TIA

Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa

Rinas, Albania

Operated by Tirana International Airport SHPK (Nënë Tereza)private

ICAOLATIElev126 ft

The Verdict

66/100Above the median. Celebrate accordingly.

At least the trend is improving.

Ranked #22 of 198 airportsBased on data from 2005–2026

Operational30%

68Passable

Sentiment25%

58Solidly average

Infrastructure15%

43Room for improvement

Sent. Velocity15%

89Reliably good

Connectivity15%

75Reliably good

What People Think

The consensus on TIA: meh. Functional meh, but meh.

5.3Avg Rating / 10

1,544

ReviewsGoogle 1536Skytrax 8

27%Positive

★ 3.8on Google Maps (1,536 reviews)

Sentiment Trajectory (2025–2026)+2.45 over 2 years

Then: 6.0/5 (1276 reviews)Now: 8.4/5 (210 reviews)

Positive27%

Neutral28%

Negative45%

Queuing

2.7

Cleanliness

2.8

Staff

2.3

Food & Bev

2.5

Wifi

2.9

Wayfinding

3.1

Transport

3.0

Shopping

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The Numbers

11.6MPassengers (2025)

+8.7%YoY Growth

Record year! 11.6M passengers in 2025, up 249% from pre-pandemic levels and a staggering 788% rebound from the 2020 COVID low.

69,896Aircraft Movements

Passenger History

Lounges

2 available

Scanderbeg VIP Lounge

priority pass

Segafredo Bar Cafe

priority pass

Tardiness Report

2026/03–2025/04 · 61,077 flights

0.2%Flights Delayed128 of 61,077 flights

0.0minAvg Delay

If punctuality were a religion, this airport would be the cathedral.

Delay Causes (ATFM)

100%

Airport-CausedThe airport itself is the primary reason for delays. Not weather. Not ATC. Them.

Weather0%

Carrier0%

ATC0%

Airport100%

Where You Can Escape To

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108 routes · 3 regions

Europe9

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Middle East1

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Ground Transport

MMetro

RRail

TTram

BBus

Direct rail connection to terminal

The Runway Report

1 Runway

17/359,843ft × 148ft · ASP · Lighted

The Backstory

HistoryThe present airport infrastructure at Rinas was constructed between 1955 and 1957. However, Tirana had been served by commercial aviation several decades earlier. Domestic air transport in Albania began in 1926, when the German airline **Adria-Aero-L...

Awards

None recorded. A clean record — in the worst sense.