Logovardi Airfield
Аеродром Логоварди Logovardi Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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 Air view of the airfield | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Active with few facilities | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Government of North Macedonia | ||||||||||||||
| 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 Airfield (Macedonian: Аеродром Логоварди, romanized: Aerodrom Logovardi) is an aerodrome located in Bitola, North Macedonia.
Service
[edit]On 23 July 2007, the Logovardi airfield 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 field 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
[edit]In 1935, Aeroput opened the Belgrade-Niš-Bitola line with a Spartan Cruiser II plane.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "All Events in Macedonia". Retrieved 2013-03-16.
- ^ "Drustvo za Vazdusni Saobracaj A D – Aeroput (1927-1948)" at europeanairlines.no
External links
[edit]- 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
