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Golubovci Airport
Airport Directory » Serbia and Montenegro » Podgorica » Golubovci AirportPodgorica Airport (Montenegrin: Аеродром Подгорица, Aerodrom Podgorica) (IATA: TGD, ICAO: LYPG) is an international airport turn up 11 kilometre (seven land mile) southward of Podgorica, Montenegro. It is the independent hub for Montenegro Airlines.
It is 1 of 2 public airports in Montenegro, the other being Tivat Airport. Both are functioned by the state-owned corporation Airports of Montenegro (Аеродроми Црне Горе, Aerodromi Crne Gore). The airport is sometimes named Golubovci Airport by the locals, as the city of Golubovci is in close propinquity. Podgorica Airport assisted over 500,000 riders in 2008. Airports Council International presented Podgorica The most good airport under 1 million riders in 2007.
The IATA codification of the airport is still TGD because Podgorica was named Titograd (after Josip Broz Tito) from 1946 to 1992.
The airport deals domestic voyages within Montenegro as good as international voyages. As Montenegro's 2 independent airports are just 80 kilometre apart, there are no regular rider domestic voyages. Domestic voyages have been cut down to charter voyages and civil aviation, and all scheduled traffic is international.
There are daily scheduled voyages to various European destinations. During the summertime season, there are many charter voyages and air connexions to various leading towns in the world. The voyage to Belgrade airport has traditionally accounted for bulk of the traffic at the airport, but the percent is falling.
VIP and cab air hose Vektra Aviation, Di Air and OKI Air are found at the airport. Serbian VIP air hose Air Pink and Prince Aviation also use the airport.
Overview
The airport was built in 1961, in Zeta Plain, southward of Podgorica. Since its opening, it provided to both general aviation and Yugoslav Air Force. It was, alongside with the Tivat Airport, owned by Yugoslav Airlines until 2003, when Government of Montenegro purchased both airports. The airport was a frequent mark during 1999 NATO bombing, when noumerous Podgorica Airbase installations and subway fuel armored combats vehicle were destruct. However, no eminent damage on the rider depot or landing track and taxi strip systems was bring down.
The airport has ICAO categorisation 4E ILS Cat I. However, ILS districting is possible only on landing track 36, as northern draw close to landing track 18 is optical only, possible under perfect VMC. This is due to propinquity of Dinaric Alps in the northward.
A major redevelopment and enlargement took location in 2006, with a renovation and extension of the apron and improvements to the taxi strip system, field visible lighting system and influence furnish. There are six aprons or else of previous 3, and further extension of up to eight aprons is possible. Entirely new rider depot was made.
The better taxi strip system let the widebody aircraft to be serviced at the airport. Thus, the airport set about servicing Il-86s and Boeing 747 merchant ship that district in April 2008 was the biggest plane that see Podgorica airport.
Terminals
As air traffic in Montenegro saw rapid increase in recent yr, the currently named "old" rider depot, a little, single-storey construction, with 1 international and 1 domestic departure entrance, has get unequal. This guided to the building of an all new depot.
The new rider depot (5,500 m2) opened on May 14, 2006. It has eight going and two arrival entrances, and is able to deal up to 1 million riders each year.
The depot construction is all aluminum and glass building, characteristic progressed architectural solutions such as indirect visible radiation throughout the construction. Since its opening, it characteristic 2 coffee bar, 2 paper stalls, a duty free, rent-a-car stations, and major Montenegrin bank mercantile establishments. Although the airport is see a low-risk 1, security projection screening has been visibly increased since the unveiling of the new depot. Security measure out and supervising that are standard for European airports are used on the depot.
Although a all new construction, it does not characteristic jetways, as rider flowing at the airport does not enforce the take for 1.
The old depot construction is currently housing medical staff, air hose business office, a VIP lounge and a news conference hallway. It was denoted by the local press in July 2008 that the old depot shall be rennovated, getting the 2nd new depot of the airport after the independent depot had been build in 2006. It is not known whether the rennovated old depot shall be for rider use or for VIP use.
Military utilization
Podgorica Airport is a public airport, but parts the independent landing track with nearby Podgorica Military Air Base.
Part of the armed forces complex was also 08/26 landing track, which was not used by civilian aeroplanes, as it is just marked and only 15m broad. It is plugged in to the briny 18/36 landing track by three kilometer long taxi strip, and is turn up adjecent to Šipčanik Hill, near the city of Tuzi. The hill duplicate as an subway aircraft shelter, and was seriosely damaged during the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. It was late changed over into a vino cave by the Plantaže corporation. The 08/26 landing track is now unused, and is ill-defined what shall be its time to come use.
With Montenegro's independency on June 3, 2006, the new characteristic Military of Montenegro denoted that it will not back up a armed combat air pressure. Currently, 9 G-4 Super Galebs have Podgorica Airbase as their home office, and it is not known whether anybody of the aeroplanes shall be retained.
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