Balchik Airfield
Balchik Airfield (ICAO: LBWB) is an airfield in Balchik, Bulgaria.[1] It is considered a "certified airfield" by the Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration.[2]
The airfield accepted its first international civil flight (a small private jet from Prague airport) on May 3, 2012.[3]
Located on the Black Sea coast, north east of Varna. Home to a Krilo from 2 Army Polk in June 1941 and later 5 Bf 109Es of the Galata Fighter Orliak. Home to the 2nd Sqn of the 15th Fighter Air Regiment, 2nd Air Defence Division until 1994. Subsequently, home to 6th Fighter Air Base of the Air Defence Corps 1994–1998 with one MiG-21bis Sqn. Closed as a military base in 1998 and now used for charter flights and as a Sea Rescue Centre.
Runway data: Location: N43 25 25.54 E028 10 52.69, Elev: 660 ft (201 m), Rwy 16/34, Size: 8095 x 197 ft (2467 x 60 m).
Balchik Airfield | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Government | ||||||||||
Operator | Albena Co. | ||||||||||
Location | Balchik, Bulgaria | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 660 ft / 201 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°25′28″N 028°10′51″E | ||||||||||
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Balchik Air Base Location within Bulgaria | |||||||||||
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See also
- List of Bulgarian Air Force bases
- List of Bulgarian military bases
- Graf Ignatievo Air Base
- Ravnets Air Base
- Bezmer Air Base
- Cheshnegirovo Air Base
- Dobroslavtsi Air Base
- Dobrich Air Base
- Gabrovnitsa Air Base
- Uzundzhovo Air Base
- 28th Air Detachment
- Bulgaria
- Military of Bulgaria
- The Bulgarian Cosmonauts
- List of joint US-Bulgarian military bases
References
- Airport information for LB25 at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- Balchic (Balchik) Airfield, Bulgarian Civil Aviation Administration.
- Летището в Балчик приема първия граждански полет