Podgorica Airport
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Podgorica Airport Аеродром Подгорица |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Airports of Montenegro | ||||||||||
| Serves | Podgorica, Montenegro | ||||||||||
| Location | Golubovci | ||||||||||
| Hub for | Montenegro Airlines | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 141 ft / 43 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°21′34″N 19°15′07″E / 42.35944°N 19.25194°ECoordinates: 42°21′34″N 19°15′07″E / 42.35944°N 19.25194°E | ||||||||||
| Website | montenegroairports.com | ||||||||||
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 TGD
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Source: Airports of Montenegro
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| Aircraft movements | 5,957 |
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| Number of passengers | 873,278 |
Podgorica Airport (Montenegrin: Аеродром Подгорица / Aerodrom Podgorica, pronounced [aerǒdrom pǒdɡorit͡sa]) (IATA: TGD, ICAO: LYPG) is an international airport serving the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica and the surrounding region. It is one of two international airports in Montenegro, the other being Tivat Airport. Both are operated by the state-owned company Airports of Montenegro (Аеродроми Црне Горе, Aerodromi Crne Gore).
The airport is situated 11 km (6.8 mi) south of central Podgorica, in the Zeta Plain, one of the few flat areas of Montenegro suitable for a large airport. The airport is locally known as Golubovci Airport, as it is located within the administrative boundaries of the town of Golubovci. The IATA code of the airport is still TGD because Podgorica was named Titograd (after Josip Broz Tito) from 1946 to 1992, during which time the airport opened. It is the main hub for Montenegro Airlines and Di Air.
The history of civil aviation in Podgorica began on May 26, 1928, when a Aeroput Potez 29/2 landed on the Podgorica airfield, a small airfield with grass runway, located near the site of today's Podgorica Rail Station. The plane was on experimental line Belgrade-Skopje-Podgorica-Mostar-Sarajevo-Belgrade line, organized to examine the possibilities of linking Belgrade with southern parts of Yugoslavia. On May 5, 1930, scheduled passenger flights began on Belgrade-Sarajevo-Podgorica line. Aeroput used Farman F.300 aircraft on this line.
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