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Burgas Airport is an international airport in southeast Bulgaria and the second largest in the country. It is near the northern neighbourhood of Sarafovo approximately from the city centre. The airport principally serves Burgas and other seaside resorts of the Bulgarian south coast which attract many tourists during the summer leisure season.
On 29 June 1947, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines began domestic flights between Burgas, Plovdiv and Sofia, using Junkers Ju 52/3m aircraft. In the 1950s and 1960s, the airport was expanded and modernized by building a concrete runway. In 1970, the airport became an international airport serving 45 destinations.
Fraport entered into partnership with Varna-based company BM Star. The concessionaire has vowed to inject 403 million Euro in the two airports during the lifespan of the arrangement. Fraport will pay 60% of an investment of EUR 403 million over the 35-year concession. The investments will be made in new terminal facilities, vehicles and equipment and expanding apron areas at the airports over the life of the concession.
Terminal 2 replaced the older Terminal 1, which was built in the 1950s and expanded in the early 1990s, and now handles all of the airport's passenger traffic. The terminal is equipped with 31 Airport check-in, three Boarding card checkpoints, nine security lanes and eight departure gates. The arrivals area (divided into Schengen Area and non-Schengen zones) has 12 immigration stations and four (one long and three long carousels). Passenger amenities include of space dedicated to shopping and for food and beverage (F&B) services. There is also a outdoor courtyard.
On 31 October 2016, reconstruction and rehabilitation of taxiways began at Burgas airport. The project includes a complete rehabilitation of 3,500 square meters of taxiway "H", complete rehabilitation of taxiway "A", as well as area adjacent to the runway holding point. The control and monitoring system for airfield lighting and approach light equipment will be replaced. The total investment of Fraport Twin Star Airport Management in these projects is over BGN 12 million.
| + Traffic at Burgas Airport | |
| 6.1% | |
| 8.7% | |
| 14.2% | |
| 12.5% | |
| 33.6% | |
| 25.0% | |
| 11.6% | |
| 15.5% | |
| 11.7% | |
| 4.7% | |
| 7.3% | |
| 0.9% | |
| 19.0% | |
| 1.9% | |
| 2.2% | |
| 0.8% | |
| 4.3% | |
| 14.2% | |
| 2.8% | |
| 8.5% | |
| 14.3% | |
| 79.6% | |
| 103.3% | |
| 48.2% | |
| 2023 | 7.2% |
| 2024 | |
| + Top 5 Markets (2023) | |
| 1 | 473,868 |
| 2 | 376,570 |
| 3 | 206,810 |
| 4 | 159,440 |
| 5 | 88,294 |
| + Top 5 Cities (2023) | |
| 1 | 142,809 |
| 2 | 128,778 |
| 3 | 112,569 |
| 4 | 109,985 |
| 5 | 88,294 |
Intercity buses from Burgas to Pomorie, Aheloy, Ravda, Nessebar and Sunny beach also stop close to the airport. The stop is located at the roundabout on the main road across from the terminal building.
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