Brač Airport Explained

Brač Airport
Nativename-R:Zračna luka Brač
Iata:BWK
Icao:LDSB
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the airport in Croatia
Pushpin Label:BWK
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Operator:Brač Airport Ltd.
City-Served:Brač, Croatia
Location:Bol
Elevation-F:1,781[1]
Elevation-M:543
Coordinates:43.2858°N 16.6797°W
Website:airport-brac.hr
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-F:5,774
R1-Length-M:1,760
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:19,073 19.60%
Footnotes:Croatian Aeronautical Information Publication[2]

Brač Airport (Croatian: Zračna luka Brač;) is an airport on the Croatian island of Brač, close to the town of Bol, after which it is sometimes also named informally. It is one of three island airports in the country (the other two being Krk Island's Rijeka Airport and Lošinj Airport on the eponymous island) used for commercial passenger flights, mainly charter traffic from Europe during the summer season.

Overview

Brač Airport is situated in Veško field, 543m above sea level. It is located some 14 km from Zlatni Rat (Golden horn) and 30 km from Supetar, the largest town on the island. Due to the airport's elevation as well as the vicinity of the highest island's peak, Vidova gora, there is a possibility of fog, low stratus and poor visibility. There is also a possibility of snow, but only for a few days during winter. The most frequent winds are bora (NE) and jugo (SE) and temporary light winds, such as maestral (W) and burin (NE).

Brač Airport is equipped for acceptance and dispatching of a smaller commercial aircraft up to 100 seats during daylight and at night. It is open all year long. Charters and scheduled flights typically operate only during the summer season. Public transportation is not organised, however, a taxi service is available during airport opening hours.[3]

Brač Airport was opened on 22 May 1993, making it Croatia's youngest airport.[4] The present terminal building opened in 2007.[5]

Between November 2016 and March 2017 the runway was lengthened from 1,440 to 1,760 meters towards the southwest,[6] allowing the airport to handle aircraft such as Airbus A319, Bombardier C-Series and Embraer 195. Work was valued at 666,000 euros.[7]

The second phase of runway extension will see the runway lengthened towards the northeast from 1,760 to 2,350 meters, enabling unrestricted aircraft handling of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-800.[8]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Brač Airport:

Statistics

Traffic at Brač Airport[9]
YearPassengersA/C Operations
200029.0361.448
200133.7591.587
200231.9661.815
200327.3392.058
200426.9651.875
200522.2051.865
200617.7212.266
200715.5202.172
200814.7841.862
200912.8602.122
201011.7471.390
201112.5821.538
201212.6341.426
201310.3961.310
201410.4311.382
20159.8131.622
201613.1192.010
201721.596TBC
201830.170TBC
201925.339TBC
20204.250TBC
202110.004TBC
202215.948TBC
202319.073[10] TBC

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AIP for CROATIA (section AD-2.LDSB) valid from 07 DEC 2017 . 27 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180128021314/http://www.crocontrol.hr/UserDocsImages/AIS%20produkti/eAIP/2017-12-07-AIRAC/html/eAIP/LD-AD-2.LDSB-en-HR.html . 28 January 2018 . dead .
  2. Web site: AIP]. European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation.
  3. Web site: Brac Airport . 11 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140220070227/http://www.airport-brac.hr/Aerodrom_ENG/onama_eng.html . 20 February 2014 .
  4. Web site: Brac Airport . 11 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140220054144/http://www.airport-brac.hr/Aerodrom_ENG/onama_povijest_eng.html . 20 February 2014 .
  5. Web site: History - Zračna luka Brač - Airport Brač. airport-brac.hr. 29 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180117194951/http://airport-brac.hr/wordpress/history/. 17 January 2018. dead.
  6. Web site: Brač Airport to begin runway extension. www.exyuaviation.com. 27 October 2016 .
  7. Web site: Brač Airport completes runway extension. www.exyuaviation.com. 20 March 2017 .
  8. Web site: Brač Airport Expansion Draws TUI and Eurowings. 13 March 2017. 14 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170314153612/https://www.total-croatia-news.com/travel/15969-brac-airport-expansion-draws-tui-and-eurowings. dead.
  9. Web site: PUTNICI KROZ GODINE (STAT.doc) . airport-brac.hr . 2020-12-10.
  10. Web site: Former Yugoslav airports handle 32.5 million passengers in 2023 . 19 January 2024 .