Burgas Airport
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Burgas Airport Летище Бургас |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Fraport | ||||||||||
| Operator | Fraport Twin Star Airport Management | ||||||||||
| Serves | Burgas, Bulgaria | ||||||||||
| Location | Burgas, Bulgaria | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 41 m / 135 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°34′13″N 027°30′55″E / 42.57028°N 27.51528°ECoordinates: 42°34′13″N 027°30′55″E / 42.57028°N 27.51528°E | ||||||||||
| Website | burgas-airport.com | ||||||||||
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Source: Bulgarian AIP at EUROCONTROL
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| Passengers | 2,878,883 
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| Aircraft movements | 20,873
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Burgas Airport (IATA: BOJ, ICAO: LBBG), (Bulgarian: Летище Бургас, Letishte Burgas) is an international airport in southeast Bulgaria and the second largest airport in the country. The airport is located near to the north neighbourhood of Burgas, Sarafovo almost 10 kilometres from the city centre. The airport serves Burgas and seaside resorts of Bulgarian south coast and is a major destination during the European summer leisure season. In 2016, the airport handled 2,878,883 passengers, a 22.0% increase compared to 2015.
On 27 June 1937 the French company CIDNA (now part of Air France), chose the area of Burgas Airport to build a radio station and signed a contract with the Bulgarian government for its use. The contract expressly stated that the staff of Burgas Airport would be Bulgarian.
On 29 June 1947, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines began domestic flights between Burgas, Plovdiv and Sofia, using Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft. In the 1950s and 1960s the airport was expanded and modernized by building a concrete runway. In 1970, the airport became an international airport serving 45 destinations.
Burgas airport has been subject to heavy traffic following the growing tourism industry in Bulgaria and was in need of major investments to expand and handle projected passenger traffic. In June 2006, the Bulgarian Government awarded Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide a 35-year-long concession on both Varna and Burgas airports in return for investments exceeding €500 million.
Fraport entered into partnership with Varna-based company BM Star. The concessionaire has vowed to inject 403 million Euro in the two airports during the lifespan of the arrangement. Fraport will pay 60% of an investment of EUR 403 million over the 35-year concession. The investments will be made in new terminal facilities, vehicles and equipment and expanding apron areas at the airports over the life of the concession
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