# Plovdiv International Airport (PDV / LBPD)

**Plovdiv International Airport** (IATA: PDV, ICAO: LBPD) is a large airport in Plovdiv, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria. It opened in 1981. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by HNA Group. In 2025 it handled 200 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbpd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PDV / LBPD
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: HNA Group
- Serves: Plovdiv, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
- Opened: 1981
- Elevation: 182 m / 597 ft
- Coordinates: 42.0678, 24.8508
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft
- Passengers: 199,871 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Europe/Sofia
- Website: http://www.plovdivairport.com/?lang=2
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plovdiv_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1370380
- Weather station: LBPD · WMO 15625
- Ident: LBPD

## Timeline

- 1981: Plovdiv International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 127° / 307° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 88,704 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 92,097 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 103,535 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 103,447 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 77,649 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 91,600 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 133,397 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 77,309 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 42,120 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 38,166 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 221,721 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 199,871 | Eurostat |

## Routes

9 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 1,349 km / 838 mi · Ryanair
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 2,148 km / 1,335 mi · Ryanair
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 2,186 km / 1,358 mi · Wizz Air

### Seasonal (3)

- [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 904 km / 562 mi · Wizz Air
- [BHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egbb.md) Birmingham Airport · United Kingdom · 2,296 km / 1,427 mi · Ryanair
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 2,364 km / 1,469 mi · Ryanair

### Seasonal charter (3)

- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 768 km / 477 mi · BH Air
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 1,427 km / 887 mi · Israir Airlines
- [BFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egaa.md) Belfast International Airport · United Kingdom · 2,656 km / 1,650 mi · Jet2.com

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PDV, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- CGF [Cargo Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargo-air)

### Passenger (5)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 4
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 2
- 8H [BH Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bh-air) · 1 · seasonal charter
- 6H [Israir Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/israir-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter
- LS [Jet2.com](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jet2-com) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 200K (2025) | #1,537 of 3,974 | #334 in Europe | #4 in BG |
| Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =390 in Europe | #7 in BG |
| Elevation | 182 m / 597 ft | =25,411 of 43,403 | =2,402 in Europe | #53 in BG |
| Age | Opened 1981 | =8,229 of 15,079 | =1,236 in Europe | #7 in BG |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =3 in BG |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 119.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [LBPG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbpg.md) Graf Ignatievo Air Base · 27 km / 17 mi
- [KVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkv.md) Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [JAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bg-jam.md) Bezmer Air Base · 131 km / 81 mi
- [SOF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbsf.md) Sofia Airport · 137 km / 85 mi
- [GOZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbgo.md) Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport · 140 km / 87 mi

## Sources

- [Eurostat](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/avia_paoa/default/table): Source: Eurostat (avia_paoa) (Eurostat reuse policy (CC BY 4.0))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Plovdiv Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Plovdiv_Airport&oldid=1372715379), revision of 1 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lbpd/data