# Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ / LQSA)

**Sarajevo International Airport** (IATA: SJJ, ICAO: LQSA) is a large airport in Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It opened on 2 Jun 1969. It has one runway, 2,641 m (8,666 ft) long, asphalt. In 2024 it handled 1.8 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SJJ / LQSA
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Opened: 2 Jun 1969
- Elevation: 521 m / 1,708 ft
- Coordinates: 43.8246, 18.3315
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,641 m / 8,666 ft
- Passengers: 1,799,331 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Sarajevo
- Website: https://www.sarajevo-airport.ba/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarajevo_International_Airport (41 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q740392
- Weather station: LQSA · WMO 13353
- Ident: LQSA

## Timeline

- 2 Jun 1969: Sarajevo International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 2,641 m / 8,666 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 117° / 297° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | 1,046,635 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,143,680 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 249,642 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 756,884 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 1,342,966 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 1,349,804 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 1,799,331 | Eurostat |

## Routes

44 destinations in 25 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (18)

- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · Serbia · 192 km / 119 mi · Air Serbia
- [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · Croatia · 278 km / 173 mi · Croatia Airlines
- [BTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lzib.md) M. R. Štefánik Airport · Slovakia · 491 km / 305 mi · Wizz Air
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 496 km / 308 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 544 km / 338 mi · Wizz Air
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 763 km / 474 mi · Wizz Air
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 884 km / 549 mi · Eurowings
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 897 km / 557 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [BSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfsb.md) EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg · France · 937 km / 582 mi · easyJet
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 958 km / 595 mi · AJet
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 996 km / 619 mi · easyJet
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 1,012 km / 629 mi · Lufthansa
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 1,014 km / 630 mi · Wizz Air
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 1,148 km / 713 mi · Eurowings
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,305 km / 811 mi · SunExpress
- [LTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eggw.md) London Luton Airport · United Kingdom · 1,650 km / 1,025 mi · Wizz Air
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,120 km / 1,939 mi · Flynas
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,924 km / 2,438 mi · flydubai

### Seasonal (23)

- [SKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgts.md) Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport · Greece · 530 km / 329 mi · Ryanair
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 711 km / 442 mi · Ryanair
- [FMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edja.md) Memmingen Allgau Airport · Germany · 778 km / 483 mi · Ryanair
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 948 km / 589 mi · LOT Polish Airlines
- [FKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edsb.md) Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport · Germany · 960 km / 597 mi · Ryanair
- [ADB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltbj.md) Adnan Menderes International Airport · Türkiye · 961 km / 597 mi · SunExpress
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 1,014 km / 630 mi · Eurowings
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 1,074 km / 667 mi · AJet
- [NRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edlv.md) Weeze (Niederrhein) Airport · Germany · 1,254 km / 779 mi · Ryanair
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 1,278 km / 794 mi · AJet
- [CRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ebci.md) Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Belgium · 1,279 km / 795 mi · Ryanair
- [GRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lege.md) Girona-Costa Brava Airport · Spain · 1,285 km / 798 mi · Ryanair
- [ORY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpo.md) Paris-Orly Airport · France · 1,340 km / 833 mi · Transavia
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 1,372 km / 853 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [BVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfob.md) Beauvais-Tillé airport · France · 1,384 km / 860 mi · Ryanair
- [GOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/esgg.md) Göteborg Landvetter Airport · Sweden · 1,595 km / 991 mi · Ryanair
- [STN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egss.md) London Stansted Airport · United Kingdom · 1,614 km / 1,003 mi · Ryanair
- [ARN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/essa.md) Stockholm-Arlanda Airport · Sweden · 1,760 km / 1,094 mi · Ryanair, Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 1,850 km / 1,150 mi · Middle East Airlines - Air Liban
- [OSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/engm.md) Oslo-Gardermoen International Airport · Norway · 1,884 km / 1,171 mi · Norwegian Air Shuttle
- [TLV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/llbg.md) Ben Gurion International Airport · Israel · 1,951 km / 1,212 mi · Arkia, Israir Airlines
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 3,081 km / 1,914 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,314 km / 2,059 mi · Flynas

### Seasonal charter (2)

- [MIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/dtmb.md) Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport · Tunisia · 1,105 km / 687 mi · Nouvelair
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,313 km / 1,437 mi · Nile Air

### Cargo (3)

- [ZAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldza.md) Zagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport · Croatia · 278 km / 173 mi · DHL Aviation
- [AOI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipy.md) Marche Airport · Italy · 400 km / 249 mi · DHL Aviation
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 784 km / 487 mi · DHL Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- 6W [FlyBosnia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flybosnia)

### Passenger (23)

- FR [Ryanair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryanair) · 11 · seasonal
- W6 [Wizz Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wizz-air) · 5
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 3
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 3
- DY [Norwegian Air Shuttle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/norwegian-air-shuttle) · 3 · seasonal
- U2 [easyJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/easyjet) · 2
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 2
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 2
- JU [Air Serbia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-serbia) · 1
- IZ [Arkia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arkia) · 1 · seasonal
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1
- OU [Croatia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/croatia-airlines) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- 6H [Israir Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/israir-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1 · seasonal
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- ME [Middle East Airlines - Air Liban](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/middle-east-airlines-air-liban) · 1 · seasonal
- NP [Nile Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nile-air) · 1 · seasonal charter
- BJ [Nouvelair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nouvelair) · 1 · seasonal charter
- HV [Transavia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transavia) · 1 · seasonal
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 3

Former hub of [B&H Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/b-and-h-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.8M (2024) | #605 of 3,974 | #159 in Europe | #1 in BA |
| Longest runway | 2,641 m / 8,666 ft | #1,996 of 29,858 | #309 in Europe | #1 in BA |
| Elevation | 521 m / 1,708 ft | =10,515 of 43,403 | #662 in Europe | #4 in BA |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =1,090 in Europe | #2 in BA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =1 in BA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 136.450 |
| GCA | GCA | 119.400 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.250 |

## Nearby airports

- [OMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqmo.md) Mostar International Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [TZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqtz.md) Tuzla International Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [UZC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lyuz.md) Ponikve Airport · 110 km / 68 mi
- [DBV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lddu.md) Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport · 140 km / 87 mi
- [BWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldsb.md) Brač Airport · 146 km / 91 mi
- [BNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqbk.md) Banja Luka International Airport · 149 km / 93 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: “Sarajevo International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sarajevo_International_Airport&oldid=1376678283), revision of 25 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/lqsa/data