TIA · Rinas, Albania
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa.
--:--:-- · CEST (UTC+02:00) · 41.4147° N, 19.7206° E
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
International airport in Albania
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for TIA
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3972; ident LATI; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
tirana-airport.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
TIA / LATI
OurAirports ident
LATI
GPS / local code
LATI
ISO region
AL-02
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
tirana-airport.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q217226
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CEST · UTC+02:00
Time zone
CEST
Europe/Tirane · UTC+02:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
13 km
Approximate distance to central Rinas.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Tirana
Languages
Albanian
Currency
ALL (L)
Country area
28,748 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
9,843 ft / 3,000 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1957
Owner / entity
Q217226
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa is a international scheduled-service gateway for Rinas, Albania. Rinas's built-up core sits roughly 13 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Europe/Tirane (UTC+02:00, CEST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA / LATI) is at 41.4147° N, 19.7206° E, elevation 126 ft (38 m), serving Rinas, Albania.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Rinas is in Albania (capital Tirana); on Europe/Tirane (CEST, UTC+02:00); working languages: Albanian; currency: ALL (L).
Distance from central Rinas: 13 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for TIA.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA / LATI)
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza · International airport in Albania
Known label 1
Rinas International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for TIA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Aeroporti Nënë Tereza
Alternate airport-name cue retained for TIA, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
LATI · LATI · AL-02
tirana-airport.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, often referred to as the Rinas International Airport, is one of the two main international airports of the Republic of Albania.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for TIA; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
It is located 6 nautical miles northwest of Tirana, in the municipality of Krujë, Durrës County.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Krujë
kruje · 12 km from TIA
Albania · Europe/Tirane · +0h · population 51,191 · city coordinates 41.5092, 19.7928
2. Tirana
tirana · 13 km from TIA
Albania · Europe/Tirane · +0h · population 418,495 · city coordinates 41.3274, 19.8187
3. Durrës
durres · 24 km from TIA
Albania · Europe/Tirane · +0h · population 195,920 · city coordinates 41.3235, 19.4547
4. Kavajë
kavaje · 29 km from TIA
Albania · Europe/Tirane · +0h · population 30,012 · city coordinates 41.1856, 19.5569
5. Peqin
peqin · 41 km from TIA
Albania · Europe/Tirane · +0h · population 16,580 · city coordinates 41.0461, 19.7511
6. Lezhë
lezhe · 42 km from TIA
Albania · Europe/Tirane · +0h · population 18,695 · city coordinates 41.7836, 19.6436
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. PRN BKPR
Priština Adem Jashari International Airport · Prishtina
169 km from TIA · Europe/Skopje · +0h · elevation 1,789 ft (545 m) · airport coordinates 42.5728, 21.0358
2. SKP LWSK
Skopje International Airport · Ilinden
169 km from TIA · Europe/Skopje · +0h · elevation 781 ft (238 m) · airport coordinates 41.9581, 21.6226
3. BRI LIBD
Bari Karol Wojtyła International Airport · Bari
249 km from TIA · Europe/Rome · +0h · elevation 193 ft (59 m) · airport coordinates 41.1389, 16.7606
4. OMO LQMO
Mostar International Airport · Mostar
259 km from TIA · Europe/Sarajevo · +0h · elevation 156 ft (48 m) · airport coordinates 43.2825, 17.8461
5. SJJ LQSA
Sarajevo International Airport · Sarajevo
291 km from TIA · Europe/Sarajevo · +0h · elevation 1,708 ft (521 m) · airport coordinates 43.8246, 18.3315
Route-time reference set
1. TIA-PRN
Prishtina · 169 km · 1h 3m
Europe/Skopje · +0h from TIA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. TIA-SKP
Ilinden · 169 km · 1h 3m
Europe/Skopje · +0h from TIA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. TIA-BRI
Bari · 249 km · 1h 9m
Europe/Rome · +0h from TIA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. TIA-OMO
Mostar · 259 km · 1h 10m
Europe/Sarajevo · +0h from TIA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
5. TIA-SJJ
Sarajevo · 291 km · 1h 12m
Europe/Sarajevo · +0h from TIA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,843 ft / 3,000 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for TIA.
