Logovardi Airport

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.

Аеродром Логоварди
Logovardi Airport
Summary
Airport typeActive with few facilities
Owner/OperatorMacedonian government
ServesBitola, North Macedonia
LocationLogovardi
Elevation AMSL1,950 ft / 594 m
Coordinates41°01′24.76″N 021°25′32.10″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17R/35L 1,000 305 Concrete
17L/35R 3,937 1,200 Grass

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
  1. "All Events in Macedonia". Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  2. "Drustvo za Vazdusni Saobracaj A D – Aeroput (1927-1948)" at europeanairlines.no
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