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Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport
Аеродром „Александар Велики“ Скопје
Aerodrom Skopje
Skopje Airport
IATA: SKP – ICAO: LWSK
Summary
Airport type Military/Public
Owner/Operator PEAS Macedonia
Serves Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Location Petrovec
Elevation AMSL 238 m / 781 ft
Coordinates 41°57′40″N 021°37′37″E / 41.96111°N 21.62694°E / 41.96111; 21.62694 (Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport)
Website skp.airports.com.mk/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,450 8,038 Asphalt
Source: Republic of Macedonia AIP at EUROCONTROL

Skopje Airport (IATA: SKP, ICAO: LWSK) (Macedonian: Аеродром Скопје, Aerodrom Skopje), or Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром Скопје „Aлександар Вeлики“, Aerodrom Skopje, "Aleksandar Veliki") is the largest and busiest international airport in the Republic of Macedonia. Located 17 km (11 mi) southeast of the national capital, Skopje. The former MAT Macedonian Airlines used the airport as its hub, and it will be the hub of a planned airline, Aeromak.

Skopje Airport development


Skopje Alexander the Great Airport
Skopje Alexander the Great Airport

Bust of Alexander the Great inside the airport
Bust of Alexander the Great inside the airport


In 2008 the Macedonian Government signed a contract with the Turkish company Tepe Akfen Ventures (TAV) for a twenty year long concession during which this company would manage Macedonia's two existing airports - the Skopje Alexander the Great Airport and the St. Paul the Apostle Airport in Ohrid. The planned works include the construction of a new airport terminal building in Skopje, extension of the runway, new administration building, and new access road with parking facilities increasing the capacity of Skopje Airport to four million passengers per year with plans to turn Skopje Airport into a major transit and cargo hub for Southeast Europe. Ohrid airport will have its terminal building and VIP sections modernized. The concession contract also includes the construction of a third airport intended for cargo transport near the eastern Macedonian town of Štip which eventually would be transformed into Macedonia’s main airport. The total amount of the foreseen investment is 200 million Euros with 30 to 40 million Euros total concession payments to the Macedonian Government over the 20-year concession period. Tepe Akfen Ventures Airport Holding is one of the world's fastest expanding airport operators currently managing the Turkish airports of Atatürk, Esenboğa, Adnan Menderes and Gazipaşa along with Tbilisi and Batumi in Georgia, Monastir and Enfidha in Tunisia. TAV is also bidding to take over the management of Ruzyně International Airport and Riga International Airport. Also the construction of a luxurious hotel next to the airport is planned.

Airline changes

  • Jat Airways announced it will be upgrading frequencies from Belgrade to Macedonia, with flights to Skopje increasing to double daily and the resumption of services to Ohrid., The flights to Ohrid will operated via Skopje to secure domestic yields between the two cities.
  • Dutch carrier Transavia Airlines announced it will be starting once weekly services as of April 29, 2010 to Ohrid and Skopje from Amsterdam.
  • Swiss International Air Lines has announced it will also be serving Skopje from March 28 twice per week and once per week to Ohrid, the flights will be operated by Edelweiss Air
  • Meridiana Fly announced it will begin serving Skopje from Rome FCO as of 16 March 2010. Flights will operate once weekly operated by MD-82.
  • B&H Airlines will resume services to Skopje by the end of 2010.
  • Macedonian Airlines has updated its routes to Skopje for the summer season, Macedonian will serve Skopje daily with Airbus A319 and Fokker 100 aircraft and 4 times weekly by Fokker 70 as of April 10
  • Bulgaria Air is to resume services between Sofia and Skopje as of the 20th of June and will begin Burgas - Skopje one month later on the 19th of July.
  • Borajet of Turkey has announced it will begin two weekly services to Skopje. The flights will come as a direct oposition to Turkish Airlines on the same route. The services will be operated by ATR-72 aircraft.

Name controversy

In December 2006 the government of the Republic of Macedonia announced plans to rename the airport after Alexander the Great, sparking a renewed diplomatic spat with Greece, where both countries consider Alexander the Great as part of their own heritage (see Macedonia naming dispute). The new name is argued to create confusion with the already existing Kavala International Airport named "Megas Alexandros"- Alexander the Great, which lies in the neighboring Greek region of Macedonia.

