Novi Sad Airport

Novi Sad Čenej Airport Аеродром Ченеј Aerodrom Čenej
IATA: QND – ICAO: LYNS Novi Sad Airport Location of Novi Sad Airport
Summary
Airport type		Civil
Operator		City of Novi Sad
Location		Novi Sad
Elevation AMSL		250 ft / 76 m
Coordinates		45°23′08.67″N 19°50′02.01″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
14/32	4,692	1,430	Grass

Parachutists over Čenej Airport.

Novi Sad Airport (known locally as Аеродром Ченеј, Aerodrom Čenej) (IATA: QND, ICAO: LYNS) is located near the village of Čenej in Serbia.

It is 16 km (9.9 mi) north of the city of Novi Sad, on the eastern side of the Belgrade-Horgoš road. The airport can also be referred to as Čenej Airport. The site is mostly used for sport and agriculture.

History

On Saturday May 22, 2004, a Let L-410UVP-E Turbolet aircraft with 20 passengers aboard, which had departed from Tivat Airport, landed at the airport. The aircraft belonged to Di Air, a Montenegrin airline. It was a promotional flight aimed at showing interest in developing this airport in the future.

Development

The idea of building an commercial airport on this site is not new. In 1994 construction of the control tower began, it is still not complete. A 2500 metre asphalt runway capable of accommodating large aircraft is planned. The air corridor above Novi Sad has about 800 movements per day, of which 50 are so-called 'mini-business' flights. The site also has favourable prevailing winds. Meteorological data for the last 20 years shows the least number of fog affected days in the area per year.

The furure Airport terminal in Novi Sad

On April 5, 2012 Government of Vojvodina decided to develop the airport for civilian traffic. Cenej Airport willing to finish construction of its terminal building by the end of 2015, so it can service passenger, business, low cost and cargo flights. Total investment in the airport will be 20 million Euros.

See also

• EXIT (festival)
• List of airports in Serbia
• Antonov An-74 ru:Файл:Gazpromavia Antonov An-74-T-100.jpg[1][2]
• Beechcraft 1900D
• SPn Utility Jet

External links

• Aeroklub Novi Sad - Zvanični sajt Aerokluba Novi Sad
• Novi Sad dobija aerodrom - b92.net
• Aeromiting na Čeneju 3.6.2007
• Novi Sad-Aeromiting-3.juni 2007.
• Aeromiting Cenej 2007
• Čenej raširio krila - novosti.rs
• DI Air Let L-410UVP-E Turbolet on LYNS
• Aero Klub Novi Sad
• (Serbian) Brojne pogodnosti
• (Serbian) Srbija će imati 16 malih aerodroma
• Novi Sad airport information (PDF)