Kosovo Ministry of Transport & Communications Pristina, June 2004

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CIVIL AVIATION

• Kosovo Ministry of Transport Communications
  Pristina, June 2004

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Contents of the presentation Civil Aviation
Kosovo

• Existing Situation
• Proposed projects

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1. Pristina Airport
Serbia

• Montenegro

Mitrovica
Prishtina
Peja
Gjakova
Ferizaj
Prizreni
Republic of Macedonia F.Y.R.O.M.
Albania
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1. Existing situation - Location conditions -

• Location Prishtina Airport is located about 20
  km south-west from Prishtina centre
• The airport is both civil and military air base
• The International Security Force (KFOR) controls
  and coordinates use of airspace over Kosovo
• Airport is administrated and managed by UNMIK
  and a civilian airport authority
• It is envisioned that control of civil air
  traffic will be returned to Ministry of Transport
  and Communications and civilian authorities as
  soon as possible

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1. Existing situation - Facilities (1) -

• 2500 m x 45 m runway with elevation of 545 m
  above sea level
• Full parallel taxiway located to the west side of
  the runway
• Military air base for fighter aircraft located to
  west of airport, connected to runway by two long
  taxiways
• Emergency control tower installed by Royal Air
  Force
• Passenger terminal area including passenger
  terminal building with about 2000 square meters
  floor area and 13.680 square meters apron
  receiving 3 planes of type C ICAO code letter

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1. Existing situation - Facilities (2) -

• Airport administrative building close the
  passenger terminal building
• Fire fighting station provided by airport
  authorities
• The KFOR headquarters (offices and hangar)for
  airfield security and maintenance
• Landsite military freight handling area next to
  the car park of the passenger terminal building
• Landsite fuel farm in front of the fire fighting
  station.

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1. Existing situation - The Master plan
Pristina Airport -

• UNMIK has commissioned Sofreavia to produce
  master plan study for Prishtina Airport
• The present study
• covers a development period of about 20 years,in
  short (2005), medium (2010) and long term (2020)
• takes into consideration IMG report dated October
  1999 and ICAO report dated December 1999

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2. Gjakova Airport
Serbia

• Montenegro

Mitrovica
Prishtina
Peja
Gjakova
Ferizaj
Prizreni
Republic of Macedonia F.Y.R.O.M.
Albania
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2. Existing situation - Location conditions -

• Location Gjakova Airport is situated on the
  northeastern side of Gjakova, on a distance of 5
  km from the city
• The airport is military air base of Italian Air
  Forces AMIKO
• Airport is administrated and managed by Italian
  Air Forces AMIKO
• The airport serves KFOR and humanitarian flights

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2. Existing situation - Facilities -

• 1800 m x 30 m runway with elevation of 417 m
  above sea level
• Parallel to the runway there is a taxiway that
  links the two aprons (alpha and beta) which
  serves for parking of airplanes and helicopters
• The surface of apron A is 240m x 103m, and
  apron B is 113m x 95m
• For the moment there is a mobile control tower
  from which the air traffic control is carried
  out.

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PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR PRISHTINA AIRPORT
There are many project ideas for development of
the Prishtina Airport. We mention those
projects, which could be very significant for
Prishtina Airport and which were requested from
ICAO as a condition for Prishtina Airport to be
certified as civil airport.
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Presentation of proposed projects in table form
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Proposed project 1 - Construction of new
control tower -

• During war time the old control tower was
  destroyed by NATO bombing
• Existing emergency control tower has been
  installed by the Royal Air Force and handed over
  to Italian Air Forces
• Implementation of a new control tower and
  operation building (ATC building), including all
  the required ATC / COM / MET equipments, is
  planned to be carry out as soon as possible
• Requested value for this project 4,320,000.00
  

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Proposed project 2 - Overlaying the runway -

• Cracks in many places on the runway
• Only solution new and entire runway overlay with
  asphalt
• Dimension of the existing runway is 2.500 m x 45
  m.
• Goal to increase capacity and to improve safety
  of the Prishtina Airport.
• Requested value for this project 5,200,000.00

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Proposed project 3 - Drainage of airport -

• Pristina Airport terrain is on land with
  underground waters.
• In rainy times (especially in the spring and
  autumn) the runway is overflowed.
• This requests urgent drainage of airport in order
  to have regular and safe flights
• Requested cost for this project 3,000,000.00

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Proposed project 4 - New ILS for runway 35 -

• In order to comply with ICAO/IFR (Instrument
  Flight Rules), runway strip must be enlarged on
  both sides of runway
• 300 m wide runway strip is required (150 m on
  both sides of runway centre line)
• Existing fence shall be moved to regular distance
  from runway centre line in compliance with ICAO
  obstacle clearance surfaces
• Requested value for this project 1,250,000.00
  

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Proposed project 5 - Construction of fire
fighting station -

• Construction of fire fighting station in
  Prishtina Airport is considered to have high
  safety importance
• Being classified in category 6, the Prishtina
  Airport must be equipped with fire fighting
  station
• The project will consist of vehicles, garage,
  equipment, water distribution system, medical
  unit etc.
• Requested value for this project 3,000,000.00
  

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Proposed project 6 - Laws, regulation,
training -

• Ministry of Transport and Communications wants to
  develop and rise Prishtina Airport to ICAO
  Standards level
• This requests new laws, regulations and other
  instructions according to European standards.
• Training of management staff and experts in other
  European Countries in order to have modern,
  competitive and safe airports for the future
• Capacity building on civil aviation management
• Requested value for this project 1,000,000.00

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PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR GJAKOVA AIRPORT

• MTC is focused in two priorities
• To make Master Plan for Gjakova Airport
• Extension of existing runway from 1800m x 30m to
  2400m x 45m

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Proposed project 1 - Master Plan of Gjakova
Airport -

• Ministry of Transport and Communications wants to
  develop and rise Gjakova Airport as alternative
  airport of Prishtina Airport, because of fogy
  which is present in winter season in Pristina
  Airport
• In order to achieve this it is necessary to make
  a Master Plan for development of Gjakova Airport
• Requested value for this project 500,000.00
  

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Proposed project 2 - Extension of runway -

• Dimension of the existing runway is 1800 m x 30
  m.
• Only solution extension of runway up to 2400m x
  45m in order to fulfill ICAO standards
• Goal to have possibility to use this airport as
  alternative of Prishtina Airport for civilian
  flights.
• Requested value for this project 4,000,000.00

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THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTIONAND WE WELCOME
YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS Xhevat RamosajHead of
Department of Railways, Civil Aviation Maritime
TransportMinistry of Transport and
CommunicationsPhone / Fax [phone]
167Email ltxhevat.ramosaj_at_ekosova.orggt