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Development of Bihać Airport in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina is progressing, with the Federal government awarding it an environmental permit, enabling further construction work to take place. So far, Bihać Airport has built a test runway, which is a 300-metre section of the planned 2.2-kilometre runway, as well as access roads to the airport complex. “This new permit will support the further development of Bihać Airport, which is one of the key strategic projects for the future development of this part of Bosnia”, the acting head of Bihać Airport, Adnan Bajrić, said. The entire Bihać Airport project involves the construction of a terminal building, runway and control tower. It is estimated to be worth some 25 million euros and would take two to four years to complete, if enough finances were to be secured. However, due to a lack of funding, local authorities believe it may take up to thirty years for the project to be completed, which is why potential private investors are being sourced.
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anybody else to open an airport in BH?
Where does that road, left to the terminal lead to?
BIjeljina
Glamoč
Perhaps BiH government could have made a deal to lease the land there for Bihać airport.
BEG-Bihać-JFK!
Other than that, where there is a will there is a way. I would imagine that this region of Croatia would benefit from a nearby airport. And there would be no expropriation costs as there is now.
They can do with less, but it could become restrictive in the winter.
Rama
Doboj
...why not, every village one airport.
This idea is as stupid as Trebinje airport.
Nice.
This airport - if done correctly - which clearly is not the case here! could have worked out well. They seem to plan realistically only with a 2200m runway but enough for 320/737 but not megalomaniacal as Trebinje. This airport could have a much better perspective than Trebinje and much more use for both countries also cos there is not immediate strong competition of other areas close by. LCC flights mainly for VFR plus for tourism (Plitvice right next to it!) and few outgoing charters to Turkey or Egypt should be realistic.