Niš Constantine the Great Airport

Niš Constantine the Great International Airport Аеродром Константин Велики Aerodrom Konstantin Veliki
IATA: INI ICAO: LYNI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Public Enterprise for Airport Services Airport Niš
Serves	Niš, Serbia
Location	Medoševac and Popovac
Elevation AMSL	650 ft / 198 m
Coordinates	43°20′14″N 021°51′13″E / 43.33722°N 21.85361°E / 43.33722; 21.85361Coordinates: 43°20′14″N 021°51′13″E / 43.33722°N 21.85361°E / 43.33722; 21.85361
Website	nis-airport.com
Map
INI Location in Serbia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 11R/29L 2,500 8,202 Asphalt 11L/29R 1,700 5,577 Grass
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 124.917 Passenger change +344.5% Aircraft movements 722 Movements change 73%
Sources: Serbian AIP at Eurocontrol Official website A:^ The AIP does not give a runway number but the headings given are 114 and 294

Passengers	124.917
Passenger change	+344.5%
Aircraft movements	722
Movements change	73%

Niš Constantine the Great Airport (Serbian: Аеродром Ниш - Константин Велики / Aerodrom Niš - Konstantin Veliki) (IATA: INI, ICAO: LYNI), located 4 km (2.5 mi) northwest of the centre city of Niš in village Medoševac and Popovac on territory Niš municipality of Crveni Krst. It is the second largest international airport in Serbia.

The first airfield serving the city of Niš was established in 1910, near the village of Donje Međurovo. In the 1930s, Aeroput, used the airport for civil service. In 1935 Aeroput included a stop in Niš in its route linking Belgrade with Skoplje.Following World War II, the airport was used as a military base. Among other units, it was a base for the 63rd Paratroop Brigade and 119th Aviation Brigade. A portion of the airport is still used by the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence.

In 1952, At the site of today's airport, the first concrete runway, measuring 1,500 m (4,921 ft), was built and used for military flights. In order to maintain the pace with the development of military as well as civil aircraft, in 1972 the length of the runway was extended to 2,200 m (7,218 ft) to accommodate larger contemporary commercial aircraft.

In the 1970s, the airport was used for occasional service to the Adriatic coast. By the 1980s, this occasional service led the local leadership to recognize the needs of the citizens living in Niš as well as in this part of the country and took into account the industrial development of the city. The association of economic and political entities prepared detailed terms and in 1986 made a decision on establishing the business organization "Airport Niš".