Sombor Airport
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| Sombor Airport (Aerodrom Sombor) |
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| IATA: N/A - ICAO: LYSO | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Military of Serbia | ||
| Serves | Sombor | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 272 ft (83 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 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.
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[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.
Also delegation of FlyBalaton Airport, which is owner of two airports in Hungary, is interested to turn Sombor Airport in civil one, in cooperation with bigest low cost airline Ryanair.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Mađari žele somborski aerodrom 15:29 Izvor: Beta Sombor -- Mađarska kompanija "Flaj Balaton" zainteresovana je za somborski vojni aerodrom, izjavio je predsednik opštine Sombor
- Slavković je novinarima najavio dolazak delegacije firme "FlyBalaton" koja je pokazala veliko zanimanje za aktiviranje somborskog aerodroma. Ova firma je vlasnik dva aerodroma u Mađarskoj u saradnji sa najpoznatijom low cost company "Ryanair".
- Sombor Airport photo
- (Serbian) Somborski trougao
- Sombor Airport map
- Sombor Airport information (PDF)
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