Niš Constantine the Great Airport

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The Niš Airport - Constantine the Great (Serbian: Аеродром Ниш - Константин Велики, Aerodrome Niš - Konstantin Veliki ) or Constantine the Great Airport is the second largest airport in Serbia and is 4 km from the city of Nis, the third largest city in the country. It is named after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.

History

The Niš Airport was built during the socialist era Yugoslavia as a military airfield. He was heavily damaged by NATO air strikes in 1999. With the support of Norway, the airport was rebuilt and opened on 12 October 2003 under the new name of Constantine the Great for civil aviation.

Airlines and destinations

In flight plan in 2013 there is only one line connection with Montenegro Airlines Podgorica. In previous years, there were also regular connections to other destinations, such as to Zurich or Trieste. But these have been set again in each case after a short time.

In the winter season 2005/2006 around 3,500 tourists from the United Kingdom were brought to the ski region of Kopaonikgebirges with 13 charter flights of Thomsonfly through the Airport Niš.

Since 2004, the Aero flight school offers its services with a fleet strength of four aircraft.