Belgrade's Nikola Tesla Airport is also known as Surcin Airport by the local population, which is where the airport is located. In 2006 the airport was named after Nikola Tesla, a Serbian engineer and inventor noted for his advanced ideas that where truly ahead of his time. Tesla was most known for his involvement in the development of the X-Ray machine, transmission of electrical power, and the radio.

The airport has two terminals:

T1 is the original terminal which is used for domestic flights, and

T2 is a new terminal for international flights.

The airport is 18 kilometers (11.25 miles) from the center of Belgrade along the motorway E70 (Belgrade – Zagreb). Special shuttle buses leave every hour from the airport to the Slavija-square in the centre of Belgrade, via the Fontana-square and the Central Station. A ticket costs DIN 160. Bus line 72 also goes to the centre of the city and costs DIN 65.