Tivat Airport (Montenegrin Аеродром Тиват, Aerodrom Tivat) (IATA: TIV, ICAO: LYTV) is an international airport serving Montenegrincoastal town of Tivat and the surrounding region.

The airport is situated 3 km (1.9 mi) south of center of Tivat, with runway aligned with the Tivat Field (Montenegrin: Tivatsko polje).

It is one of two international airports in Montenegro, the other being Podgorica Airport. Traffic at the airport follows the highly seasonal nature of the tourism industry in coastal Montenegro, with 80% of the total volume of passengers being handled during the peak season (June-August). It has been one of the fastest growing airports in the region, with 19,7% increase in the passenger traffic in 2013.

Tivat Airport Аеродром Тиват
IATA: TIV – ICAO: LYTV TIV Location of airport in Montenegro
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Airports of Montenegro
Serves		Tivat, Montenegro
Hub for		Montenegro Airlines
Elevation AMSL		20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		42°24′17″N 18°43′24″E
Website		montenegroairports.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
14/32	8,202	2,500	Asphalt
Statistics (2013)
Aircraft movements			5,235
Number of passengers			868,423

History

The airport in Tivat was opened on May 30, 1957, as a small airport with a single grass runway (1200 m x 80 m) a small apron (30 m x 30 m) and a terminal building complete with control tower. From 1957 to 1968, activity at the airport consisted mostly of domesticpassenger traffic to Belgrade, Zagreb and Skopje, with JAT Douglas DC-3 and Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft.

From 1968 to 1971, the airport underwent expansion and modernization. It was reopened on September 25, 1971, with an asphaltrunway (2500 m x 45 m), larger apron (450 m x 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 x 91,5 m) and taxiways widened, so the airport could handle wide body aircraft.

On April 23, 2003, the ownership of the airport was transferred from Jat Airways to Airports of Montenegro Public Company, owned byGovernment of Montenegro. Since then, the airport was once again modernized and refurbished, with reconstructed passenger terminal opening on June 03, 2006. In October 2007, South Korea 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 Ilyushin Il-86 were permanently banned from flying to Tivat and subsequently redirected to Podgorica Airport due tonoise abatement.

However, as passenger traffic in the mid-2010s approaches the one-million mark, and strong growth continues, the passenger terminal is a bottleneck in peak summer months. Thus, a new passenger terminal is planned at Tivat Airport in the near future, along with further expansion of airport facilities.

Airlines and destinations

Below is a list of scheduled services throughout all seasons from Tivat Airport according to the Montenegrin Airports Authority:

Statistics

Tivat Airport Passengers (in thousands)

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