{{Short description|Airport serving Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}} {{Infobox airport | name = Mostar International Airport | nativename = Međunarodna zračna luka Mostar | nativename-a = | image = Mostar International Airport (logo).PNG | image-width = 150 | image2 = OMO4.jpg | image2-width = 250 | IATA = OMO | ICAO = LQMO | type = Public | owner = City of Mostar (88%)<br />Zagreb Airport (12%) | operator = Mostar Airport Ltd. | city-served = [[Mostar]], Bosnia and Herzegovina | location = [[Ortiješ]] | operating_base = [[Sky Alps]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy's SkyAlps to open Mostar base in 2025|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/09/italys-skyalps-to-open-mostar-base-in.html|date=28 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> | elevation-f = 156 | elevation-m = 48 | coordinates = {{coord|43|16|58|N|17|50|45|E|display=inline,title}} | website = [http://www.mostar-airport.ba/ mostar-airport.ba] | pushpin_map = Bosnia and Herzegovina | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = OMO | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_image = | pushpin_map_caption = Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina | metric-elev = Y | metric-rwy = Y | r1-number = 15/33 | r1-length-f = 7,874 | r1-length-m = 2,400 | r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]] | stat-year = 2024 | stat1-header = Passengers | stat1-data = '''47,544''' {{increase}} 131,4% | stat2-header = Aircraft Movements | stat2-data = '''686''' {{increase}} 64,1% | stat3-header = Freight (in tons) | stat3-data = '''0''' {{decrease}} 0% | footnotes = Source: Bosnian and Herzegovinian Directorate of Civil Aviation BHDCA{{cn|date=May 2026}} }}

'''Mostar International Airport''' ({{langx|Hrv|Međunarodna zračna luka Mostar}}; {{airport codes|OMO|LQMO|p=n}}) is an [[airport]] near [[Mostar]], Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the village of [[Ortiješ]], {{convert|4|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} southeast of Mostar's railway station.<ref name="AIP">{{cite web|url=http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp|title=EAD Basic - Error Page|access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref>

==History== ===Foundation and early years=== Mostar Airport was opened for civilian air traffic in 1965, targeting domestic flights. Prior to 1965, Mostar was a local airport with a large concrete runway used by aircraft manufacturer [[SOKO]] for testing and delivering military aircraft. Military [[underground hangar]] was built here.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/croinfiltration/posts/podzemni-aerodrom-buna-mostar-underground-airport-bunavojni-podzemni-aerodrom-bu/2480189102089828/|title=Podzemni aerodrom Buna (Mostar)|website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=2024-06-15}}</ref> Currently, the airport primarily serves charter flights for Catholics making the pilgrimage to nearby [[Medjugorje]].

The record number of 86,000 passengers was recorded in the year 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mostar-airport.ba/ba/o-nama|title=Zračna luka Mostar|website=mostar-airport.ba|date=4 April 2019 }}</ref>

===Development since the 2000s=== In 2012, the airport had a twofold increase in traffic, making it the second-busiest in Bosnia and Herzegovina after [[Sarajevo International Airport|Sarajevo]] airport. In November 2017, German low-cost carrier [[Eurowings]] was the first airline to schedule regular flights from Mostar, namely to [[Düsseldorf]] and [[Stuttgart]], serving both with two weekly flights from May 2018 respectively.{{cn|date=May 2026}} On 3 May 2018, the first landing of a [[Croatia Airlines]] aircraft marked the introduction of the twice weekly nonstop Mostar-Zagreb service.{{cn|date=May 2026}}

The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] has severely disrupted the airports operations, causing Croatia Airlines and Eurowings not to continue their services as planned, therefore losing all scheduled traffic. Also, numerous irregularities in the spending of airport funds and illegally elected administration were noticed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/biznis/privreda/nalaz-revizije-aerodrom-mostar-netransparentno-trosio-novac-brojne-nepravilnosti/200717009|title=Nalaz revizije: Aerodrom Mostar netransparentno trošio novac, brojne nepravilnosti|website=www.klix.ba}}</ref> The airport received 1,000,000 Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible marks (€500,000) from the government in March 2021 as an aid to overcome the Covid-crisis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/vijesti/bih/vlada-federacije-bih-izdvaja-devet-miliona-km-za-aerodrome/210325121|title=Vlada Federacije BiH izdvaja devet miliona KM za aerodrome|website=www.klix.ba}}</ref> On 8 September 2021, Croatia Airlines operated a charter flight from Shannon in Ireland to Mostar Airport, marking the resumption of any civilian traffic in Mostar since March 2020. Airport management also started negotiating flights with low cost airline [[Wizz Air]] to sustain direct flights to the diaspora in Germany and Sweden, tough without any outcome.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2021/09/mostar-airport-plans-2022-revival.html|title=Mostar Airport plans 2022 revival|website=exyuaviation.com|date=12 September 2021 }}</ref> In 2023, Mostar gained two new direct links to Italy, with [[AeroItalia]] launching flights to the secondary airport of [[Forlì]] and Greek charter airline [[Lumiwings]] connecting Mostar with [[Foggia]]. Both routes were discontinued after just one season.

