Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport

The last runway reconstruction was performed in 2004, when a lighting system, a first category with simple approach lights, was installed. Other features enable takeoff, landing and maneuvering with different types of aircraft.[3]

In 2008, the Macedonian Government signed a contract with the Turkish company Tepe Akfen Ventures (TAV) 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 and VIP sections modernized.

The airport can accommodate small to medium-sized aircraft. The apron can park up to 9 aircraft and the terminal is equipped to handle up to 400,000 passengers annually. Among other amenities the terminal building encompasses an information desk, a restaurant, a duty-free shop, and a VIP lounge.

There is no arrivals lounge. The local public await the passengers outside the building.

The number of passengers at the airport is shown in the next table:

Traffic figures at Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport

Year	Passengers	Change	Aircraft movements	Change
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 [6]	317,218	72.1%	2,623	67.9%
2020 (01.01 – 31.01)[7]	19,858	144,2%	-	-

There are currently no buses linking the airport with Ohrid city centre. The normal taxi fare for the 9-km ride is 8 euros or 500 denars

• On 20 November 1993, Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yak 42D crashed near the airport.[8] The aircraft was on a flight from Geneva, Switzerland to Skopje, but had been diverted to Ohrid due to poor weather conditions.[9] All eight crewmembers and 116 passengers died as a result of the accident.[10] 115 died at the scene, the final victim died from injuries in hospital eleven days later.[11]

• Ohrid Airport Homepage
• Accident history for OHD at Aviation Safety Network
• Current weather for LWOH at NOAA/NWS