Month: May 2026

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport sits 9 km north of central Ahmedabad in Hansol, and handled a record 13.34 million passengers in FY 2024-25 (+14.8% YoY) — India’s #7 busiest airport, Gujarat’s busiest. Operated by Adani Airports since 2020 (the first private operator to take over an Airports Authority of India facility). T1 (domestic) and T2 (international). From 29 March 2026, Air India and Air India Express moved from T1…

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport sits ~5 miles southwest of downtown Anchorage, named in 2000 after the long-serving Alaska Senator. Over 5.5 million passengers in 2024; Alaska Airlines is the dominant carrier (one of its five hubs, ~37,000 flights operated to/from ANC in 2024). New nonstops launched recently to New York, Washington DC, San Diego and Detroit. The defining ANC fact for global aviation: this is the busiest cargo airport…

Roland Garros Airport sits 10 km east of Saint-Denis in Sainte-Marie, on the north coast of La Réunion, and set its all-time record of 2,764,811 passengers in 2025 (+4% YoY). La Réunion is a French overseas department (DOM-974) — full part of the French Republic and the EU, BUT explicitly NOT part of the Schengen Area. The practical result: EES and ETIAS do NOT apply at RUN; the Schengen visa…

Svalbard Airport sits 3 km northwest of Longyearbyen on the Adventdalen flatland, latitude 78°N — the world’s northernmost commercial airport with scheduled service. Around 185,000 passengers in 2025. SAS operates ~73% of departures, Norwegian Air Shuttle covers the rest; some SAS flights make a Tromsø (TOS) stop, Norwegian tends to fly direct from Oslo (OSL). The 1h 40m Tromsø — LYR hop is the shortest leg into the Arctic from…

Tivat Airport sits 3 km southeast of Tivat town on the Bay of Kotor coast, 9 km from Kotor old town and ~22 km from Budva. It is Montenegro’s coastal-leisure aviation gateway: strongly seasonal — 80% of all traffic is handled May-September, with most routes running April-October. Air Serbia leads by departure count (29 weekly), easyJet is second (and grew 80% from the UK market in 2024). British Airways and…

Podgorica Airport sits 11 km south of Podgorica city centre in Golubovci, and handled an all-time record 1.76 million passengers in 2024. The defining 2026 development: Wizz Air opened a Podgorica base in March 2026 with two Airbus A321neo aircraft, 14 new routes and over 1 million extra annual seats — making Wizz the largest carrier by capacity ahead of Air Montenegro, Ryanair, and Turkish. Montenegro is NOT in Schengen…

Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport sits 17 km southeast of central Zagreb in Velika Gorica, and set its all-time passenger record of 4.72 million in 2025, up 30% on the 2019 pre-pandemic benchmark. Single integrated terminal opened March 2017 (replacing the 1960s original). Croatia Airlines is the hub flag carrier; Ryanair established a Zagreb base in 2024 with 22 routes. Croatia joined both Schengen AND the Eurozone on the same day…

Thessaloniki “Makedonia” Airport sits 13 km southeast of central Thessaloniki in Mikra/Thermi, and set its all-time passenger record of 7.98 million in 2025 (+8.1% year-on-year, 15.8% above the 2019 pre-pandemic peak). The recent €100M Fraport Greece rebuild doubled terminal space via a new 34,000 m² wing linked to the original by skyway bridges. Aegean operates ~1/3 of departures (31 destinations); Ryanair leads by route count with 36. Bus 78 runs…

Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport sits 18 km west of central Belgrade in Surčin, and set its all-time passenger record of 8.91 million in 2025 (+6.5% year-on-year). Operated under a 25-year concession by VINCI Airports since March 2018 (€730M investment plan), it is Air Serbia’s main hub and Wizz Air’s Balkan base. Serbia is NOT in Schengen and NOT in the EU (candidate status, accession talks ongoing) — so the EU…

Albrecht Dürer Airport Nuremberg sits 6 km north of central Nuremberg in the Bavarian district of Mittelfranken, and set its all-time passenger record of 4.51 million in 2025 (+11.9% year-on-year, finally surpassing the 2018 peak). Single terminal. The U-Bahn U2 line runs directly under the terminal to Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof in 12 minutes — the fastest airport-to-city link in Germany at any airport over 4M passengers. Ryanair is the top carrier…

Marseille Provence Airport sits 27 km northwest of central Marseille in the commune of Marignane, on the Étang de Berre lagoon, and is France’s #4 airport — 11.28 million passengers in 2025. Two terminals: T1 (full-service, with the Foster + Partners Cœur extension completed June 2024 lifting capacity from 8M to 12M) and MP2 (low-cost since 2006, Ryanair’s southern French base). Line 91 navette to Marseille Saint-Charles in 25 minutes…

Nantes Atlantique sits 8 km southwest of Nantes city centre in the commune of Bouguenais, and is France’s busiest regional airport — over 7 million passengers in 2025. Single saturated terminal undergoing a phased rebuild with a new terminal block and a 400-metre southern runway extension entering service from 2026, following the 2018 abandonment of the Notre-Dame-des-Landes greenfield project. The Navette Aéroport bus runs direct to Nantes railway station in…

Valencia Manises Airport sits 8 km west of Valencia city centre in the town of Manises, and is Spain’s #5 airport — 11.8M passengers in 2025. Single terminal currently undergoing a €402M expansion to lift capacity to 15M. Metro Lines 3 and 5 run direct to Xàtiva station (central Valencia, next to Estació del Nord) in 25 minutes for €3.90. Ryanair is dominant (~45% of traffic in 2025), Vueling and…