Pula Airport

Pula Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Pula; Italian: Aeroporto di Pola; IATA: PUY, ICAO: LDPL) is the international airport serving Pula, Croatia, and is located 6 km from the city center.[1] It served 777,568 passengers in 2019.[2] The airport is designated as the alternative airport for parts of Slovenia and a multitude of cities in eastern Italy. The airport also attracts jet set passengers flying privately or rented aircraft, visiting the Brijuni islands or attending concerts and shows at the Pula Arena and sailing their yachts. Pula airport is currently capable of handling large wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Ilyushin Il-96. It is the only airport in Istria County offering regularly scheduled commercial services.

Pula Airport

Zračna luka Pula
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorPula Airport Ltd.
ServesPula, Croatia
Elevation AMSL274 ft / 84 m
Coordinates44°53′37″N 013°55′20″E
Websiteairport-pula.hr
Map
PUY
Location of the airport in Croatia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 2,950 9,678 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Passengers777,568
Passenger change 18–198,42%

Airlines and destinations
Aerial view
AirlinesDestinations
Aer Lingus Seasonal: Dublin
Air Serbia Seasonal: Belgrade
British Airways Seasonal: London–Heathrow
Croatia AirlinesZadar, Zagreb
Seasonal: Dubrovnik, Frankfurt, Zürich
easyJet Seasonal: Amsterdam,[3] Berlin–Schönefeld, Berlin–Tegel, Bristol, Liverpool, London–Gatwick, London–Luton (begins 7 July 2020),[4] London–Southend, Paris–Charles de Gaulle
easyJet SwitzerlandSeasonal: Basel/Mulhouse, Geneva[3]
Edelweiss Air Seasonal: Zürich
Eurowings Seasonal: Cologne/Bonn, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart
Jet2.com Seasonal: Birmingham,[5] Edinburgh, Leeds/Bradford, London–Stansted, Manchester
Lufthansa Seasonal: Frankfurt, Munich
Norwegian Air Shuttle Seasonal: Helsinki, Oslo–Gardermoen, Stockholm–Arlanda
People's Seasonal: St. Gallen/Altenrhein
Ryanair Seasonal: Berlin–Tegel, Charleroi, Hahn, London–Stansted
Scandinavian Airlines Seasonal: Bergen, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo–Gardermoen, Stavanger, Stockholm–Arlanda
SkyUp Seasonal: Kiev–Boryspil[6]
Swiss International Air Lines Seasonal: Geneva
S7 Airlines Seasonal: Moscow–Domodedovo
Trade Air Osijek, Split, Zagreb
Transavia Seasonal: Rotterdam
TUI Airways Seasonal: Birmingham, Bristol, Doncaster/Sheffield, East Midlands, London–Gatwick, Manchester
Volotea Seasonal: Nantes
Windrose Airlines Seasonal: Kiev–Boryspil

Statistics
Traffic at Pula Airport
Year Passengers Change Aircraft movements Change
1990 672,241 N/A N/A N/A
1996 33,612 N/A 3,179 N/A
1997 63,747 89,7% 3,596 13,1%
1998 66,934 5,0% 3,698 2,8%
1999 53,360 20,3% 3,183 13,9%
2000 66,772 25,1% 4,106 29%
2001 102,985 54,2% 4,617 12,5%
2002 140,431 36,4% 5,475 18,6%
2003 136,207 3,1% 5,903 7,8%
2004 155,566 14,2% 6,859 16,2%
2005 209,412 34,6% 7,539 9,9%
2006 295,342 41,0% 7,895 4,7%
2007 384,487 30,2% 8,458 7,1%
2008 397,363 3,4% 9,408 11,2%
2009 318,838 19,8% 9,126 3,0%
2010 332,399 4,3% 6,830 25,2%
2011 355,920 7,1% 6,984 2,3%
2012 367,455 3,2% 7,132 2,1%
2013 351,196 4,4% 7,292 2,2%
2014 382,992 9,1% 7,106 2,6%
2015 359,426 6,2% 6,954 2,1%
2016 436,121 21,3% 7,692 10,6%
2017 595,812 36,5% 9,288 20,7%
2018 717,187 20,3% 10,076 8,4%
2019 777,568 8,42% 10,428 3,49%

Ground transportation

A bus that goes to/from the airport ("Pula Zracna Luka") and the Pula central bus terminal ("Bus Kolodvor").

A taxi can be taken to the outskirts of Pula (specifically, Verudela, where Hotel Palma and Histria are located).

Incidents and accidents
  • On 2 August 2009, a private Piper PA-46-310P Malibu, from Frankfurt to Pula failed to extend its nose gear for landing. After several tries it ran out of fuel and landed on its main landing gear. When it landed, the nose of the airplane touched the runway and stopped, which resulted in substantial damage. There were no injuries reported among the 5 passengers.[7][8]
  • On 21 September 2011, the left main gear on a private Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage collapsed after it made a 180 turn to line-up with the runway. The runway was closed for 3 hours as a result. The plane received a minor damage and there were no injuries reported among the 4 passengers in the aircraft.[9]

References
  1. "AIP from the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation". Ead.eurocontrol.int. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. "Statistics - Airport Pula". Airport-pula.hr. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. http://www.easyjet.com
  4. Liu, Jim (31 December 2019). "easyJet S20 new routes as of 27DEC19". routesonline.com.
  5. "Cheap Flights - Find & Book Cheap Flights Online - Jet2.com". Jet2.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. Liu, Jim (29 March 2019). "SkyUp Airlines adds Pula service from June 2019". Routesonline.
  7. Ranter, Harro. "Incident Piper PA-46-310P Malibu / Jetprop DLX D-ETPW, 02 Aug 2009". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  8. "Izbjegnuta tragedija: Njemački avion sletio "na nos" u Puli, nema ozlijeđenih". Index.hr. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  9. Ranter, Harro. "Incident Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage D-EIFA, 21 Sep 2011". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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