Runway identifiers
17/35
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Country and authority
TIA sits in Albania (Republic of Albania), whose capital is Tirana. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Europe, Southeast Europe.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Albanian. Currency context: ALL (L). TIA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
TIA is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Rinas International Airport, Aeroporti Nënë Tereza. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
International airport in Albania. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, often referred to as the Rinas International Airport, is one of the two main international airports of the Republic of Albania. Location cue: It is located 6 nautical miles northwest of Tirana, in the municipality of Krujë, Durrës County.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q217226 · Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza. Administrative area: Durrës County · Tirana County · Kamëz · Krujë Municipality. Named after: Tirana · Mother Teresa. Entity official-site cross-check: tirana-airport.com
Field and clock profile
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa is a near sea-level field at 126 ft (38 m), positioned at 41.4147° N, 19.7206° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,843 ft / 3,000 m. The airport clock uses Europe/Tirane (CEST, UTC+02:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Krujë is the closest retained city-time anchor at 12 km. PRN Prishtina is the closest retained airport alternative at 169 km.
Country airport peers
TIA has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
TIA-PRN Prishtina: 169 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. TIA-SKP Ilinden: 169 km, about 1h 3m, +0h. TIA-BRI Bari: 249 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. TIA-OMO Mostar: 259 km, about 1h 10m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident LATI backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. tirana-airport.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 9,843 ft / 3,000 m
Runway identifiers
17/35
OurAirports classifies TIA as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Rinas.
TIA (LATI) is a near sea-level field at 126 ft (38 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
TIA sits in a broader regional network with 5 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
TIA's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,843 ft / 3,000 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
A specific operator or management record for TIA is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at tirana-airport.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for TIA
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
TIA uses Europe/Tirane (CEST, UTC+02:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa is about 13 km from central Rinas; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
PRN Prishtina is the closest retained alternate at 169 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
tirana-airport.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place TIA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
TIA ranks #1 in the curated Albania airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
TIA has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Europe/Tirane a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
TIA is 126 ft (38 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include LAX 125 ft (38 m) (1 ft delta) · BLQ 123 ft (37 m) (3 ft delta) · CHC 123 ft (37 m) (3 ft delta) · PNS 121 ft (37 m) (5 ft delta) · CJU 118 ft (36 m) (8 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
TIA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are PRN 169 km +0h · SKP 169 km +0h · BRI 249 km +0h · OMO 259 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
Great-circle route between airports with animated plane. Pick a route.
Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prishtina | PRN | 169 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Ilinden | SKP | 169 km | 1h 3m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Bari | BRI | 249 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Mostar | OMO | 259 km | 1h 10m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Sarajevo | SJJ | 291 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
TIA to PRN
Prishtina
Distance 169 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone Europe/Skopje is +0h from TIA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
TIA to SKP
Ilinden
Distance 169 km; estimated travel window 1h 3m; destination zone Europe/Skopje is +0h from TIA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
TIA to BRI
Bari
Distance 249 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone Europe/Rome is +0h from TIA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Tirana is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from TIA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Krujë
kruje · 12 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tirana
tirana · 13 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Durrës
durres · 24 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kavajë
kavaje · 29 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Peqin
peqin · 41 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lezhë
lezhe · 42 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bulqizë
bulqize · 43 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Elbasan
elbasan · 45 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lushnjë
lushnje · 53 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Librazhd
librazhd · 56 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kuçovë
kucove · 70 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shkodër
shkoder · 75 km · Europe/Tirane
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Prishtina (PRN), Ilinden (SKP), Bari (BRI). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 9,843 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers 17/35.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1957.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from TIA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Priština Adem Jashari International AirportPRN
Prishtina · large airport
- Distance
- 169 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,789 ft (545 m)
Compare against PRN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Skopje International AirportSKP
Ilinden · large airport
- Distance
- 169 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 781 ft (238 m)
Compare against SKP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Bari Karol Wojtyła International AirportBRI
Bari · large airport
- Distance
- 249 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 193 ft (59 m)
Compare against BRI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Mostar International AirportOMO
Mostar · large airport
- Distance
- 259 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 156 ft (48 m)
Compare against OMO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sarajevo International AirportSJJ
Sarajevo · large airport
- Distance
- 291 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,708 ft (521 m)
Compare against SJJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (TIA) in?▾
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa is in the Europe/Tirane timezone (UTC+02:00, CEST).
What are the codes for Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa?▾
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa uses IATA code TIA and ICAO code LATI.
Where is Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa located?▾
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa is located in Rinas, Albania at coordinates 41.4147° N, 19.7206° E, with an elevation of 126 ft (38 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa from central Rinas?▾
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa sits roughly 13 km from the nearest mapped city center for Rinas.
Which route reference is most useful from TIA?▾
Prishtina (PRN) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 3m, destination timezone Europe/Skopje, and a +0h difference from TIA.
How many runways does Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa have?▾
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,843 ft / 3,000 m; identifiers include 17/35.