Logovardi Airfield
Аеродром Логоварди Logovardi Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Active with few facilities | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Macedonian government | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bitola, North Macedonia | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Logovardi | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,950 ft / 594 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°01′24.76″N 021°25′32.10″E / 41.0235444°N 21.4255833°E | ||||||||||||||
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Logovardi Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром Логоварди, romanized: Aerodrom Logovardi) is an airport that stretches nearly 9 km (6 mi) and is located in Bitola, North Macedonia.
Service
On 23 July 2007, the Logovardi Airport was used as a base for firefighting to combat wildfires within the region.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the Aero Club Mirko Todorovski hosted a popular air show each May. The airshow ended, however, after the breakup of Yugoslavia. On 24 May 2008, after 20 years of inactivity, the Logovardi Airport was reopened as a gathering spot for air enthusiasts from across Macedonia. The annual air show has since been resumed by Mirko Todorovski. The most recent of these performances was the Bitola and Bitola Air Race which took place on 9 September 2011.[1]
History
In 1935, Aeroput opened the Belgrade-Niš-Bitola line with a Spartan Cruiser II plane.[2]
References
- ^ "All Events in Macedonia". Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ "Drustvo za Vazdusni Saobracaj A D – Aeroput (1927-1948)" at europeanairlines.no
External links
- Bitola-Logovardi Airport hangar & ICP MXP-740 Savannah aircraft at concrete apron
- Utva 75 of Air Club Bitola (Z3-DCH) at Bitola-Logovardi Airport runway
- Pictures of Bitola-Logovardi Airport
