Žilina Airport

"ILZ" redirects here. For other uses, see ILZ (disambiguation).

Airport in Dolný Hričov, Slovakia

Žilina Airport

Letisko Žilina

* IATA: ILZ
* ICAO: LZZI

Summary
Airport type| Public
Operator| Letisko Žilina a.s.
Serves| Žilina
Location| Dolný Hričov, Slovakia
Elevation AMSL| 1,020 ft / 311 m
Coordinates| 49°13′53″N 18°36′48″E﻿ / ﻿49.23139°N 18.61333°E﻿ / 49.23139; 18.61333
Website| www.letisko.sk
Map

ILZ

Location of airport in Slovakia

Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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m  | ft
06/24  | 1,150  | 3,773  | Concrete

Žilina Airport (IATA: ILZ, ICAO: LZZI) is an international public airport located in Žilina, Slovakia. Located near the village of Dolný Hričov, the airport is situated approximately 15 km from the city centre of Žilina and 12 km from the city's railway station.[1] The airport is largely used for international and domestic flights, but caters to private, amateur sport and air ambulance flights.[1] Žilina airport often serves as a primary training airport for students at the University of Žilina majoring in air transport-related studies.[1]

## History

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The airport was built in the 1970s to replace the old Brezovský Majer airport, to give way to the growing city of Žilina.[2] The first flight to Prague was done on 4 May 1972, and the airport was officially opened on 2 August 1974.[3]

## Airlines and Destinations

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As of 20 June 2024, there are no scheduled passenger services to/from Žilina Airport.

## References

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1. ^ a b c Novák Sedláčková, Alena; Švecová, Denisa (2018). Bartuška, L. (ed.). "The Regional Airports' Problems in the Slovak Republic: The Case Study of Žilina Airport". MATEC Web of Conferences. 236: 02001. doi:10.1051/matecconf/201823602001. ISSN 2261-236X.
2. ^ Slabej, Martin; Grinč, Michal; Kováč, Matúš; Decký, Martin; Šedivý, Štefan (2015-09-01). "Non-invasive diagnostic methods for investigating the quality of Žilina airport's runway". Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy. 45 (3): 237–254\. Bibcode:2015CoGG...45..237S. doi:10.1515/congeo-2015-0022. ISSN 1338-0540.237-254&rft.date=2015-09-01&rft.issn=1338-0540&rft_id=info:doi/10.1515/congeo-2015-0022&rft_id=info:bibcode/2015CoGG...45..237S&rft.aulast=Slabej&rft.aufirst=Martin&rft.au=Grinč,+Michal&rft.au=Kováč,+Matúš&rft.au=Decký,+Martin&rft.au=Šedivý,+Štefan&rft_id=http://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/congeo/45/3/article-p237.xml&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Žilina+Airport" class="Z3988">
3. ^ "History - Letisko Žilina". www.letisko.sk. Retrieved 2020-03-31.

## External links

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* Žilina Airport
* Airport information for LZZI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
* Current weather for LZZI at NOAA/NWS
* Accident history for ILZ at Aviation Safety Network

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