# Skopje International Airport (SKP)

> Ilinden, MK · IATA: SKP · ICAO: LWSK · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `SKP` |
| ICAO | `LWSK` |
| City | Ilinden |
| Country | MK |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 238 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| Cargo Rank | #1 |
| GPS | 41.95809, 21.62258 |

## Description

A 40-percent cargo jump in a single year is rare in Europe – Skopje International Airport (IATA: SKP, ICAO: LWSK) delivered it in 2024, albeit from a small base of a few thousand tonnes annually. The growth is driven by automotive suppliers and electronics manufacturers in the free zones around the North Macedonian capital. Operated since 2010 by Turkey's TAV Airports, the airport at Petrovec, some 17 kilometres east of Skopje, is by far the country's main gateway, while TAV's second site at Ohrid handles mostly holiday charters. Close to 3 million passengers use Skopje annually, with Wizz Air running a dense diaspora network into Central Europe. Until 2018 the airport bore the name «Alexander the Great»; North Macedonia dropped it under the Prespa Agreement to settle the naming dispute with Greece. Freight planners should note the fundamentals: the country is not an EU member, so every shipment clears customs, and most of its air cargo actually moves by road feeder via Vienna, Budapest, Istanbul or nearby Sofia. The site sits directly on Pan-European Corridor X (E-75) towards Belgrade and Thessaloniki; the Corridor VIII rail link to Bulgaria has been under construction for years. For spare parts serving the industrial clusters of Skopje, Stip or Tetovo, SKP is the natural entry point.

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