Master Plan Summary - Aerodrom Ljubljana

3 Introduction
Welcome
This Master Plan is the first Master Plan in the Airport’s history and marks a milestone in the
development of the airport as a sustainable, high-quality and safe infrastructure. It ensures
that the airport is prepared to meet future transport needs by reserving areas on a financially
viable basis and taking into account the environmental impact. The outcomes of the Master
Plan shall match with and shall be embedded in the municipality and state land use plans.
The Ljubljana International Airport Master Plan is not only a development concept but also
an essential management strategic tool for coordinating the phased spatial development
of the airport and areas of interest beyond the airport boundary. The Master Plan shall
provide long term planning reliability for all parties concerned (i.e. airport management,
airport authorities, municipal authorities and real estate developers).
The Master Plan coordinates the development of the airport up to year 2040 in relation to
its technical, environmental and business requirements. This period has been broken up into
three main development phases;
1. the short term future (design year 2015);
2. the medium term future (design year 2025); and
3. the long term future (design year 2040).
The Master Plan shall serve as a quick reference guide for all parties directly and indirectly
affected by the airport development, including those that are less familiar with the precise
aviation procedures and airport needs. It aims to reach a common understanding between
Ljubljana International Airport and its’ stakeholders on strategic outlook for the future
development of Ljubljana Airport based on sustainable outcomes. Further, it creates long
term planning clarity for customers, internal business units
in relation to land use, infrastructure development and operational matters.
The Master Plan is prepared to give a long-term outlook on the development of the airport
and shall thus be a stable basis for individual projects. A regular review of the Master Plan
should be conducted in an interval of not less than 5 years or when the design parameters
may have been rendered obsolete by sudden and unforeseeable circumstances.
Ljubljana Airport, Slovenia
Ljubljana International Airport (IATA code: LJU, ICAO code: LJLJ) is the main international
airport in the Republic of Slovenia, located approximately 27 km away from the capital, and
largest city, of Ljubljana. The airport is strategically located in the center of Slovenia, in a
region that generates ca. 44% of the country’s turnover and the highest GDP per capita
within the country.
It is also well located relative to central Europe, between the Alps and the Mediterranean
Sea. The Airport has good road connections with the city and the regions.
Ljubljana International Airport serviced 1.4 million passengers in 2009 and 1.7 million in
2008. The airport is used by passenger airlines and freight integrators such as UPS and
DHL. It is also the hub of flag carrier Adria Airways.
The Republic of Slovenia is located in central Europe in-between the eastern Alps and the
Adriatic Sea, bordering Austria, Italy, Croatia and Hungary.
Since the collapse of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, Slovenia
has become an independent parliamentary republic, and a stable democracy which has
assisted in Slovenia´s transformation to a modern state.
Since May 2004 the Republic is a member state of the EU with a full implementation of
the Schengen agreement in 2008. Since January 2007 the EURO is the national currency,
replacing the Slovenian Tolar.
Ljubljana is located in the middle of the country and surrounded by rural agricultural land
and is the capital and economic center of Slovenia with about 280,000 inhabitants.
Illustration 1: Transport Network in Slovenia
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LJU Airport
Kranj
Zagreb