List of airports in Albania

Following intensive negotiations to revise the contract terms to open airports for both domestic and external flights earlier, the Albanian government managed to reduce the concession period by 5 years, until 2020.

After reaching the agreement with the Albanian Government to end its monopoly on international flights from Albania, Hochtief AirPort sold the operation of TIA to China Everbright Limited.

[1] However, in December of 2020 Kastrati Group took over the concession of the airport from China Everbright Limited for 71 million euros.

In January 2024 the minister of infrastructure of Albania Belinda Balluku said in a press conference that Albanias 4th airport will be built in the existing airfield of Gjirokastër, instead of Sarandë as previously stated in 2022 by prime minister Edi Rama.

She also noted that the tender procedures for the construction of the new airport are set to open within the first half of 2024.