# Banja Luka International Airport (BNX)

> Mahovljani, BA · IATA: BNX · ICAO: LQBK · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BNX` |
| ICAO | `LQBK` |
| City | Mahovljani |
| Country | BA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 122 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 44.94140, 17.29750 |

## Description

Ryanair and Wizz Air, not freighters, drive the story at Banja Luka Airport (IATA: BNX, ICAO: LQBK), which kept breaking its own records through 2025 — roughly 47,000 passengers in April 2025 alone, up about 40 percent year on year. The field at Mahovljani, some 20 km north of Banja Luka, the centre of Republika Srpska in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is served mainly by low-cost carriers reaching Brussels, Berlin, Memmingen, Stockholm and Dortmund, while Air Serbia links Belgrade and Air Montenegro resumed Tivat in 2026. A daily Wizz Air service to Basel has run since October 2025. The airport handles no air cargo; freight moves through Zagreb (ZAG, about 130 km) or Belgrade (BEG). For forwarders, BNX is a passenger gateway only, with regional shipments relying on trucking to the Croatian and Serbian hubs.

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