Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza

Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, commonly Rinas International Airport, is currently Albania's only international airport.Named after Mother Teresa, the Albanian Roman Catholic nun and missionary, the airport is located in the village of Rinas 6NM northwest of the city of Tirana.The airport is one of the busiest airports in the Balkans, handling nearly 2.2 million passengers in 2016. It offers international connections primarily within Europe. It serves as a hub for local carrier Albawings and as a focus city for Adria Airways, Blue Panorama Airlines, Ernest Airlines and Mistral Air.HistoryEarly historyThe Airport was constructed during a period of two years, from 1955 to 1957. However, Tirana had commercial airline services before. As early as 1938, the Yugoslav carrier Aeroput introduced regular commercial flights linking Tirana with Belgrade, Serbia with a landing in Dubrovnik, Croatia. With the collapse of communism in Albania in 1991 and subsequent liberalization of travel restrictions abroad for Albanians, the number of airlines operating at the airport increased rapidly.