Rinas Airport
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Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Tiranës Nënë Tereza |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Tirana International Airport SHPK (Part of China Everbright Limited) | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tirana, Albania | ||||||||||
| Location | Rinas | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 108 ft / 33 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°24′53″N 019°43′14″E / 41.41472°N 19.72056°ECoordinates: 41°24′53″N 019°43′14″E / 41.41472°N 19.72056°E | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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Location of Airport in Albania
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Source: Albanian AIP at EUROCONTROL Landings.com
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19.8%Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (Albanian: Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Tiranës Nënë Tereza, IATA: TIA, ICAO: LATI), commonly Rinas International Airport, is Albania's main international airport.
Named after Mother Teresa, in 2002, the Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary, the airport is located in the village of Rinas 6 nautical miles (11 kilometres; 6.9 miles) northwest of the city of Tirana.
The airport is one of the busiest in the Balkans, handling more than 2.6 million passengers in 2017. It offers international connections primarily within Europe. It serves as a hub for local carrier Albawings and as a focus city for Adria Airways, Blue Panorama Airlines and Ernest Airlines.
The airport was constructed during a period of two years, from 1955 to 1957. However, Tirana had commercial airline services before. As early as 1938, the Yugoslav carrier Aeroput introduced regular commercial flights linking Tirana with Belgrade, Serbia with a landing in Dubrovnik, Croatia. With the collapse of communism in Albania in 1991 and subsequent liberalization of travel restrictions abroad for Albanians, the number of airlines operating at the airport increased rapidly.
The air traffic equipment and facilities of the airport have been heavily modernised, following investments by Tirana International Airport SHPK, a consortium led by Hochtief AirPort. Hochtief assumed management of the airport on 23 April 2005, for a 20-year concession period.
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