Its most important feature is the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, located just a few kilometers west of the town.

The area of the town has been settled since prehistoric times, and archaeological findings from ancient eras are common.

The area of the municipality is flat and marshy as the entire southern section belongs to the floodplain of the Sava.

[8] Other distinct geographical features are the ponds of Fenek and Živača, a large woody area of Bojčin (Serbian: Bojčinska šuma) and Progarska ada, one of the largest islands in the Sava.

Crni Lug ("Black Grove") is a low, forested floodplain along the bend of the Sava river, between Progar and Boljevci.

There are two other hunting grounds in the municipality, Dobanovački Zabran ("Dobanovci Grove"), operated by the military, and Donji Srem ("Lower Syrmia").

[13] Though in the past the municipality had no urban connection with Belgrade on the east, that is, Novi Beograd's westernmost neighborhood of Ledine connected it to the city, an urban zone has developed along that road, turning Belgrade and Surčin into one continuous built-up area.

Similar developments surround Surčin which, with the growth of population, grows into a single urban area with Dobanovci (north), Jakovo (south) and Bečmen (west).

Extensive farms for pig breeding are located in Surčin itself while in the smaller settlements the production is mostly for the Belgrade market, growing fruits and early vegetables.

The most important facility is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, opened on April 28, 1962, replacing the old one in Bežanija.

[15] The following table gives a preview of total number of registered people employed in legal entities per their core activity (as of 2022):[16]