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Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
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History
First airfields
The first airfield in Belgrade was inaugurated in 1910 in the neighbourhood of Banjica and was initially used by aviation pioneers such as Simon, Maslenikov, Vidmar and ÄŒermak. Two years later a wooden hangar was built for the Serbian Air Force, which was at the time engaged in the First Balkan War against Turkey. In 1914, the Banjica airfield was the base for the Serbian Air Force squadron and the Balloon Company. After the end of the First World War, the Banjica airfield was used for airmail traffic and included the routes Novi Sad–Belgrade–Niš–Skoplje and Belgrade–Sarajevo–Mostar.WEB,weblink Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, History: International Belgrade Airport (1927), 24 July 2007, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071005035154weblink">weblink 5 October 2007, In 1911 another airfield was inaugurated in Belgrade, in the lower city of the Kalemegdan Fortress at the location of today's Belgrade Planetarium.Airport in PanÄevo
An airport on the outskirts of PanÄevo, a town located northeast of Belgrade, began its operations in 1923 when CFRNA inaugurated the international route Paris–Istanbul, which was flown via Belgrade. It was on that route that same year that the first world night flight ever happened in history.WEB,weblink The story of JAT: the best and the worst of Balkan air travel, 31 July 2012, 20 April 2022, The same year airmail service began operating from the airport. The PanÄevo airport was also used by the Royal Yugoslav Air Force academy. After the World War II the airport was used by the Yugoslav Air Force before it became the airfield of the Utva Aviation Industry after its relocation from Zemun to PanÄevo.Airport in Dojno Polje (New Belgrade)
Because of the distance from PanÄevo to downtown Belgrade, which at that time required crossing the Danube, a decision was made to build a new airport that would be closer. The airport was planned to be built just across the river Sava, in a neighborhood today known as Novi Beograd. It was opened on 25 March 1927 under the official name of Belgrade International Airport (also known as Dojno polje Airport). From February 1928, the aircraft owned by the first local airline Aeroput started taking off from the new airport. The airport had four {{convert|1100|-|2900|m|sigfig=3}} long grass runways. The design for a reinforced concrete hangar that was built at the airfield was made by the Serbian scientist Milutin Milanković, better known for his theory of climate change. A modern terminal building was built in 1931, while the landing equipment for conditions of poor visibility was installed in 1936.Before World War II, Belgrade was also used as a stopover for some major air races, such as The Schlesinger African Air Race.NEWS, 1936-09-21, ENGLAND TO AFRICA, 4, The Mercury (Hobart), The Mercury,weblink 2022-12-24, Besides Aeroput, Air France, Deutsche Luft Hansa, KLM, Imperial Airways and airlines from Italy, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Poland also used the airport until the outbreak of the Second World War. Belgrade gained further prominence when Imperial Airways introduced inter-continental routes through Belgrade, when London was linked with India through the airport.MAGAZINE, Flight International, World Airlines Directory, 8 May 1931, 407,weblink Belgrade was linked with Paris and Breslau because CIDNA and Deutsche Luft Hansa, respectively, included Belgrade on its routes to Istanbul.BOOK, International Air Guide: Air Atlas: The Reference Book on Civil and Commercial Aviation,weblink 2017, Imprimerie Crété S.A., 978-1-5430-2191-2, 431, By 1931, Belgrade became a major air hub being linked with regular flights with international destinations such as London, Madrid, Venice, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Warsaw, Prague, Vienna, Graz, Klagenfurt, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia, Varna, Thessaloniki, Athens, Istanbul, and also intercontinental links with Cairo, Karachi and India.Starting from April 1941, German occupation forces used the airport. During 1944 it was bombed by the Allies, and in October of the same year the German army destroyed the remaining facilities while withdrawing from the country.The airport was rebuilt by October 1944 and until the end of the war was used by the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia as part of the Allied war effort.Civil transport by Yugoslav Air Force cargo planes from this airport was reinstated at the end of 1945. At the beginning of 1947 JAT Yugoslav Airlines and JUSTA took over domestic and international traffic, and from 1948 Western European airlines resumed flights to Belgrade.A constant increase in traffic and the beginning of the passenger jet era called for a significant expansion of the airport. In the meantime, a plan to build a residential and business district called Novi Beograd on the location of the airport was introduced. The officials decided therefore that a new international airport should be built near the village of SurÄin to the west. The last flight to depart from the old airport was early in 1964.WEB,weblink Jovan, Nikolić, Glas javnosti, Svi Beogradski aerodromi, 24 July 2007, 8 May 2007, Glas javnosti, sr,Airport in SurÄin