==Airlines and destinations== The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Mostar Airport:<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. -->

{{Airport-dest-list <!-- --> | [[Air Serbia]] | [[Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport|Belgrade]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Air Serbia plans year-round Mostar flights|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/07/air-serbia-plans-year-round-mostar.html?sc=1721291916435#c7318769223421025166 |date=18 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Bulgaria Air]] | '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Vasil Levski Sofia Airport|Sofia]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Bulgaria Air to run Mostar charters|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2026/03/bulgaria-air-to-run-mostar-charters.html|date=13 March 2026|access-date=14 March 2026|language=en}}</ref> <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Croatia Airlines]]}} | [[Zagreb Airport|Zagreb]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2023/03/croatia-airlines-to-restore-mostar.html|title=Croatia Airlines to restore Mostar flights|date=27 March 2023 }}</ref><br> '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mostar-airport.ba/bs/naslovna/putnici/informacije-o-letovima/red-letenja|title=Red letenja|date=26 April 2025}}</ref> <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Eurowings]]}} | '''Seasonal:''' [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]],<ref name="EW"/> [[Stuttgart Airport|Stuttgart]]<ref name="EW">{{cite web|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/11/eurowings-schedules-new-ljubljana-and.html|title=Eurowings schedules new Ljubljana and Mostar flights|date=30 November 2024}}</ref> <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Sky Alps]]}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Italy's SkyAlps to open Mostar base in 2025|url=https://www.exyuaviation.com/2024/09/italys-skyalps-to-open-mostar-base-in.html|date=28 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> | '''Seasonal:''' [[Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport|Bari]], [[Milan Bergamo Airport|Bergamo]],<ref>{{cite web |title=SkyAlps Expands Mostar Network in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250115-bqns25omo |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=15 January 2025}}</ref> [[Palermo International Airport|Palermo]],<ref name="BQ">{{cite web |url=https://italiavola.com/2025/01/07/skyalps-da-maggio-2025-apre-la-base-di-mostar-voli-verso-litalia-e-germania/ |title=SkyAlps da maggio 2025 apre la base di Mostar. Voli verso l'Italia e Germania |date=7 January 2025 |website= italiavola.com|language=Italian}}</ref> [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]] <!-- --> }}

==Statistics== {| class="sortable wikitable" |+ Passenger statistics<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bhdca.gov.ba/website/dokumenti/Statistika/04_2026_srb.pdf|title=Подаци о промету аеродрома у БиХ за април 2026. године|website=bhdca.gov.ba|access-date=16 May 2026}}</ref> |- ! '''Year/Month''' ! January ! February ! March ! April ! May ! June ! July ! August ! September ! October ! November ! December ! Year total ! Change |- |2026 |2,018 |1,661 |2,409 |5,560 | | | | | | | | |'''11,648''' | |- |2025 |2,320 |1,965 |2,289 |2,747 |6,757 |8,314 |9,198 |14,797 |10,795 |6,393 |2,761 |3,978 |'''72,314''' | {{increase}}116.2% |- | 2024 | 788 | 868 | 929 | 1,771 | 4,762 | 5,431 | 6,378 | 10,149 | 6,039 | 4,740 | 2,652 | 3,037 | '''47,544''' | {{increase}}131.4% |- | 2023 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 874 | 1,320 | 1,533 | 2,573 | 5,838 | 3,736 | 2,617 | 992 | 1,022 | '''20,544''' | {{increase}}91.8% |- | 2022 | 6 | 39 | 21 | 110 | 189 | 942 | 2,151 | 4,623 | 1,914 | 711 | 5 | n/a | '''10,711''' |{{increase}}693.2% |- | 2021 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 76 | 218 | 253 | 664 | 324 | 153 | 205 | '''1,942''' |{{increase}}41.34% |- | 2020 | 384 | 267 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 190 | 11 | 25 | 288 | '''1,374''' | {{decrease}}95.81% |- | 2019 | 163 | 294 | 289 | 1,291 | 2,423 | 4,029 | 4,677 | 8,369 | 6,218 | 3,512 | 931 | 670 | '''32,866''' | {{increase}}15.46% |- | 2018 | 0 | 171 | 448 | 1,557 | 3,881 | 4,004 | 3,173 | 7,561 | 4,963 | 1,654 | 570 | 481 | '''28,463''' | {{decrease}}33.9% |- | 2017 | 290 | 493 | 1,014 | 3,741 | 5,406 | 5,765 | 5,201 | 8,876 | 7,437 | 4,121 | 379 | 395 | '''43,118''' | {{decrease}}19.5% |- | 2016 | 226 | 24 | 1,122 | 3,797 | 6,139 | 7,178 | 8,411 | 10,788 | 10,225 | 4,692 | n/a | n/a | '''53,618''' | {{decrease}}28.5% |- | 2015 | 775 | 186 | 2,425 | 6,680 | 11,867 | 9,696 | 9,715 | 13,305 | 11,502 | 6,718 | 852 | 1,303 | '''75,024''' | {{increase}}10.3% |- | 2014 | 395 | 117 | 1,575 | 5,817 | 9,689 | 9,288 | 8,831 | 10,691 | 10,499 | 7,731 | 1,426 | 1,921 | '''67,980''' | {{decrease}}1.3% |- | 2013 | 155 | 7 | 2,453 | 7,737 | 9,082 | 9,146 | 6,665 | 11,103 | 9,599 | 7,602 | 3,339 | 2,058 | '''68,939''' | {{decrease}}13.2% |- | 2012 | 177 | 318 | 2,139 | 9,169 | 8,677 | 11,922 | 9,921 | 13,737 | 10,839 | 6,360 | 2,923 | 1,873 | '''78,055''' | {{increase}}212.0% |- | 2011 | 554 | 0 | 696 | 2,193 | 4,029 | 5,087 | 4,343 | 4,644 | 8,432 | 4,265 | 1,086 | 1,478 | '''36,807''' | {{increase}}206.0% |}

==See also== * [[List of airports in Bosnia and Herzegovina]] * [[Banja Luka International Airport]] * [[Sarajevo International Airport]] * [[Tuzla International Airport]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * {{official website|https://mostar-airport.ba/}} * {{NWS-current|LQMO}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121024142157/http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=OMO Accident history for OMO] at [[Aviation Safety Network]]

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