Brač Airport

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Brač Airport

Zračna luka Brač
Apron of Brac Airport 2011.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorBrač Airport Ltd.
ServesBrač, Croatia
LocationBol
Elevation AMSL1,781[1] ft / 543 m
Coordinates43°17′09″N 016°40′47″E / 43.28583°N 16.67972°E / 43.28583; 16.67972
Websiteairport-brac.hr
Map
BWK is located in Croatia
BWK
BWK
Location of the airport in Croatia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,760 5,774 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Passengers30,170 Increase 39,7%[2]

Brač Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Brač; IATA: BWK, ICAO: LDSB) is an airport on the Croatian island of Brač, close to the town of Bol, after which it is sometimes also named informally. It is one of three island airports in the country (the other two being Krk – Rijeka Airport and Lošinj – Lošinj Airport) used for commercial passenger flights, mainly charter traffic from Europe during the summer season.

Overview[]

Brač Airport is situated in Veško field, 543m above sea level. It is located some 14 km from Zlatni Rat (Golden horn) and 30 km from Supetar, the largest town on the island. Due to airport's elevation as well as the vicinity of the highest island's peak, Vidova gora, there is a possibility of fog, low stratus and poor visibility. There is also a possibility of snow, but only for a few days during winter. The most frequent winds are bora (NE) and jugo (SE) and temporary light winds, such as maestral (W) and (NE).

Brač Airport is equipped for acceptance and dispatching of a smaller commercial aircraft up to 100 seats during both day light and night. It is open all year long. Charters and scheduled flights typically operate only during the summer season. Public transportation is not organised however a taxi service is available during airport opening hours.[4]

Brač Airport was opened on 22 May 1993, making it Croatia's youngest airport.[5] The present terminal building opened in 2007.[6]

Between November 2016 and March 2017 the runway was lengthened from 1,440 to 1,760 meters towards the southwest,[7] allowing the airport to handle aircraft such as Airbus A319, Bombardier C-Series and Embraer 195. Work was valued at 666,000 euros.[8]

The second phase of runway extension will see the runway lengthened towards northeast from 1,760 to 2,350 meters, enabling unrestricted aircraft handling of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-800.[9]

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Croatia Airlines Seasonal: Zagreb
Seasonal charter: Bratislava,[10] Graz,[11] Linz[12]
Seasonal: Wiener Neustadt[13]

Statistics[]

Control tower


See source Wikidata query and sources.

Traffic at Brač Airport[14]
Year Passengers A/C Operations
2000 29.036 1.448
2001 33.759Increase 1.587Increase
2002 31.966Decrease 1.815Increase
2003 27.339Decrease 2.058Increase
2004 26.965Decrease 1.875Decrease
2005 22.205Decrease 1.865Decrease
2006 17.721Decrease 2.266Increase
2007 15.520Decrease 2.172Decrease
2008 14.784Decrease 1.862Decrease
2009 12.860Decrease 2.122Increase
2010 11.747Decrease 1.390Decrease
2011 12.582Increase 1.538Increase
2012 12.634Increase 1.426Decrease
2013 10.396Decrease 1.310Decrease
2014 10.431Increase 1.382Increase
2015 9.813Decrease 1.622Increase
2016 13.119Increase 2.010Increase
2017 21.596Increase TBC
2018 30.170Increase TBC
2019 25.339Decrease TBC
2020 4.250Decrease[15] TBC

References[]

  1. ^ "AIP for CROATIA (section AD-2.LDSB) valid from 07 DEC 2017". Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "EX-YU airport race 2018". www.exyuaviation.com.
  3. ^ "AIP]". European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "History - Zračna luka Brač - Airport Brač". airport-brac.hr. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Brač Airport to begin runway extension". www.exyuaviation.com.
  8. ^ "Brač Airport completes runway extension". www.exyuaviation.com.
  9. ^ "Brač Airport Expansion Draws TUI and Eurowings".
  10. ^ "Brač u najavi ima četiri linije za ovo ljeto, sutra prvi let iz Zagreba!". 4 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Flughafen Graz :: Sommerflugplan :: Fluginformationen, Flugplan, Abflug, Ankunft, Reisen".
  12. ^ http://www.linz-airport.com/flugplane/charter-sommer.pdf
  13. ^ "BREAKING: Goldeck Flug leti Beč-Brač". zamaaero.com. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  14. ^ "PUTNICI KROZ GODINE (STAT.doc)". airport-brac.hr. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  15. ^ http://www.ccaa.hr/file/1103d2f5e485d3ddae6d340af13c8717a75a

External links[]

Media related to Brač Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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