REGIONAL AIRPORTS IN HUNGARY

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REGIONAL AIRPORTS IN HUNGARY

• Tamás Andrell
• Engineer
• representing the
• Hungarian
• Association of
• Regional
• Airports

• Airport Consulting Ltd. (established in 1994)
• General Manager László Fördos
• Design
• Project management
• Consultancy
• for the aviation industry Phare projects
• Most important references
• Gyor-Pér FS (with WS Atkins), Master Plan, RWY
  LGT design, tendering (according to Phare rules),
  project mgmt.
• Pécs-Pogány FS, Master Plan, RWY design, LGT
  design, Project mgmt.
• Debrecen LGT ILS/DME design, Project mgmt.,
  terminal design
• Honorary member of the Hungarian Association of
  Regional Airports

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HUNGARIAN ASSOCIATION OF REGIONAL AIRPORTS

• Established in 1999 with the aim of promoting the
  interests of Hungarian regional airports and
  making people familiar with their
  activities............. ......

President István Zóka (Sármellék Airport)
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STATUS OF REGIONAL AIRPORTS IN HUNGARY

• Classification of airports in Hungary
• International Commercial Airports (at the moment
  only Budapest-Ferihegy) where permanent border
  control and customs services are provided by the
  state.
• Public Airports International traffic is
  possible by temporary or occasional border
  opening, the cost of which are usually to be paid
  by users.
• Characteristics of regional airports
• modest airport infrastructure (usually grass
  airfields or former Soviet military bases)
• airports usually owned by municipalities
• owners intent to develop airports
• lack of capital limits possibilities (possible
  solution PPP)
• limited state support, only for two regional
  airports (so far not realised)
• no scheduled domestic traffic in Hungary

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DEBRECEN AIRPORT

• Owner Municipality of Debrecen
• Operator Airport Debrecen Ltd. (Owned
  indirectly by the municipality)
• Runway 2,500 m 40 m (8,200 ft 131 ft),
  concrete
• Navaids THR 05 Cat. I Precision (ILS/DME)
• THR 23 VFR
• Apron ca. 30,000 m2 (322,000 sq.ft.)
• Catchment area A population of ca. 1,4 million
• Traffic forecast Ca. 130,000 passengers in 2015.
• Description
• Former Soviet military airport with large area,
  fairly close to city centre.
• New Cat. I. approach lighting and ILS/DME
  completed in January 2004.
• Dedicated by the government as a strategic
  regional airport and is to be designated an
  international commercial airport.
• State support is expected but has not been
  realized yet.

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SÁRMELLÉK-BALATON AIRPORT

• Owner Municipalities of Zalavár and Sármellék
• Operator Zalavár-Sármellék Airport Ltd. (Owned
  by municipalities and
• Danubius Hotels Group)
• Runway 2,500 m 60 m (8,200 ft 196 ft),
  concrete
• Navaids THR 17 VFR
• THR 35 IFR (NDB)
• Apron ca. 15,000 m2 (160,000 sq.ft.)
• Catchment area Lake Balaton, Hévíz and Zalakaros
  
• Traffic forecast N.A.
• Description
• Former Soviet military airport with large area,
  far from larger cities.
• Has the highest international traffic among
  Hungarian regional airports, resulting from
  charter flights to Lake Balaton and to the spas
  of Hévíz and Zalakaros. (Regular charters by
  Eurowings, Swiss and Lufthansa CityLine)
• Dedicated by the government as a strategic
  regional airport and is to be designated an
  international commercial airport.
• State support is expected but has not been
  realized yet.

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GYOR-PÉR AIRPORT

• Owner Municipalities of Pér and of
  Gyor-Moson-Sopron County
• Operator Gyor-Pér Airport Ltd. (Majority owned
  by the municipality of Gyor)
• Runway 1,450 m 30 m (4,756 ft 98 ft),
  asphalt
• Navaids THR 12 IFR (VOR/DME)
• THR 30 IFR (VOR/DME SALS approach
  lighting PAPI)
• Apron 6,500 m2 (70,000 sq.ft.)
• Catchment area A population of ca. 1,5 million
• Traffic forecast Ca. 35,000 passengers in 2015.
• Description
• New development of former grass airfield.
• RWY, TWYs, aprons and airport lighting system
  completed in 2003.
• Catchment area with high economic potential.
• Development plans New terminal building, cargo
  facilities, Cat. I. approach
• lighting and ILS/DME, in the future runway
  extension to 1,850 m 45 m.

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PÉCS-POGÁNY AIRPORT

• Owner Municipalities of Pécs and Pogány
• Operator Pécs-Pogányi Repüloteret Muködteto
  Kft. (Owned by Municipality)
• Runway 1,500 m 30 m (4,920 ft 98 ft),
  asphalt
• Navaids THR 16 IFR (NDB SALS approach
  lighting PAPI)
• THR 34 Cat. I Precision (ILS/DME
  approach lighting PAPI)
• Apron ca. 4,950 3,150 m2 (53,000 33,900 sq.
  ft.)
• Catchment area Ca. 630,000 inhabitants within
  the 1-hour isochrone
• Traffic forecast Ca. 70,000 passengers in 2015.
• Description
• New development of former grass airfield.
• RWY, TWYs, aprons completed in 2003, navaids to
  be completed in 2004.
• Considered to be a key element for the economic
  development of the region.
• Municipiality determined to develop the airport
• Development plans Fuel farm, road connection,
  reconstruction of terminal building,
• installation of ILS/DME and airport lighting
  system (to be completed in 2004-2005).

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OTHER REGIONAL AIRPORTS

• Békéscsaba Airport
• Grass airfield, preparatory activities of
  development under way
• Development plans 1.300 m 30 m RWY, SALS
• Nyíregyháza Airport
• Former agricultural and training airport with
  1.000 m 20 m asphalt RWY, and SALS approach
  lighting.
• Development plans RWY extension to 1.300 m 23
  m, new fuel farm, reconstruction of drainage
  system, apron extension.
• Szeged Airport
• Grass airfield, preparatory activities of
  development under way.
• Development plans 1.185 m 30 m RWY, TWY,
  apron, airport lighting system, new terminal
  building, fuel farm

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FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT

• Municipal resources are very limited
• EU support
• Phare support used for Gyor-Pér Airport, but it
  is not available any more
• ISPA and SAPARD resources are not available for
  airport development
• Cohesion funds are unlikely to be available for
  airport development (maybe after 2007)
• State support only for two regional airports
  (not realised yet)
• Regional development resources
• used for Pécs-Pogány Airport (so-called Phare
  Mirror Program)
• support decision made by Regional Development
  Councils on the basis of applications submitted
• available only if airport development is a
  declared aim in the Regional Development Program
• Investors
• airport properties are usually not allowed to be
  sold within a 5-10 year period
• possibility for investment into development
  companies (PPP) or into operation companies

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CONTACTS

• Airport Consulting Kft.
• László Fördos, general manager
• 1112 Budapest, Dió u. 3-5.,
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• fordos_at_airportconsulting.hu
• www.airportconsulting.hu
• The Hungarian Association of Regional Airports
• President István Zóka (Head of Sármellék
  Airport)
• Zalavár-Sármellék Airport Kft, 8391 Sármellék,
  Pf. 4.
• Tel/fax [phone]
• lhsm_at_axelero.hu
• www.balaton-west-airport.hu