Liepāja International Airport

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Liepāja International Airport
IATA: LPX – ICAO: EVLA
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Aviacompany Liepaja Ltd
Location		Liepāja
Elevation AMSL		5 m / 16 ft
Coordinates		56°31′03.09″N 021°05′49.41″E / 56.517525, 21.0970583
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	m	ft
07/25	2,002	6,568	Asphalt, Concrete

Liepāja International Airport (IATA: LPX, ICAO: EVLA) is a regional airport in western Latvia which is certified for international air traffic. Together with Riga International Airport and Ventspils Airport this airport is one of the three notable airports in Latvia. Liepāja International Airport is situated 7 km from the Liepāja town center, 210 km from the capital of Latvia, Riga, and 60 km from the Lithuanian border. The territory of the airport covers 2.2 km² and is integrated within the Liepāja Special Economic Zone. In September 2005, flights from Liepaja to Riga was re-opened (as seasonal) after 14 years. From 2007 flights to Riga became regular, and opened new routes to Copenhagen and Hamburg. airBaltic is only one airline which have regular flights from Liepaja. It use Fokker 50 and DAT Danish Air Transport aircraft ATR 42-300 on routes. During the early Cold War, the airfield was a Soviet Anti-Air Defense (PVO) base. Its aircraft shot down a U.S. Air Force PB4Y-2 Privateer BuNo 59645 on April 8, 1950 ^[1].

Contents 1 Airlines 2 Ground transport 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Airlines

• airBaltic (Riga)
  • operated by DOT LT (Copenhagen, Hamburg, Riga)

[edit] Ground transport

• Bus
  • Bus route #2 is running between Liepaja International Airport and the city center.

[edit] See also

• List of airports in Latvia
• Transportation in Latvia

[edit] External links

• Liepāja International Airport
• Airport information for EVLA at World Aero Data

[edit] References