The new location for the airport was on the SurÄin plateau, {{cvt|15|km|mi|sigfig=1}} from Belgrade's city centre. Thanks to the original planners' vision, two conditions for the airport's development were fulfilled: a location was chosen that met the navigational, meteorological, construction, technical, and traffic requirements; and the special needs for the airport's long-term development were established. {{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}Building of the new airport started in April 1958 and lasted until 28 April 1962, when it was officially opened by President Josip Broz Tito. During that period a {{convert|3000|m|mi|adj=mid|-long}} runway was built, with the parallel taxiway and concrete aprons for sixteen airplanes. The passenger terminal building occupied an area of {{cvt|8,000|m2}}. Cargo storage spaces were also built, as well as a technical block with the air-traffic control tower and other accompanying facilities. Modern navigational equipment was installed, earning the airport the highest international classification according to the International Civil Aviation Organization.WEB,weblink Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, History: Belgrade Surcin (1962), 4 April 2007, {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}The airport stagnated during the 1990s after the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars and the United Nations sanctions imposed on the Serbia and Montenegro. The sanctions also included a ban on air travel. The airport had minimal passenger movement, and many facilities were in need of reparation.With a change in government and international sentiment, normal air traffic resumed in 2001. A few years later the airport's terminal 2 underwent a major reconstruction. The runway was upgraded to CAT IIIb in 2005, as part of a large renovation project. CAT IIIb is an Instrument Landing System (ILS), giving aircraft the security of landing during fog and storms. In 2006, the airport was renamed to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor and scientist, generally considered one of the world's most famous inventors.WEB, 2 February 2006, Aerodrom menja ime u "Nikola Tesla",weblink live,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070313091754weblink">weblink 13 March 2007, 4 April 2007, B92, sr, The construction of the new air traffic control centre was completed in 2010. In 2011 Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport shares (AERO) began trading on the Belgrade Stock Exchange (BELEX).2012–2018
In 2012, construction work on the modernization and expansion of the airport began. It was carried out on the expansion and reconstruction of the A-gate and C-gate departure and transit areas. As a result, an extra {{convert|2750|m2}} was added. Jetways at the A and C gates were also replaced.Also, there were plans for the construction of a new control tower as the current air control tower was built in 1962.WEB,weblink RovÄanin: Novi kontrolni tornjevi u Beogradu i Tivtu, Tanjug, 1 October 2014, sr, Future expansion of current terminals should see additional 17,000 sqm added, with terminal 2 getting additional 4 jetways.WEB,weblink Prve ilustracije: Novi izgled "C" hodnika aerodroma "Nikola Tesla" - Tango Six, 4 August 2015, Tangosix.rs, 16 May 2018,2018–present
In January 2018, the Government of Serbia granted a 25-year concession of the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to the French airport operator Vinci Airports for a sum of 501 million euros.NEWS, Pala odluka: Kome će "Nikola Tesla",weblink 6 January 2018, b92.net, Tanjug, 5 January 2018, sr, On 21 December 2018, Vinci formally took over the airport.NEWS, 21 December 2018, Vansi preuzeo aerodrom Nikola Tesla, sr, Radio Free Europe,weblink 22 December 2018, In 2018, the airport had a sizeable increase in revenue and net income, due to Vinci Airports transaction.NEWS, Obradović, M., Otpisi dugova i isplata koncesije napumpali profit,weblink 10 August 2019, danas.rs, 16 July 2019, sr, On 24 April 2024 Serbian finance minister Siniša Mali announced that concession of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is extended by 18 monthsWEB,weblink Belgrade Airport concession extended, in order to minimize the influence of COVID-19 Pandemic. The concession will last until 1 July 2044.Terminals
The airport's two terminals have a combined area of {{convert|44000|sqm|sqft}}, with Terminal 2 being larger of the two, the two terminals are connected by a hallway.WEB, Construction works at BEG,weblink The airport has 90WEB, BEG check-in counters,weblink check-in counters and 32WEB, BEG gates,weblink gates (of which 24 are equipped with jetways). Gates A1-A10 and C1-C14 are equipped with jetways, gates A7a, A7b and C10a-C10e use buses, while gate A11 is used for domestic flights to Niš.Terminal 1
Terminal 1 (T1) was the original and only terminal when the airport was built. The terminal handled domestic flights during the time of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro, and subsequently has come to be used for international flights, mostly by low-cost and charter airlines. The terminal went through a major renovation in 2016 and 2017 when the interior was overhauled.WEB,weblink PHOTOS: Belgrade Airport overhaul, EX-YU Aviation News, 22 May 2017, 16 May 2018,Terminal 2
