Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (Serbian: Аеродром Никола Тесла Београд / Aerodrom Nikola Tesla Beograd) (IATA: BEG, ICAO: LYBE), is an international airport serving Belgrade, Serbia. Previously known as Belgrade Airport (Serbian: Аеродром Београд / Aerodrom Beograd) or Surčin Airport (Serbian: Аеродром Сурчин / Aerodrom Surčin), it was renamed in 2006 in honor of scientist and inventor NikolaTesla. It is the busiest airport in Serbia.
The airport is situated 18 km (11 mi) west of downtown Belgrade near the town of Surcin, surrounded bySrem’s fertile lowlands. In 2008 the airport installed ILSCAT IIIb equipment to allow aircraft to land and depart in the heaviest of fog which in past years led to numerous flight diversions mostly in late December and early January.
The flag carrier and largest airline of Serbia, Air Serbia (formerly Jat Airways), uses Belgrade Nikola Tesla as their hub. It is also one of the operating bases for low cost airline Wizz Air. The air taxi services Air Pink, Jat Airways AVIO taxi and Price Aviation also call the airport their home. The airport is operated by the Public enterprise “Aerodrom Nikola Tesla Beograd”. The airport recorded a net profit of RSD 1.4 billion for the first three quarters of 2014. In 2014, Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport was the second fastest-growing major airport in Europe.
Belgrade Airport in Belgrade, Serbia has a runway length of 11155 feet and is suitable for Small props, Small Jets, Medium Jets, Long Range Jets, Regional Airliners and Large Airliners.
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