Podgorica Airport
Main international airport of Montenegro
Podgorica Airport (Montenegrin: Aerodrom Podgorica / Аеродром Подгорица, pronounced [aerǒdrom pǒdɡoritsa]) (IATA: TGD, ICAO: LYPG) is an international airport serving the Montenegrin capital of Podgorica and the surrounding region. It is one of two international airports in Montenegro, the other being Tivat Airport. Both are operated by the state-owned company Airports of Montenegro (Аеродроми Црне Горе / Aerodromi Crne Gore).
The airport is located in the Zeta Plain, 5 km (3 mi) south Podgorica urban area and 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Skadar Lake, within administrative boundaries of Golubovci, Zeta Municipality. Montenegrin national carrier Air Montenegro is based at the airport. The airport's IATA code, TGD, is based on the city's former name, Titograd.
History
History of civil aviation in Podgorica begins on 29 May 1928, with landing of Aeroput Potez 29/2 biplane on a grass runway located in Ćemovsko polje. This flight was a second leg of an experimental circular route, originating and terminating in Belgrade, flown via Skopje, Podgorica, Mostar Airport and Sarajevo, with the aim of exploring viability of regular air travel in southern Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
On 5 May 1930, an Aeroput Farman F.300 landed at an airfield near Stara Varoš, carrying passengers on a Belgrade - Sarajevo - Podgorica route, marking the beginning of passenger air traffic in Podgorica.
During World War II, Podgorica airfield was used by the occupying Axis powers, making it a target for devastating Allied bombings in 1943 and 1944.
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