Sombor Airport

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Sombor Airport (Aerodrom Sombor)
IATA: N/A - ICAO: LYSO
Summary
Airport type		Military
Operator		Military of Serbia
Serves		Sombor
Elevation AMSL		285 ft (87 m)
Coordinates		45°43′20″N, 19°03′50″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
14/32	5,905	1,800	Paved Concrete
14/32	5,250	1,600	Grass

Sombor Airport (ICAO: LYSO) (Serbian Latin: Aerodrom Sombor, Cyrillic: Аеродром Сомбор) is an airport in Serbia, located 7km from the town of Sombor and 9km from the town of Apatin.

The airport is used as a military one, but there is an interest of foreign investors to be also used as a public one, mostly by tourists.

1 History
2 Airport future
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

The Germans built the airport in 1944 (1,200 meters long and 60 meters wide concrete runway) during the Axis occupation of the Bačka region.

During the NATO Bombings of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, the airport was badly damaged.

[edit] Airport future

The Consortium of airport owners from Italy, led by the councillor in the Government of Italy, Adel Bertolini, spoke in Apatin with the management of that Municipality about the possibility of adaptation of the existing military airport in Sombor into a centre for cargo and passenger transportation.

On the suggestion of the Mayor of Municipality of Apatin, Živorad Smiljanić, it was agreed that the representatives of the Italian Consortium should send the letter of intent in which they should define the conditions for design of feasibility study and the name of the potential investor. The Ministry of Defence of Serbia must first give consent for turning military airport into a civilian one.

[edit] See also

List of airports in Serbia

[edit] External links

	Military Airports in Serbia
Batajnica Airbase \| Đakovica Airfield \| Kovin Airport \| Kraljevo-Lađevci Airport \| Sjenica Airport \| Sombor Airport \| Užice-Ponikve Airport