# Tuzla International Airport (TZL / LQTZ)

**Tuzla International Airport** (IATA: TZL, ICAO: LQTZ) is a large airport in Dubrave Gornje, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It opened on 10 Oct 1998. It has one runway, 2,485 m (8,152 ft) long, asphalt. In 2024 it handled 188 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: TZL / LQTZ
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Dubrave Gornje, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Opened: 10 Oct 1998
- Elevation: 239 m / 784 ft
- Coordinates: 44.4599, 18.7236
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,485 m / 8,152 ft
- Passengers: 187,566 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Sarajevo
- Website: http://www.tuzla-airport.ba/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuzla_International_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433133
- Weather station: LQTZ · WMO 14557
- Ident: LQTZ

## Timeline

- 10 Oct 1998: Tuzla International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,485 m / 8,152 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 096° / 276° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 61,513 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 151,353 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 259,074 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 311,398 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 535,834 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 584,589 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 593,050 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 228,899 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 230,775 | Eurostat |
| 2022 | 427,645 | Eurostat |
| 2023 | 567,278 | Eurostat |
| 2024 | 187,566 | Eurostat |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Seasonal charter (1)

- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 2,345 km / 1,457 mi · Air Cairo, Nile Air

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- RAC [Icar Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icar-air)

### Passenger (2)

- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 1 · seasonal charter
- NP [Nile Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nile-air) · 1 · seasonal charter

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 188K (2024) | #1,563 of 3,974 | #339 in Europe | #3 in BA |
| Longest runway | 2,485 m / 8,152 ft | #2,614 of 29,858 | #494 in Europe | #3 in BA |
| Elevation | 239 m / 784 ft | =21,747 of 43,403 | =1,892 in Europe | #7 in BA |
| Age | Opened 1998 | =10,861 of 15,079 | =1,314 in Europe | #4 in BA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =1 in BA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP/DEP | 125.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 140.325 |
| GCCD | GND/CLNC DEL | 143.425 |
| OPS | AFLD OPS | 142.525 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 25.892 |
| TWR | TWR | 130.850 |

## Nearby airports

- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [UZC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lyuz.md) Ponikve Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [OSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldos.md) Osijek Airport · 112 km / 69 mi
- [BNX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqbk.md) Banja Luka International Airport · 125 km / 78 mi
- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · 132 km / 82 mi
- [BJY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybt.md) Batajnica Air Base · 132 km / 82 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: “Tuzla International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tuzla_International_Airport&oldid=1376683539), 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/lqtz/data