Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport
Ohrid St.Paul the Apostle Airport Аеродром „Свети Апостол Павле“ Охрид | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
| Operator | TAV Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ohrid, North Macedonia | ||||||||||
| Location | Orovnik, Debarca Municipality | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,313 ft (705 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°10′48″N 020°44′32″E / 41.18000°N 20.74222°E | ||||||||||
| Website | ohd | ||||||||||
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Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport[1] (Macedonian: Аеродром „Св. Апостол Павле“ Охрид, romanized: Aerodrom „Sv. Apostol Pavle“ Ohrid, IATA: OHD, ICAO: LWOH), also known as Ohrid Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром Охрид, romanized: Aerodrom Ohrid), is an international airport in Debarca Municipality, North Macedonia. The airport is located 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest from Ohrid. The main purpose of St. Paul the Apostle Airport is to serve as a second airport in North Macedonia and alternative to Skopje International Airport and cater to flights bringing in tourists destined for Ohrid.
History
The last runway reconstruction was performed in 2004, when a lighting system, a first category with simple approach lights, was installed. Other features enable takeoff, landing and maneuvering with different types of aircraft.[2]
In 2008, the Macedonian Government signed a contract with the Turkish company TAV Airports Holding for a twenty-year-long concession during which this company would manage Macedonia's two existing airports in Ohrid and Skopje. Ohrid airport saw its terminal building and VIP sections modernized.
Facilities
The airport can accommodate small to medium-sized aircraft. The apron can park up to 9 aircraft and the terminal is equipped to handle up to 400,000 passengers annually. Among other amenities the terminal building encompasses an information desk, a restaurant, a duty-free shop, and a VIP lounge.
There is no arrivals lounge. The local public await the passengers outside the building.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and seasonal flights at Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Serbia | Seasonal: Belgrade[3] |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal: Vienna[4] |
| Chair Airlines | Zürich[5] |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal: Zürich[6] |
| GP Aviation | Basel/Mulhouse[7] |
| TUI Airways | Seasonal: London–Gatwick,[8] Manchester[9] |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal: Amsterdam[10] |
| Turkish Airlines | Seasonal: Istanbul[11] |
| Wizz Air | Basel/Mulhouse,[12] Dortmund,[12] Memmingen[12] Seasonal: Bratislava,[13][14] Katowice,[15] Milan–Malpensa,[16] Wrocław[15] |
Statistics
The number of passengers at the airport is shown in the next table:
| Year | Passengers | Change | Aircraft movements | Change |
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| 1990 | 67,811 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 60,440 |  10,9% |
- | - |
| 1992 | 34,344 | 43,2% |
- | - |
| 1993 | 48,022 |  39,8% |
- | - |
| 1994 | 18,681 | 61,1% |
- | - |
| 1995 | 39,270 | 110,2% |
- | - |
| 1996 | 104,229 | 165,4% |
- | - |
| 1997 | 42,544 | 59,2% |
- | - |
| 1998 | 55,417 | 30,3% |
- | - |
| 1999 | 74,497 | 34,4% |
- | - |
| 2000 | 65,941 | 11,5% |
- | - |
| 2001 | 53,954 | 18,2% |
- | - |
| 2002 | 60,209 | 11,6% |
- | - |
| 2003 | 51,082 | 15,5% |
- | - |
| 2004 | 32,309 | 36,8% |
- | - |
| 2005 | 53,901 | 66,8% |
- | - |
| 2006 | 50,336 | 6,6% |
- | - |
| 2007 | 45,515 | 9,6% |
- | - |
| 2008 | 44,413 | 2,4% |
- | - |
| 2009 | 33,873 | 23,7% |
- | - |
| 2010 | 14,095 | 58,4% |
- | - |
| 2011 | 78,246 | 455,1% |
906 | - |
| 2012 | 84,736 | 8,3% |
866 | 4,4% |
| 2013 | 83,060 | 2,0% |
1,069 | 23,4% |
| 2014 | 69,984 | 15,7% |
821 | 23,2% |
| 2015 | 107,916 | 54,2% |
1,133 | 38,0% |
| 2016 | 145,002 | 34,5% |
1,446 | 27,6% |
| 2017 | 159,072 | 9,7% |
1,450 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 184,283 | 15,8% |
1,562 | 7.7% |
| 2019 | 317,218 | 72.1% |
2,623 | 67.9% |
| 2020 | 72,086 | 77.3% |
606 | 76.9% |
| 2021 | 122,154 | 69.5% |
976 | 61.1% |
| 2022 | 232,232 | 90.1% |
1,566 | 61.8% |
| 2023 | 265,896 | 14.5% |
462 | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 219,916 | 17.3% |
0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 263,869 | 20.0% |
0 | 0% |
Ground transportation
There are currently no buses linking the airport with Ohrid city centre. The normal taxi fare for the 9-km ride is 12 euros or 730 denars.
Incidents and accidents
- On 20 November 1993, Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yak 42D crashed near the airport.[17] The aircraft was on a flight from Geneva, Switzerland to Skopje, but had been diverted to Ohrid due to poor weather conditions.[18] All 116 people on board the aircraft died.[19] One passenger initially survived the crash but died from his injuries in hospital eleven days later.[20]
References
- ↑ "TAV Ohrid Airport, North Macedonia". ohd.airports.com.mk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ↑ "Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Macedonia". CAA. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ↑ "Air Serbia unveils new European destinations". 16 December 2022.
- ↑ "Austrian Airlines delays Ohrid launch". 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Chair Airlines to launch Tuzla service, boost Pristina and Skopje". EX-YU Aviation News. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Edelweiss präsentiert Sommerflugplan". Fliegerweb (in German). 19 December 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Basel Airport runway work to disrupt some flights". EX-YU Aviation News. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "TUI returning Ohrid route in 2026". 31 December 2024.
- ↑ "TUI to launch new Ohrid service". EX-YU Aviation News. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ↑ "TUI Airways discontinues one of two Ohrid routes". EX-YU Aviation News. 10 October 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ "Ohrid, which was launched this summer, will not run over the winter months". 28 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Wizz Air schedules new Ohrid service". EX-YU Aviation News. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ Petit Press a.s. (2025-10-16). "Wizz Air neustupuje, v Bratislave pridáva ďalších dvanásť nových liniek". closer.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ↑ "Wizz Air revises EX-YU network as winter season nears". 13 July 2026.
- 1 2 "НИКОЛОСКИ НАЈАВИ ПЕТ НОВИ АВИОЛИНИИ ОД СКОПЈЕ И ОХРИД, "ВИЗЕР" ЌЕ ГО ЗГОЛЕМИ КАПАЦИТЕТОТ ЗА 50 ОТСТО И ЌЕ ВРАБОТИ УШТЕ 100 ЛУЃЕ" [Nikoloski announces five new routes from Skopje and Ohrid, capacity will increase by 50% and 100 new job positions]. 3 September 2025.
- ↑ "Wizz Air cancels Ohrid route". 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Plane crashes with a sole survivor". www.airsafe.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Yakovlev 42D RA-42390 Ohrid Airport (OHD)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ↑ "The Bryan Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ↑ "The Vindicator - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 7 February 2018.