Terminal 2 (T2) was constructed in 1979 for the airport's growing passenger numbers. The terminal has a capacity of 5 million passengers.WEB,weblink I.R., Danas (newspaper), Vrata za pet miliona putnika godišnje, 4 April 2007, 15 May 2006, Danas, sr, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120401075521weblink">weblink 1 April 2012, The terminal contains airline offices, transfer desks and various retail shops. The terminal went through two major renovations: from 2004 through 2006, with the arrivals and departures areas of the terminal completely reconstructed, and another one in 2012 and 2013 when there were works on expansion and overhaul of the C platform. While not officially confirmed, it is believed that the overhauled T1 will be used by foreign carriers, while Air Serbia and Etihad Airways Partners would gain exclusive use of Terminal 2.WEB,weblink EX-YU Aviation News, EX-YU Aviation News, 16 May 2018, {{multiple image
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Airlines and destinations
Passenger
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights as of April 2024:WEB,weblink Timetable :: Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Beg.aero, 16 May 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180915155142weblink">weblink 15 September 2018, dead, WEB, Air Serbia Charter Operations,weblink live, Air Serbia,weblink 29 April 2021, {{Airport-dest-listCargo
The following cargo airlines served the airport on a regular basis:WEB,weblink Cargo Flights Timetable :: Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Beg.aero, 16 May 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170926235611weblink">weblink 26 September 2017, dead, {{better source needed|date=February 2023}}{{Airport-dest-listStatistics
Traffic figures
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Services
Security
Before the 2020/2021-2023 remodelling, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport was built with only one airside hallway for both departing and arriving passengers. As such, security checks used to be located at gate entrances rather than on a central location. As of 2021, however, there is a central security hall directly above the ticketing area, before passport control, where all passengers must be screened.Passport controls are placed on two entrances and the single exit of the hallway. All passengers must pass the passport control, except those traveling domestically. An additional security check used to exist on the hallway entrance, but it was removed in 2013 as it inconvenienced passengers and was not essential for security.WEB,weblink Samo jedna kontrola na aerodromu, Only one control on the Airport, RTS, 20 May 2013, In 2007 the airport prohibited cars parking next to the airport terminal, instead they have to use the car park provided, as a result of the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack.WEB,weblink Mondo WEB Portal, Zabranjen saobraćaj ispred zgrade aerodroma, 8 August 2007, 14 August 2007, sr, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070927005341weblink">weblink 27 September 2007,Lounges
Source:WEB, 2023-03-23, Airport Lounges,weblink Belgrade Airport, {{better|independent source needed|date=April 2024}}Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport offers a single business class lounge, Business Club, for all airlines operating from the airport. "Business Club", opened in 2011, covers an area of {{cvt|250|m2}}, and can seat 30 guests.The airport also has a VIP lounge, with separate check-in and passport control facilities.Air Serbia Premium Lounge is the first dedicated airline owned and operated lounge at the airport.Ground transport
Car
The airport is connected to the A3 motorway via a nearby interchange. The toll station on A3 is located to the west of the interchange, and the sections to the Belgrade downtown and the Belgrade bypass are toll-free. Licensed taxis from the airport to the city are available.Bus
The following scheduled bus services connect the airport with its surroundings:beg.aero - Public transportation retrieved 9 December 2023bgprevoz.rs - Public transportation retrieved 9 December 2023{| class="wikitable"! Service !! Destination (departing from the airport)Rail
The Serbian Ministry of Construction, Transportation and Infrastructure has announced a construction project for a new railway line between the city and the airport. The construction is scheduled to start in 2024, and should be completed in 18 months.WEB, 5 June 2018, Serbia to build Belgrade Airport rail link,weblink live,weblink 25 February 2021, 24 December 2022, exyuaviation.com,Accidents and incidents
- On 18 February 2024, Air Serbia Flight 324, an Embraer E-195 wet leased from Marathon Airlines with 106 passengers and crew on board, sustained serious damage to its fuselage and tail after hitting the airport runway’s instrument landing system array during takeoff on its way to Dusseldorf. The aircraft turned back after failing to gain altitude and was safely evacuated upon landing.NEWS,weblink Passenger jet hits equipment on takeoff from Belgrade airport and is forced to make emergency return, Associated Press, 19 February 2024, 19 February 2024,
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