Pécs-Pogány International Airport

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Pécs-Pogány Airport

Pécs-Pogány repülőtér
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesPécs, Hungary
Elevation AMSL648 ft / 198 m
Coordinates45°59′27″N 018°14′27″E / 45.99083°N 18.24083°E / 45.99083; 18.24083
Websitewww.airportpecs.hu
Map
LHPP/PEV is located in Hungary
LHPP/PEV
LHPP/PEV
Location of airport in Hungary
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 1,500 4,921 Asphalt
Sources: Airport website,[1] DAFIF[2]

Pécs-Pogány Airport [3] (Hungarian: Pécs-Pogány repülőtér) or Pécs South Airport (IATA: PEV, ICAO: LHPP) is a small commercial airport serving Pécs, a city in Baranya County in Hungary. Several aviation database sources incorrectly cite the IATA code for Pécs-Pogány as QPJ, however the IATA website lists it as PEV. [4]

History

As of April 2015, there were no scheduled services to and from Pécs.[5] On 5 February 2024, a press conference confirming that scheduled passenger flights serving Malta and Munich will be started from March 2024.[6] On 6 February 2024, a trial flight from Malta had landed to this airport successfully.[7]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter services to and from Pécs:

AirlinesDestinations
Universal Air Malta, Munich (both begin 26 March 2024)[8]
Seasonal: Corfu (begins 5 June 2024)[9]

References

  1. ^ Pécs Pogány Airport, official site
  2. ^ Airport information for LHPP[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  3. ^ "BEMUTATKOZÁS | PÉCS-POGÁNY AIRPORT". www.airportpecs.hu. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  4. ^ "BEMUTATKOZÁS | PÉCS-POGÁNY AIRPORT". www.airportpecs.hu. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  5. ^ "Bemutatkozás | Pécs-Pogány Airport".
  6. ^ Attila, Babos (2024-02-05). "Münchenbe és Máltára is lehet majd Pécs-Pogányról repülni márciustól". Szabad Pécs (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  7. ^ Ferenc, Nimmerfroh (2024-02-06). "Másfél évtized után újra menetrend szerinti repülőjárat indul Pécsről". pecsma.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  8. ^ https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/137997-maltas-universal-air-to-launch-scheduled-ops-out-of-malta
  9. ^ https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/137997-maltas-universal-air-to-launch-scheduled-ops-out-of-malta

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