Which Serbian airport is named after Nikola Tesla?
Answer
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Which Serbian airport is named after Nikola Tesla? The answer is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport. It is Serbia's principal international airport and serves the capital city, Belgrade, from its location near Surčin, west of the city center.
The airport opened in 1962 after construction began in 1958. It was originally known as Belgrade Airport or Belgrade International Airport, but it was renamed Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport in 2006. The new name honors Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor and electrical engineer whose work helped shape modern alternating-current power systems, radio technology, and electrical engineering.
A common mix-up is Niš Constantine the Great Airport, another Serbian international airport. That airport is named after the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, who was born in the ancient city of Naissus, now Niš. Morava Airport serves the Kraljevo area, while Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is the major aviation hub of Serbia and the home base of Air Serbia.