M. R. Štefánik Airport
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winter 2011/12 listVIP and other operators
- ABS JetsABS JetsABS Jets is a business jet operator based in Prague, Czech Republic and Bratislava, Slovak Republic. It provides executive charter services as well as brokerage, specializes in aircraft management, aircraft sales, maintenance, travel management, executive handling and flight planning, provides...
– base - Tatra Jet – focus city
- OPERA JETOPERA JETOPERA JET s. r. o. is a private jet operator based in Bratislava, Slovakia. The company provides executive charter services, as well as aircraft management, brokerage, and pilot training. Its main base is M. R. Štefánik Airport , Bratislava - Slovakia....
– base - VR Jet (previously VIP Wings) – base
The airport is also the base for the Slovak Government Flying Service
Slovak Government Flying Service
Slovak Government Flying Service is the governmental airline of Slovakia based in Bratislava. Its main base is M. R. Štefánik Airport.-Fleet:The Slovak Government Flying Service fleet includes the following aircraft :...
. It is also served by Air Transport Europe
Air Transport Europe
Air Transport Europe is an airline based in Poprad, Slovakia. It operates emergency medical services, aerial works and contract helicopter services. It is also an authorised service centre for AgustaWestland and MIL helicopters. Its main base is Poprad-Tatry International Airport , with hubs at...
on air rescue operations and the Slovak police bases some of its helicopters at BTS.
Other carriers operate on ad-hoc passenger and freight charter flights and GAT flights (e.g. NetJets).
Statistics
| Year | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | I-X 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | 285,983 | 324,219 | 276,092 | 283,714 | 293,326 | 368,203 | 480,011 | 893,614 | 1,326,493 | 1,937,642 | 2,024,142 | 2,218,545 | 1,710,018 | 1,665,644 | 1,441,016 |
| Cargo (tonnes) | 1,641 | 1,443 | 1,605 | 2,878 | 3,171 | 4,831 | 10,736 | 6,972 | 3,633 | 5,055 | 1,969 | 6,961 | 11,903 | 17,717 | 16,983 |
Ground transportation
Bratislava Airport can be reached from the city centre, which is by road 9 km (5.6 mi) away, or from D1 motorway. Public transportation line No. 61 connects the airport to the city centre and the main railway station during the day. Bus No. 96 operates from Petržalka. At night the airport is served by bus N61 from the main railway station. Terravision ltd, and Blaguss also operate from this airport to Vienna, with Slovak Lines in cooperation with Austrian Postbus (together operated route) also operate a few departures a day to Vienna. Slovak Lines also operates to destinations around Slovakia. There is a taxi stand just near the entrance to the airport with Danube Taxi and Breadis Taxi companies.Accidents and incidents
- On May 4, 1919, M.R. Štefánik crashed on approach to Vajnory Airport, the predecessor to M. R. Štefánik Airport. Many rumors about his death exist.
- On 24 November 1966, an Il-18Ilyushin Il-18The Ilyushin Il-18 is a large turboprop airliner that became one of the best known Soviet aircraft of its era as well as one of the most popular and durable, having first flown in 1957 and still in use over 50 years later. The Il-18 was one of the world's principal airliners for several decades...
on multi-leg TABSO Flight 101TABSO Flight 101TABSO Flight LZ101 was a scheduled service of the Bulgarian national airline from Sofia, Bulgaria via Budapest, Hungary and Prague, Czechoslovakia to East Berlin in the German Democratic Republic . The service was operated by the airline's 1960s' flagship equipment, the Ilyushin Il-18B airliner...
from Sofia to East Berlin via Budapest and Prague crashed into the forested foothills of Little CarpathiansLittle CarpathiansThe Little Carpathians are a low, about 100 km long, mountain range, part of the Carpathian Mountains. The mountains are situated in Western Slovakia, covering the area from Bratislava to Nové Mesto nad Váhom, a very small part called Hundsheimer Berge is situated south of Devín Gate in...
west of the airport shortly after take-off from Bratislava Airport, where it had been grounded due to bad weather in Prague. All 74 passengers and eight crew members died. - On 28 July 1976, an Il-18 on ČSA Flight OK-NABCSA Flight OK-NABČSA flight 001 registration OK-NAB was an Ilyushin Il-18B 4 engine turboprop, operating as a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Prague's Ruzyně airport to Bratislava-Ivanka Airport, both in Czechoslovakia, which crashed into the Zlaté Piesky Lake while attempting to land in Bratislava on...
from Prague crashed into the Zlaté PieskyZlaté PieskyZlaté Piesky is a lake and a summer resort in northeastern Bratislava, Slovakia, near the D1 motorway.-Characteristics:...
lake just north-west of the airport while executing a go-aroundGo-aroundA go-around is an aborted landing of an aircraft that is on final approach.- Origin of the term :The term arises from the traditional use of traffic patterns at airfields. A landing aircraft will first join the circuit pattern and prepare for landing in an orderly fashion...
. 69 of 73 passengers and six crew members died in the crash. Two passengers later died in the hospital. - On 20 October 1977, an Mi-8Mil Mi-8The Mil Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is the world's most-produced helicopter, and is used by over 50 countries. Russia is the largest operator of the Mi-8/Mi-17 helicopter....
helicopter inbound for landingLandingthumb|A [[Mute Swan]] alighting. Note the ruffled feathers on top of the wings indicate that the swan is flying at the [[Stall |stall]]ing speed...
with wife of the then President of Czechoslovakia Gustáv HusákGustáv HusákGustáv Husák was a Slovak politician, president of Czechoslovakia and a long-term Communist leader of Czechoslovakia and of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia...
crashed in dense fog and darkness into a maize field about 300 m (984.3 ft) short of the runway. All four passengers died. - On 7 February 1999, a Boeing 707 aircraft crashed on takeoffTakeoffTakeoff is the phase of flight in which an aerospace vehicle goes from the ground to flying in the air.For horizontal takeoff aircraft this usually involves starting with a transition from moving along the ground on a runway. For balloons, helicopters and some specialized fixed-wing aircraft , no...
from BTS. No one was injured. - On 6 June 1999, a BAE Hawk 200 aircraft crashed during SIAD '99 air show killing the pilot and one female spectator on the ground that was swept off the roof by explosion.
External links
- Bratislava Airport (official site, Slovak/English)
- www.slovak-airports.net (unofficial site about Slovak airports, Slovak/English/Italian)
- Schedule of flights to/from Bratislava Airport (unofficial site)