<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Split International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The first grass airfield was located in Sinj, and the first commercial route was opened in 1931 by the Yugoslav airline Aeroput. It linked Zagreb with Belgrade through Rijeka, Split, and Sarajevo and maintained this route until the start of the Second World War. These flights connected Split either by its Divulje seaplane station or by the Sinj airfield.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 2005, the terminal got a major facelift by architect Ivan Vuli (VV-Projekt, Split), adding one more gate, the glass fa&ccedil;ade, as well as the award-winning Airport entrance structure consisting of steel/fabric "trees" illuminated by multi-colour LEDs. The new apron designed by Ivan Vulić, Ivan Radeljak and Mate Žaja was constructed in 2011 with a capacity slightly over the old one but with better security conditions.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The cost of this investment was &euro;13 million leading to 34,000 m2 of new parking space for aircraft as well as space for future administrative works below the apron. The lower-level houses warehouses, workshops, offices, and other objects that will support the new 34,500 m2 (HRK 455 million) terminal building that is being built next to it. The new apron features an unusual sound barrier on the south side, which can be closed when an aircraft is close by and opened at all other times to allow for a fairly unobstructed view of the Adriatic Sea from the terminal building.</p>
<p class="blog-para">As a part of the expansion project, an enclosed bridge was built over state road D409, taking passengers to the newly built parking lot, bus terminal, and rental car facilities. The decision not to include any jet bridges in the new expansion has been justified because of limited apron space as well as the fact that the majority of the airlines at the airport are low-cost carriers.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Ground transportation from Split International Airport</h2>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> Split Airport can be reached from Split (and Trogir, where indicated) by public buses. The airport is also easily reachable by shuttles, taxis, or private cars. Numerous car rental companies are available on the site.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Ship: </strong>A catamaran service between the airport and Split harbor is available every 90 minutes in the peak tourist season (15 July-30 September) and with lower frequency through October. Another line connecting the airport two additional times daily with Split harbor and Bol on Brač island is available from June to mid-September.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Rail: </strong>The airport is linked onto the Split suburban railway with a Promet bus line running eight times daily between the nearest train station (Kastel Stari) and the airport with a joint ticket. According to Split city administration plans, starting in 2025-2026, the Split suburban railway will be extended to the airport.</li>
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