Passenger numbers

  • 2009 Traffic in Republic of Macedonia increased by 0.8% during the summer 2009 (May to October), when compared to summer 2008.
  • 2008 the airport handled a total of 652,815 passengers, an increase by 4.1% from the previous year.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Adria Airways Ljubljana
Macedonian Airlines Vienna [seasonal]
B&H Airlines Sarajevo [begins November 1]
Borajet Bursa-Yenisehir
Bulgaria Air Sofia [seasonal], Burgas [seasonal]
Croatia Airlines Zagreb
Czech Airlines Prague
Helvetic Airways Zürich [seasonal]
Jat Airways Belgrade, Ohrid [seasonal]
Malév Hungarian Airlines Budapest
Montenegro Airlines Podgorica
Swiss International Airlines operated by Edelweiss Air Zurich
Transavia Airlines Amsterdam [seasonal]
Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Atatürk

Charter airlines

The following airlines operate charter flights at Skopje Airport

Airlines Destinations
Mat Airways Belgrade, Ohrid, Zurich, Corfu, Zakynthos, Heraklion, Bodroum (All seasonal)
SkyWings International operated by Airlift services Macedonia Düsseldorf, Brussels, Zurich, Hamburg, Girona, Athens-Elefterios Venizelos (All seasonal)

Transport

Taxis go regularly to and from the airport to Skopje. The costs can vary depending on how far you travel. It is about 17-20 Euros to the city center. Taxis will drive to other cities in the Republic of Macedonia but it can get expensive.

Buses have a service to the airport, but it is not very reliable. Buses are poorly maintained and they can get very overcrowded and hot in the summer months.

Incidents and accidents

  • On 5 March 1993, a Palair Macedonian Airlines Fokker F-100 PH-KXL bound for Zürich crashed seconds after takeoff from runway 34. Investigation into the accident determined the cause of the accident to be the failure of the flight crew to have the aircraft deiced before departure. Of the 97 people on board, 83 died.
  • On 13 (Friday) February 2009, Macedonian Airlines Flight OS780, Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 scheduled flight from Skopje to Vienna failed to retract landing gear after take-off and performed an emergency landing on Skopje Airport.
  • On 13 (Friday) February 2009, MALÉV Flight 440 a scheduled MALÉV flight Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 from Budapest to Skopje made an emergency landing at Skopje Airport. At 16,05 CET the pilot reported right engine failure on its final approach to Skopje LWSK. The pilot safely landed the airplane and there were no injuries reported among the 64 passengers in the aircraft. [5] [6]


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General Info
Country Macedonia
ICAO ID LWSK
Time UTC+1(+2DT)
Latitude 41.961622
41° 57' 41.84" N
Longitude 21.621381
021° 37' 16.97" E
Elevation 781 feet
238 meters
Type Joint (Civil and Military)
Magnetic Variation 003° E (01/06)
Beacon Yes
Operating Agency MILITARY - CIVIL JOINT USE AIRPORT
Operating Hours SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
International Clearance Status Airport of Entry
Daylight Saving Time Dates notified by NOTAM


Communications
TWR
Opr H24.
118.5
ATIS
Opr H24
130.125
APP
Opr H24.
120.3


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
16/34 8038 x 140 feet
2450 x 43 meters
ASPHALT 076FDWT YES


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME SKJ SKOPJE 075X 112.8 1.6 NM 343.6
NDB BU SKOPJE - 442 9.9 NM 343.4


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet A+, Kerosene fuel, Type A, Jet A or JP-1 With icing inhibitor.

100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
Other Fluids DE-ICE, Anti-icing/De-icing/Defrosting Fluid (MIL A 8243)


Remarks
FLUID De-Ice
FUEL A1 (Makpetrol A.D.) Ltd to Army OPS. Fone C389-2-119-026.
LGT PAPI Rwy 34 GS 3.3 .
MISC Camp Able Sentry, Skopje, recorded wx obsn avbl on freq 118.025.
OPR HOURS Opr 0430-2130Z++.



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