Ohrid St.Paul the Apostle Airport Аеродром „Свети Апостол Павле“ Охрид Aerodrom „Sveti Apostol Pavle“ Ohrid | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Civil | ||||||||||
| Operator | TAV Airports | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ohrid,North Macedonia | ||||||||||
| Location | Orovnik,Debarca Municipality | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,313 ft / 705 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°10′48″N020°44′32″E / 41.18000°N 20.74222°E /41.18000; 20.74222 | ||||||||||
| Website | ohd | ||||||||||
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Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport[1] (Macedonian:Аеродром „Св. Апостол Павле“ Охрид,romanized: Aerodrom „Sv. Apostol Pavle“ Ohrid,IATA:OHD,ICAO:LWOH), also known asOhrid Airport (Macedonian:Аеродром Охрид,romanized: Aerodrom Ohrid), is aninternational airport inOhrid,North Macedonia. The airport is located 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest from Ohrid. The main purpose of St. Paul the Apostle Airport is to serve as a second airport in North Macedonia and alternative toSkopje International Airport and cater to flights bringing in tourists destined for Ohrid.
The lastrunway reconstruction was performed in 2004, when a lighting system, a first category with simpleapproach lights, was installed. Other features enabletakeoff,landing andmaneuvering with different types of aircraft.[2]
In 2008, theMacedonian Government signed a contract with the Turkish companyTAV Airports Holding for a twenty-year-long concession during which this company would manage Macedonia's two existing airports in Ohrid and Skopje. Ohrid airport saw its terminal building andVIP sections modernized.
The airport can accommodate small to medium-sized aircraft. Theapron can park up to 9 aircraft and theterminal is equipped to handle up to 400,000 passengers annually. Among other amenities the terminal building encompasses an information desk, a restaurant, aduty-free shop, and a VIP lounge.
There is no arrivals lounge. The local public await the passengers outside the building.
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and seasonal flights at Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Serbia | Seasonal:Belgrade[3] |
| Austrian Airlines | Seasonal:Vienna (begins 17 May 2026)[4] |
| Chair Airlines | Zürich[5] |
| Corendon Dutch Airlines | Seasonal:Amsterdam[6] |
| Edelweiss Air | Seasonal:Zürich[7] |
| GP Aviation | Basel/Mulhouse |
| Helvetic Airways | Seasonal:Zürich[8] |
| LOT Polish Airlines | Seasonal:Katowice |
| TUI Airways | Seasonal:London–Gatwick (resumes 27 May 2026),[9]Manchester[10] |
| TUI fly Netherlands | Seasonal:Amsterdam[11] |
| Turkish Airlines | Seasonal:Istanbul[12][13] |
| Wizz Air | Basel/Mulhouse,[14]Bratislava (begins 17 March 2026),[15]Dortmund,Katowice (begins 8 June 2026),[16]Memmingen,Milan–Malpensa (resumes 30 March 2026),[17] Wrocław (begins 7 June 2026)[18] |
The number of passengers at the airport is shown in the next table:
| Year | Passengers | Change | Aircraft movements | Change |
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| 1990 | 67,811 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 60,440 |  10,9% | - | - |
| 1992 | 34,344 | 43,2% | - | - |
| 1993 | 48,022 |  39,8% | - | - |
| 1994 | 18,681 | 61,1% | - | - |
| 1995 | 39,270 | 110,2% | - | - |
| 1996 | 104,229 | 165,4% | - | - |
| 1997 | 42,544 | 59,2% | - | - |
| 1998 | 55,417 | 30,3% | - | - |
| 1999 | 74,497 | 34,4% | - | - |
| 2000 | 65,941 | 11,5% | - | - |
| 2001 | 53,954 | 18,2% | - | - |
| 2002 | 60,209 | 11,6% | - | - |
| 2003 | 51,082 | 15,5% | - | - |
| 2004 | 32,309 | 36,8% | - | - |
| 2005 | 53,901 | 66,8% | - | - |
| 2006 | 50,336 | 6,6% | - | - |
| 2007 | 45,515 | 9,6% | - | - |
| 2008 | 44,413 | 2,4% | - | - |
| 2009 | 33,873 | 23,7% | - | - |
| 2010 | 14,095 | 58,4% | - | - |
| 2011 | 78,246 | 455,1% | 906 | - |
| 2012 | 84,736 | 8,3% | 866 | 4,4% |
| 2013 | 83,060 | 2,0% | 1,069 | 23,4% |
| 2014 | 69,984 | 15,7% | 821 | 23,2% |
| 2015 | 107,916 | 54,2% | 1,133 | 38,0% |
| 2016 | 145,002 | 34,5% | 1,446 | 27,6% |
| 2017 | 159,072 | 9,7% | 1,450 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 184,283 | 15,8% | 1,562 | 7.7% |
| 2019 | 317,218 | 72.1% | 2,623 | 67.9% |
| 2020 | 72,086 | 77.3% | 606 | 76.9% |
| 2021 | 122,154 | 69.5% | 976 | 61.1% |
| 2022 | 232,232 | 90.1% | 1,566 | 61.8% |
| 2023 | 265,896 | 14.5% | 462 | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 219,916 | 17.3% | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
There are currently no buses linking the airport with Ohrid city centre. The normal taxi fare for the 9-km ride is 12 euros or 730 denars.
