# Banja Luka International Airport (BNX / LQBK) **Banja Luka International Airport** (IATA: BNX, ICAO: LQBK) is a large airport in Mahovljani, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It opened in 1976. It has one runway, 2,500 m (8,202 ft) long, asphalt. In 2022 it handled 343 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqbk ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BNX / LQBK - Type: Large airport - Serves: Mahovljani, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Opened: 1976 - Elevation: 122 m / 400 ft - Coordinates: 44.9414, 17.2975 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 2,500 m / 8,202 ft - Passengers: 343,009 (2022) - Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Sarajevo - Website: http://www.banjaluka-airport.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banja_Luka_International_Airport (28 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430945 - Weather station: LQBK · WMO 13242 - Ident: LQBK ## Timeline - 1976: Banja Luka International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16/34 | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 170° / 350° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 8,367 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 6,424 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 8,837 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 27,636 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 22,800 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 21,694 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 20,867 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 36,180 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 149,966 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 43,904 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 139,886 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 343,009 | Wikidata | ## Routes 12 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (8) - [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 238 km / 148 mi · Air Serbia - [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 357 km / 222 mi · Ryanair - [FMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edja.md) Memmingen Allgau Airport · Germany · 638 km / 396 mi · Ryanair - [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 807 km / 501 mi · Wizz Air - [FKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edsb.md) Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Germany · 820 km / 510 mi · Ryanair - [DTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlw.md) Dortmund Airport · Germany · 1,023 km / 636 mi · Wizz Air - [GOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgg.md) Göteborg Landvetter Airport · Sweden · 1,456 km / 905 mi · Ryanair - [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 1,636 km / 1,017 mi · Ryanair ### Seasonal (2) - [TIV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lytv.md) Tivat Airport · Montenegro · 304 km / 189 mi · Air Montenegro - [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 1,138 km / 707 mi · Ryanair ### Seasonal charter (2) - [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 955 km / 593 mi · Aegean Airlines - [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,460 km / 1,529 mi · Air Cairo ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BNX, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (6) - FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 6 - W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 2 - A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1 · seasonal charter - SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 1 · seasonal charter - ZQ [Air Montenegro](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-montenegro) · 1 · seasonal - JU [Air Serbia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-serbia) · 1 Former hub of [Air Srpska](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-srpska), [Sky Srpska](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sky-srpska). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 343K (2022) | #1,279 of 3,974 | #278 in Europe | #2 in BA | | Longest runway | 2,500 m / 8,202 ft | =2,333 of 29,858 | =390 in Europe | #2 in BA | | Elevation | 122 m / 400 ft | =29,014 of 43,403 | =3,177 in Europe | #13 in BA | | Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =1,208 in Europe | #3 in BA | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =1 in BA | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 118.950 | | TWR | TWR | 118.950 | ## Nearby airports - [TZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqtz.md) Tuzla International Airport · 125 km / 78 mi - [HR-0034](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hr-0034.md) Udbina Airfield · 128 km / 79 mi - [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · 131 km / 81 mi - [OSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldos.md) Osijek Airport · 132 km / 82 mi - [PEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhpp.md) Pécs-Pogány International Airport · 138 km / 86 mi - [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · 149 km / 93 mi ## Sources - [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: “Banja Luka International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Banja_Luka_International_Airport&oldid=1374026631), revision of 9 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/lqbk/data