Zagreb Airport is the largest and Tuđman, the former president of Croatia. busiest international airport in Croatia. It is also known as Pleso Airport. Terminal 2, currently under construction of Zagreb airport was named after Franjo The airport has been given to ZAIC consortium (Zagreb Airport International Company) in a 30-year concession under the terms of contract signed by the Government of Croatia and mentioned consortium. The contract includes financing, designing and construction of a new passenger terminal. Construction of new 70,000 m2 (750,000 sq ft) passenger terminal officially started on 18 December 2013. Terminal with capacity of 5.5 million passengers in the first phase should be completed by end of 2016 and 250,000 m2 (2,700,000 sq ft) airport apron will also be added as part of the whole expansion project. The main terminal building itself is rather small measuring only 200 × 58 m (660 × 190 ft) or around 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft). The apron or airport ramp measures 950 × 187 m (3,120 × 614 ft) and can accommodate around 15 medium and 2 wide body aircraft. On 12 April, 2012, Aeroports de Paris received a 30 year concession of the airports from the Government of Croatia. The contract includes financing, designing and construction of a new passenger terminal. ZAIC will operate the entire airport for 30 years, including the runways, the current passenger terminal during the entire construction period, the new terminal, the cargo terminal, car parks and future property developments. The concession contract involves a total investment of (£259m): million for the design and construction €324m €236 of the new terminal and million for operation of all airport infrastructures for the entire €88 period of the concession. Accompanying the terminal will be a second parallel runway. The rail line alongside the Eastern bypass of Velika Gorica, which extends from Zagreb across the Homeland Bridge, was completed by 2007. These elements created an entirely new east entrance into the city adding to the one via D408 state road. The airport was built in such manner that more expansions can be conducted easily if needed. Source: Traffic at Zagreb Airport Passenger % Year Passengers Aircraft Landings Cargo (tonnes) Change 2006 1,728,414 11.4 20,442 10,393 2007 1,992,455 15.2 21,625 12,564 2008 2,192,453 10.0 22,271 12,697
Zagreb Airport is the largest and busiest international airport in Croatia. Terminal 2, currently under construction of Zagreb airport was named after Franjo Tuđman, the former president of Croatia. It is also known as Pleso Airport. The airport has been given to ZAIC consortium (Zagreb Airport International Company) in a 30-year concession under the terms of contract signed by the Government of Croatia and mentioned consortium. The contract includes financing, designing and construction of a new passenger terminal. Construction of new 70,000 m2 (750,000 sq ft) passenger terminal officially started on 18 December 2013. Terminal with capacity of 5.5 million passengers in the first phase should be completed by end of 2016 and 250,000 m2 (2,700,000 sq ft) airport apron will also be added as part of the whole expansion project. The main terminal building itself is rather small measuring only 200 × 58 m (660 × 190 ft) or around 20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft). The apron or airport ramp measures 950 × 187 m (3,120 × 614 ft) and can accommodate around 15 medium and 2 wide body aircraft. On 12 April, 2012, Aeroports de Paris received a 30 year concession of the airports from the Government of Croatia. The contract includes financing, designing and construction of a new passenger terminal. ZAIC will operate the entire airport for 30 years, including the runways, the current passenger terminal during the entire construction period, the new terminal, the cargo terminal, car parks and future property developments. The concession contract involves a total investment of €324m (£259m): €236 million for the design and construction of the new terminal and €88 million for operation of all airport infrastructures for the entire period of the concession. Accompanying the terminal will be a second parallel runway. The rail line alongside the Eastern bypass of Velika Gorica, which extends from Zagreb across the Homeland Bridge, was completed by 2007. These elements created an entirely new east entrance into the city adding to the one via D408 state road. The airport was built in such manner that more expansions can be conducted easily if needed. Source: Traffic at Zagreb Airport Year Passengers Passenger % Change Aircraft Landings Cargo (tonnes) 2006 1,728,414 11.4 20,442 10,393 2007 1,992,455 15.2 21,625 12,564 2008 2,192,453 10.0 22,271 12,697