Žilina Airport

Žilina Airport (IATA: ILZ, ICAO: LZZI) is an international public airport located in Žilina, Slovakia. Located near the village of Dolný Hričov, the airport is situated approximately 15km from the city centre of Žilina and 12km from the city’s railway station[1]. The airport is largely used for international and domestic flights, but caters to private, amateur sport and air ambulance flights[1]. Žilina airport often serves as a primary training airport for students at the University of Žilina majoring in air transport-related studies.[1]

Žilina Airport

Letisko Žilina
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLetisko Žilina a.s.
ServesŽilina
LocationDolný Hričov, Slovakia
Elevation AMSL1,020 ft / 311 m
Coordinates49°13′53″N 18°36′48″E
Websitewww.letisko.sk
Map
ILZ
Location of airport in Slovakia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 1,150 3,773 Concrete

History

The airport was built in the 1970s to replace the old Brezovský Majer airport, to give way to the growing city of Žilina.[2] The first flight to Prague was done on 4 May 1972, and the airport was officially opened on 2 August 1974.[3]

References
  1. Novák Sedláčková, Alena; Švecová, Denisa (2018). Bartuška, L. (ed.). "The Regional Airports' Problems in the Slovak Republic: The Case Study of Žilina Airport". MATEC Web of Conferences. 236: 02001. doi:10.1051/matecconf/201823602001. ISSN 2261-236X.
  2. Slabej, Martin; Grinč, Michal; Kováč, Matúš; Decký, Martin; Šedivý, Štefan (2015-09-01). "Non-invasive diagnostic methods for investigating the quality of Žilina airport's runway". Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy. 45 (3): 237–254. doi:10.1515/congeo-2015-0022. ISSN 1338-0540.
  3. "History - Letisko Žilina". www.letisko.sk. Retrieved 2020-03-31.




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