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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
274 ft / 84 m

09/27
  
2,950

Address
  
52100, Valtura, Croatia

Elevation
  
84 m

Serves
  
Operator
  
Pula Airport Ltd.

Website
  
airport-pula.hr

2,950
  
9,678

Code
  
PUY

Municipality
  
Pula

Pula Airport

Profiles

croatia pula airport visual approach landing cockpit view


Pula Airport (IATA: PUY, ICAO: LDPL) is the international airport serving Pula, Croatia, and is located 6 km from the city centre. It served 436,121 passengers in 2016. The airport is designated as the alternative airport for parts of Slovenia and a multitude of cities in eastern Italy. The airport also attracts jet set passengers flying privately or rented aircraft, visiting the Brijuni islands or attending concerts and shows at the Pula Arena and sailing their yachts. Pula airport is currently capable of handling large wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Ilyushin Il-96.

Contents

Source: Old Pula Airport Website

Source: Pula Airport Website

Pula airport spotting 28th july 2015


Source: Old Pula Airport Website

Source: Pula Airport Website

Ground transportation

A bus that goes to/from the airport ("Pula Zracna Luka") and the Pula central bus terminal ("Bus Kolodvor").

A taxi can be taken to the outskirts of Pula (specifically, Verudela, where Hotel Palma and Histria are located).

Incidents and accidents

  • On 2 August 2009, a private Piper PA-46-310P Malibu, from Frankfurt to Pula failed to extend its nose gear for landing. After several tries it ran out of fuel and landed on its main landing gear. When it landed, the nose of the airplane touched the runway and stopped, which resulted in substantial damage. There were no injuries reported among the 5 passengers.
  • On 21 September 2011, the left main gear on a private Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage collapsed after it made a 180 turn to line-up with the runway. The runway was closed for 3 hours as a result. The plane received a minor damage and there were no injuries reported among the 4 passengers in the aircraft.
  • References

    Pula Airport Wikipedia