Ministry of Defense: Proposal adopted to sign an agreement on the use of the military and civilian parts of the Podgorica airport

It is stated that, after almost 13 years of unsuccessful attempts by previous governments, the signing of an agreement on the use of part of a military airport for civilian air traffic, or a civilian airport for military air traffic, will regulate the obligations between the Ministry of Defense and the company "Airports of Montenegro"

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Krapović at the Government session, Photo: Government of Montenegro
Krapović at the Government session, Photo: Government of Montenegro
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The Government of Montenegro adopted at today's session the proposal of Defense Minister Dragan Krapović to sign an agreement on the manner of using the military and civilian parts of the Podgorica airport, the Ministry of Defense announced.

It is stated that, after almost 13 years of unsuccessful attempts by previous governments, the signing of an agreement on the use of part of a military airport for civilian air traffic, or a civilian airport for military air traffic, will regulate the obligations between the Ministry of Defense and the company "Airports of Montenegro".

As the Ministry of Defense reminded, these obligations were prescribed in the Air Traffic Law in 2012.

"The aforementioned agreement will, for the first time, in accordance with the obligations arising from the provisions of the Air Transport Act, international agreements, and in particular obligations arising from membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, regulate the manner in which runways and taxiways, platforms, devices and other parts of the "Knjaz Danilo Petrović Njegoš" military airport that can be used for the needs of civil air traffic will be used," the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

It is added that the contract will regulate the conditions and manner of using the civilian part of the airport and equipment for military air traffic needs.

"In this way, the prerequisites for the separation of the military and civilian parts of Podgorica Airport have been achieved, which is a requirement that the Civil Aviation Agency, as the regulator, has imposed on the operator "Aerodromi Crne Gore" for the purpose of certification," the statement says.

The Ministry emphasized that the contract also provides conditions for facilitating the daily operations of the airport operator - "Airports of Montenegro", especially in the areas of aircraft parking, acceptance of hazardous materials, and maintenance and cleaning of operational areas.

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