Tirana International Airport
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Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Tiranës Nënë Tereza |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Tirana International Airport SHPK | ||||||||||
| Operator | Tirana International Airport SHPK (Part of AviAlliance) | ||||||||||
| 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 | tirana-airport |
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Source: Albanian AIP at EUROCONTROL Landings.com
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| Passengers | 2,195,100 |
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| Passenger change 15–16 |
 11.3% |
| Aircraft movements | 22,352 |
| Movements change 15–16 |
7.1% |
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (Albanian: Aeroporti Ndërkombëtar i Tiranës Nënë Tereza, IATA: TIA, ICAO: LATI) is currently Albania's only international airport. It is commonly known as Rinas International Airport, as it is located in the village of Rinas 6 nautical miles (11 kilometres; 6.9 miles) northwest of Tirana.
The airport was named in 2001, after the Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary Mother Teresa. It is one of the busiest airport in the Balkans, handling nearly 2.2 million passengers in 2016. It serves as a hub for local carrier Albawings and as a focus city for Blue Panorama Airlines, Adria Airways, Alitalia and Mistral Air.
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza was constructed during a period of two years, from 1955 to 1957. However, Tirana had commercial airline services before. As early as 1938, Yugoslav carrier Aeroput introduced regular commercial flights linking Tirana with Belgrade with a landing in Dubrovnik. With the fall of communism in Albania in 1991, and subsequent liberalization of travel restrictions abroad for Albanians, the number of airlines operating at the airport increased.
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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