All international airports are assigned a unique letter identifier, which helps to transmit navigation information. Montenegro's civilian airport - Podgorica, located 11 km from the capital of the same name, received the abbreviated name TGD airport from the international civil aviation organization. This is due to the fact that earlier the city of Podgorica was called Titograd.
In 2007, TGD Podgorica Airport received the Best Airport Award for serving up to 1 million passengers a year.
Construction of a new terminal
Due to the increase in passenger traffic to the TGD airport, he ceased to cope with his functions. The authorities of Montenegro decided to open a new modern terminal - it began to work in mid-May 2016 and is ready to serve up to a million passengers a year. The runway lighting system was improved and taxiways were refitted.
Specifications
The new airport building is a metal and glass structure with original reflected lighting.
The area of the airport is 5500 m 2 , it has 8 check-in desks. The length of the runway is only 2500 m, which does not allow you to take large aircraft.
Service
TGD International Airport in Podgorica has a duty-free trading zone, a currency exchange, a national bank branch, several cafes and a car rental service. On the territory of the terminal there is a parking lot where you can park your car for long-term parking.
It offers passengers several business lounges and free WI-FI.
Although the airport is considered round-the-clock, its usual mode of operation is from 6:00 to 23:00.
Which airlines fly to TGD airport
Due to the fact that for Montenegro, tourism is one of the main components of the economy, there are a lot of travelers here. Charter planes arrive from all over the world at the Montenegrin international TGD airport. The country, which has an unusually beautiful and unspoiled nature, is very attractive for tourists. Another positive point is that Russians do not need a Schengen visa to visit the country.
Airport code TGD does not interfere with the use of another name for this place - "Heart of Montenegro." This name was given to him by local residents, and it is justified. Flights are carried out both by domestic airlines and international. The airport is the base for the national airline Montenegro Airlines. But long-distance departures and arrivals occur mainly at the neighboring Tivat airport.
The busiest period here is from April to October.
Airlines depart from Podgorica Airport for flights to the following destinations:
- Austrian Airlines - Vienna;
- Montenegro Airlines - to most European cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Paris, Rome, Naples, Vienna and others;
- Ryanair - London;
- Turkish Airlines - Istanbul;
- AirSerbia - Belgrade.
How to get to the city
When leaving the terminal there is a bus stop and taxi rank, from where you can get to the popular resorts of Montenegro.
A bus ticket that takes you to the center of the capital costs about 15 euros one way. Buses depart from a stop at the airport terminal at intervals of one hour.
Using local taxi services is recommended only in extreme cases. The price of the trip will be unreasonably high, and you will have to get on dangerous mountain roads.
Incidents
On September 11, 1973, a UAT Airways plane crashed in the Maganik Mountains, just north of Podgorica. All 41 passengers and crew on board were killed.
On January 25, 2005, the plane of Montenegrin Airlines, having broken the landing gear, pulled off the runway. Landing was carried out in difficult conditions: at night with heavy snowfall. After a breakdown, the Fokker 100 slid nearly a kilometer along the strip. All passengers remained alive, the pilots were injured.