Podgorica Airport: the main air-port of Montenegro
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Podgorica Airport: the main air-port of Montenegro
Podgorica Airport is the key airport of Montenegro, which is located in the vicinity of Podgorica near the village of Golubovichi. The airport receives and sends the main air routes of the country every day and is the base of the Montenegro Airlines Montenegrin airline.
In 2007, received the status of the best airport among the terminals with a capacity of up to one million passengers by the decision of the expert commission Airports Council International. Podgorica Airport is really successfully coping with the volume of passenger traffic, but for this purpose in 2006 a new terminal was built, which increased the area of reception areas and significantly relieved the main territory.
Podgorica Airport was established in 1961 and carried out not only civilian flights, but also air transportation of the Yugoslav Air Force. He was repeatedly bombed by NATO, because had a military-civil status. Fortunately, the airport Podgorica was not affected at least as a peaceful transport junction - passenger areas were not affected.
Podgorica Airport (like Tivat) finally moved to Montenegro in 2003. The reconstruction, which began in 2006 and ended in 2009, made Podgorica Airport more modern, spacious and functional. So, the runway was repaired, the passenger area is equipped with modern aprons and a terminal with an area of 5, 5 thousand square meters. Now the airport Podgorica accepts large liners with wide fuselages, then before such an opportunity he did not have. Now Podgorica Airport can cooperate with airlines that use Boeing 747, which opened up new opportunities for sending and receiving passengers.
Podgorica Airport also boasts modern control points serving passengers internationally. The conditions in the waiting area are not very luxurious, but Podgorica Airport can meet the basic requirements of visitors: there are catering outlets, periodicals, currency exchange, duty free shops, racks with the necessary services: car and hotel rental, information stands, stands airlines, etc. Podgorica Airport also has a small VIP-lounge.
The main airlines with which Podgorica Airport is constantly operating are the national organization Montenegro Airlines, as well as General Aviation, Nordstar Airlines, S7, Moskovia, taimyr Airlines, Aeroflot. In a season to this list charters and the regional organizations are added.
Podgorica Airport is easily accessible from key cities and resorts in Montenegro. Near to it the highway Podgorica-Bar is constructed, on which it is possible to reach the sea in about 45 minutes. From the airport to Podgorica (15 minutes) there are bus services and taxis.
Airport Podgorica - address, telephone, e-mail:
JP Aerodromi Crne Gore
Aerodrom Podgorica
81000 Podgorica, PP 202
Crna Gora - Montenegro
tel .: +382 20 444 222, +382 20 444 244
e-mail: info@apm.co.me
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