Banja Luka International Airport

Banja Luka International Airport, is an airport located 18 km north northeast of the railway station in the city of Banja Luka. It is also known as Mahovljani Airport. After the nearby village of the same name, it is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The construction of the Banja Luka International Airport began in 1976. In accordance with the development plans, capacities were built defining Banja Luka as an airport of secondary importance, restricted to domestic air traffic on the territory of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

After the Bosnian War, Republika Srpska was established with Banja Luka as the de facto capital. That gave Banja Luka Airport new importance and a completely different role. Banja Luka International Airport was opened for civilian air traffic on 18 November 1997.