Osijek Airport

Osijek Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Osijek; IATA: OSI, ICAO: LDOS), commonly referred to as Klisa is the international airport of Osijek, Croatia. It is located 20 km east southeast^[1] of Osijek and near the D2 state road, southwest of the village of Klisa.

Osijek Airport Zračna luka Osijek
IATA: OSI ICAO: LDOS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Osijek Airport Ltd.
Serves	Osijek, Vukovar
Location	Klisa, Croatia
Elevation AMSL	291 ft / 89 m
Coordinates	45°27′46″N 018°48′37″E
Website	osijek-airport.hr
Map
OSI Location of the airport in Croatia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11/29 2,500 8,202 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 15,875 37,86%
Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[1]

Facilities

The terminal building, with an area of 1300 m², provides flow from 200 to 400 passengers per hour, i.e., 100,000 to 150,000 passengers per year. As an additional passenger service, there is the possibility for contracting individual charter flights. The passenger terminal is equipped to handle domestic and international traffic; it features passport and custom controls, passenger and baggage check-in, exchange, information, a café-bar and restaurant as well as rent a car, taxi and car parking services.

Cargo traffic

Osijek Airport is primarily constructed for cargo traffic, due to Croatia's favorable geographic and transport position. One of the examples is that the airport's apron can handle large freighter aircraft such as the B747 and A330.

In order to get Croatia included into European transport network, government and local authorities are investing and developing transport infrastructure and combined transport activities: road and railroad network, international waterway, the Drava, with the cargo port and Osijek Airport.

The complex traffic Corridor Vc (road, railway, and river and air traffic) which connects Northern, Central and Southern Europe represents an opportunity to integrate economic development and traffic movement into the Central European area. It is opportunity – for all economic areas, such as manufacturers, distributors, as it for Osijek Airport.

Čepin airfield

There is also a secondary airfield, used exclusively for sport and private flying purposes. Located South-West of the city centre, it is called Čepin and has ICAO code LDOC. It is also used for exhibitions. When Pope John Paul II visited Croatia, this was the place where the service was held. Also, the annual car-show is held here.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Osijek Airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Croatia Airlines	Munich[2] Seasonal: Dubrovnik,[citation needed] Split[citation needed]
Ryanair	Seasonal: London–Stansted[3]
Trade Air	Dubrovnik, Pula,[4] Rijeka,[4] Split,[4] Zagreb[4] Seasonal: Zadar[4]

Statistics

Traffic at Osijek Airport^[5]

Year	Passengers	Cargo (kg)
1980–90	33,000 per year	N/A
2007	2,824	270,572
2008	14,883	173,050
2009	34,912	est. 180,000
2010	20,824[6]	est. 190,000
2011	21,903[7]	est. 250,000
2012	2,164[8]	est. 180.000
2013	3,404[9]
2014	26,768[10]
2015	28,651[11]
2016	30,605[12]
2017	43,373[13]
2018	67,235[14]
2019	46,361[15]	13,460
2020	6,625[16]
2021	11,515
2022	15,875
2023	36,791