Showing posts with label Airport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Airport. Show all posts

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Getting to Skopje city center from the Alexander the Great Airport

The main getaway to Macedonia is Alexander The Great Airport in the outskirts of Skopje. It is relatively small but definitely modern and very clean. It is built by the Turkish TAV (Tepe-Akfen-Vie) company which also built the airports in Istanbul.So, internal architecture-wise this airport is very similar to those in Istanbul. Once you reach the airport, there are several ways to get to the city center. I just want to briefly mention them.

There are many taxis waiting outside the airport.

There is also furgons operated by Vardar Express. The price to city center is 100 MK Dinar which is around 2.1 US$.

Here is the ticket for Vardar Express. There are several stops along the route. It also passes through the international bus station. Getting off around Hotel Holiday Inn is enough for walking to the historical old city, Stari Grad.

Just out of the airport, the roads looked good. Evidently, the Macedonian government is trying to beautify the country.


Right between the airport and city center, there is the municipality called Gazi Baba.

Halkbank was a big hit over there. All the billboards were full with their advertisements. Also Acibadem hospital was exhibiting itself everywhere.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Podgorica Airport / Aerodom Podgorica

A small airport 8 km away from the city center. From the Hotel Bojatours in city center to airport, it took ~6 euros and 10 minutes. 








Saturday, April 30, 2011

Geo-tagging two International Flights on April 24, 2010

Istanbul - Amsterdam flight
Amsterdam - Portland, Oregon flight
GPS Tracking of two consecutive international flights by Sony GPS-CS3. The first flight is from Istanbul to Amsterdam via KLM on April 24, 2010 and the second one is from Amsterdam to Portland, Oregon on the same day via Delta Airlines. As long as the GPS unit is close to the window, it is possible to receive sufficient GPS signals (mostly two bars). However, there are intermittent loss of GPS tracking without any apparent reasons. Also, battery life is a concern for long flights as changing batteries dramatically affects the re-connection to the GPS signals while on the move. I recommend to get connected to the GPS satellites before or during taxiing as well as utilizing a long-life battery.

For another posting on geo-logging, please check the following link:
Sony GPS-CS3KA Review (Geo-tagging) and Performance in the Airplane