Debrecen International Airport

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Debrecen International Airport
Debreceni nemzetközi repülőtér
IATA: DEB – ICAO: LHDC
Summary
Operator Airport Debrecen Kft.
Serves Debrecen, Hungary
Elevation AMSL 110 m / 361 ft
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Website debrecenairport.com
Map
DEB is located in Hungary
DEB
DEB
Location of the airport in Hungary
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05R/23L 2,500 8,202 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
m ft
H1 40 131 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Passengers 172 219
Passenger change 14-15 Increase 18.19%
Aircraft movements 1,350
Movements change 13-14 Decrease 8.35%
Source: Hungarian AIP at EUROCONTROL[1]

Debrecen International Airport[2] (IATA: DEB, ICAO: LHDC) is the international airport of Debrecen in the Hajdú-Bihar County of Hungary. It is located 5 km (3.1 mi) south southwest[1] of the city center and also easily accessible to adjacent regions of Slovakia, Romania and Ukraine.

History

The history of Debrecen Airport goes back to the early 20th Century. The first official regular flight carrying mail took off in 1930. Subsequently the Airport served sport and military purposes. From 1930 it had remarkable domestic traffic serving flights from Debrecen to Budapest and to other major cities in Hungary. During World War II it was the base of a Hungarian bombing squad.

Between 1946 and 1968 Debrecen Airport functioned also as an emergency airfield for Budapest Airport. Following World War II the Soviet air force had control over the airport until 1990. The political transition brought revival of the airport and international civilian traffic was launched together with sports aviation.

In May 1991, Soviet troops vacated the airport and handed in over to the Hungarian State. In 1994 Debrecen Municipal Government realized the need to develop the airport and included it in its development plan. The city purchased the airport and has been steadily developing it.

Till 2004 Debrecen city invested 3.5 billion Forints to buy out, operate and continually develop Debrecen Airport.

In 2015 Wizz Air established a cadet pilot school at the airport[3] under the company Pharma-Flight Kft which also researches and produces pharmaceutical producs for the flight staff.

At the beginning of 2015 Wizz Air announced the reopening of the Milan-Bergamo route in October 2015, later they confirmed their 22nd base will be in Debrecen. Basing one Airbus A320 they also announced an increased frequency on the already existing two routes (London and Eindhoven) and three new routes to Paris-Beauvais, Brussels-Charleroi and Malmö.[4]

In June 2015 began the construction of a new innovation and incubation centre at the airport which will also host the new terminal on its ground floor.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Lufthansa Regional
operated by Lufthansa CityLine		 Munich
Wizz Air Beauvais, Bergamo, Brussels-Charleroi, Eindhoven (resumes 16 June 2016), London-Luton, Maastricht/Aachen (begins 31 May 2016, ends 14 June 2016), Malmö

Statistics

Rank City Airport(s) Weekly Departures
(Summer 2016)		 Airlines
1 London London Luton Airport
10
Wizz Air
2 Eindhoven Eindhoven Airport
3
Wizz Air
3 Munich Munich Airport
3
Lufthansa CityLine
4 Bergamo Il Caravaggio International Airport
2
Wizz Air
5 Beauvais Beauvais–Tillé Airport
2
Wizz Air
6 Charleroi Brussels South Charleroi Airport
2
Wizz Air
7 Malmö Malmö Airport
2
Wizz Air
Year Passengers[6] Change
2000 1 883 [7]
n/a
2001 4 435 [7] +135.52%
2002 5 922 [7] +33.52%
2003 6 122 [7] +3.37%
2004 14 476[7] +136.46%
2005 33 119 +128.78%
2006 36 939 +11.53%
2007 42 900 [8] +16.13%
2008 42 650 [8] −0.58%
2009 25 060 [8] −41.24%
2010 24 415 −2.57%
2011 19 135 −21.62%
2012 47 746 +149.52%
2013 129 231 +170.66%
2014 145 709 +12.75%
2015 172 212 +18.19%

Ground transportation

Bus

Bus 44R is operated by the local public transport company, called Debreceni Közlekedési Vállalat (DKV) between the airport and the main train station of Debrecen, where connections are available to local, regional and international buses, trams and trains. The schedule of the bus is matched with the departure and arrival times of the planes at the airport, serving all inbound and outbound flights and can be used with any of the regular DKV tickets or passes.[9]

A direct bus connection was established in March 2016 between Oradea and Debrecen International Airport. The schedule is matched with the arrival and departure times of the planes.

Road

The street leading to the airport terminal is accessible from Route 47 only. Passengers arriving at the airport can get to their destinations by taxi for a fix tariff within city limits.

Train

The airport has a direct rail connection, although it is used for freight only. There are ideas to make it suitable for passenger traffic as well, however not before 2019, depending on demand.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 EAD Basic
  2. ↑ http://www.debrecenairport.com/?lang=en
  3. ↑ Wizz Air to partner with Hungarian flight school, pilotcareernews.com, 23 September 2014
  4. ↑ Wizz Air announces 22nd base, wizzair.com, 21 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Cornerstone laying ceremony of Debrecen Airport development project, debrecenairport.com, 16 June 2015
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Módosul a reptéri közösségi közlekedés, elindul az éjszakai villamos-közlekedés, dkv.hu, 15 December 2015
  10. ↑ Papp László: ha elkészül a főpályaudvar, összekötjük a repülőtérrel – videóval, dehir.hu, 13 November 2015

External links

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