearance Status	Airport of Entry
Daylight Saving Time	Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October

Communications
TWR	118.0 119.9
ATIS	120.95
APP	125.1 119.65

Runways
ID	Dimensions	Surface	PCN	ILS
04/22	10499 x 148 feet 3200 x 45 meters	CONCRETE.	060RBXT	YES

Navaids
Type	ID	Name	Channel	Freq	Distance From Field	Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME	BGS	BURGAS	057X	112	At Field	-
NDB	BGS	BURGAS	-	356	4.8 NM	223.7

Supplies/Equipment
Fuel	Unknown fuel type or whether there is any fuel.
Other Fluids	DE-ICE, Anti-icing/De-icing/Defrosting Fluid (MIL A 8243)

Remarks
FLUID	De-Ice avbl.
FUEL	A1 (Litasco Bulgaria) fone C35--92-917-4179, (NC-100LL)

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