Burgas Airport

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Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Fraport
Operator	Fraport Twin Star Airport Management
Serves	Burgas, Bulgaria
Location	Burgas, Bulgaria
Hub for	Air VIA BH Air Bulgaria Air Bulgarian Air Charter
Elevation AMSL	41 m / 135 ft
Coordinates	{{#invoke:Coordinates|coordinsert|42°34′13″N 027°30′55″E|type:airport}}
Website	burgas-airport.com
Maps
Template:Location mapLocation of airport in Bulgaria
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Statistics (2015)
Passengers 2,360,320 Decrease Aircraft movements 18,271 Decrease
Source: Belgian AIP at EUROCONTROL

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Burgas Airport Template:Airport codes, (Template:Lang-bg) 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 2014, the airport handled 2,522,319 passengers, a 2.0% increase compared to 2013.

History

Early years

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.

Development since the 2000s

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

On 18 July 2012 a bomb exploded on a passenger bus transporting Israeli tourists at the Burgas Airport. The explosion killed seven people and injured thirty-two (see 2012 Burgas bus bombing).

Facilities

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Terminal 2

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Control tower

Terminals

In December 2011 construction work began on the new Terminal 2. The new terminal was planned to have a capacity of 2,700,000 passengers and an area of Template:Convert/m2. The new terminal building was designed so that it can be easily upgraded to further increase capacity, if necessary. Construction of the new terminal was completed in 2013, and has been operational since December 2013.

Terminal 2 replaced the older Terminal 1, which was built in the 1950s and expanded in the early 1990s, and now handles all of the airport's passenger traffic. The terminal is equipped with 31 check-in counters, three boarding-card checkpoints, nine security lanes and eight departure gates. The arrivals area (divided into Schengen and non-Schengen zones) has 12 immigration stations and four baggage carousels (one 120 metres (Template:Convert/sround ft) long and three 70 metres (Template:Convert/sround ft) long carousels). Passenger amenities include Template:Convert/m2 of space dedicated to shopping and Template:Convert/m2 for food and beverage (F&B) services. There is also a Template:Convert/m2 outdoor courtyard.

Runway

At 3,200 metres (10,500 ft), Burgas Airport has the fourth longest runway in the Balkans, after Athens Airport, Sofia Airport and Belgrade Airport.
In 31 October 2016 begins reconstruction and rehabilitation of taxiways at Burgas airport. The project includes a complete rehabilitation of 3,500 square meters of taxiway "H", complete rehabilitation of taxiway "A", as well as area adjacent to the runway holding point. During this period also the replacement of the control and monitoring system for airfield lighting and approach light equipment will be completed. The total investment of Fraport Twin Star Airport Management in these projects is over BGN 12 million.

Airlines and destinations

There are domestic and international flights to about 126 destinations in 31 countries, by more than 69 Bulgarian and foreign airlines (season 2016). The busiest season for the airport is from the end of April to the beginning of October.

Charter flights

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Statistics

Traffic at Burgas Airport

Year	Domestic passenger	Change	International passenger	Change	Total	Change	Aircraft movements	Change
1998	16,020		417,004		433,024		6,092
1999	14,734	Decrease 8%	324,563	Decrease 22%	339,297	Decrease 21.6%	5,722	Decrease 6.1%
2000	8,964	Decrease 39.2%	389,051	Increase 19.9%	398,015	Increase 17.3%	5,224	Decrease 8.7%
2001	1,993	Decrease 77.8%	592,403	Increase 52.3%	594,396	Increase 49.3%	5,633	Increase7.8%
2002	1,882	Decrease 5.6%	765,594	Increase 29.2%	767,476	Increase 29.1%	6,515	Increase 15.6%
2003	1,858	Decrease 1.3%	1,024,179	Increase 33.8%	1,026,037	Increase 33.7%	8,136	Increase 24.8%
2004	2,621	Increase 41.1%	1,339,552	Increase 30.8%	1,342,173	Increase 30.8%	10,692	Increase 31.4%
2005	2,232	Decrease 14.8%	1,553,398	Increase 16%	1,555,603	Increase 16%	11,842	Increase 10.7%
2006	1,504	Decrease 32.6%	1,706,695	Increase 9.9%	1,708,199	Increase 9.8%	13,364	Increase 12.8%
2007	11,346	Increase 654.4%	1,926,279	Increase 12.9%	1,937,625	Increase 13.4%	13,606	Increase 1.8%
2008	15,061	Increase 32.7%	1,905,562	Decrease 1.1%	1,920,623	Decrease 0.8%	13,794	Increase 1.4%
2009	12,450	Decrease 17.3%	1,671,336	Decrease 12.3%	1,683,786	Decrease 12.3%	11,956	Decrease 13.3%
2010	14,273	Increase 14.6%	1,858,345	Increase 11.2%	1,872,618	Increase 11.2%	13,774	Increase 15.2%
2011	77,789	Increase 445%	2,151,256	Increase 21.2%	2,229,045	Increase 19%	19,215	Increase 19%
2012	69,244	Decrease 11%	2,287,621	Increase 6.3%	2,356,865	Increase 5.7%	16,961	Decrease 11.7%
2013	44,780	Decrease 34.3%	2,416,868	Increase 2.5%	2,461,648	Increase 4.4%	18,008	Increase 6.2%
2014	36,589	Decrease 18.3%	2,485,730	Increase 2.8%	2,522,319	Increase 2.6%	18,869	Increase 0.8%
2015	30,376	Decrease 17%	2,329,944	Decrease 7.3%	2,360,320	Decrease 6.7%	18,271	Decrease 4.3%
2016 (01.01-30.11)		Increase		Increase	2,878,702	Increase 22.5%	20,871	Increase 15.9%

Ground transportation

Bus

Line No 15 (Bus-stop: located at the entrance of the airport area).Initial and final bus stops in Burgas – Burgas bus station "South".

Taxi

The Taxi Piazza is located in front of the Arrivals Terminal at Burgas Airport. A taxi ride from Burgas Airport to the city takes approx 15 minutes, depending on the traffic intensity.

Parking

Passengers and guests arriving at Burgas Airport with their personal car can use the commercially available parking lot, located in the immediate vicinity of the main terminal building. The parking lot has 199 car spaces available and is accessible 24 hours a day.

Incidents and accidents

• On 18 July 2012, an attack at Burgas Airport occurred. A suicide bomber boarded a bus which was transporting Israeli citizens to the Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach located in Burgas, the perpetrator detonated the bomb killing 6 civilians (+ 1 suicide bomber) as well as injuring 32 people. The attack resulted in the closure of Burgas Airport for over 30 hours, resulting in the majority of flights diverting to Varna Airport.

External links

• Official website
• FOLLOW ME film about Burgas Airport