Liepāja International Airport

Coordinates: 56°31′03″N 021°05′49″E / 56.51750°N 21.09694°E / 56.51750; 21.09694 (Liepāja International Airport)
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Liepāja International Airport
AMSL
18 ft / 5.5 m
Coordinates56°31′03″N 021°05′49″E / 56.51750°N 21.09694°E / 56.51750; 21.09694 (Liepāja International Airport)
Websitewww.liepaja-airport.lv
Map
LPX is located in Latvia
LPX
LPX
Location of airport in Latvia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
06/24 2,002 6,568 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Number of Passengers14,082
Source: Aerodrome chart
EUROCONTROL[2]

Liepāja International Airport (

Ventspils Airport
, it is one of the three major airports in Latvia.

Overview

Liepāja International Airport is situated in

Liepāja Special Economic Zone
.

On September 20, 2016, the airport was recertified for handling commercial flights after a gap of eight years.

Bombardier Dash 8 Q400
, between three and five times weekly, but ended in 2020.

History

The airport first began operations as a military airfield in 1940.

PB4Y-2 Privateer BuNo 59645 on April 8, 1950.[7]

The airport was closed from 20 September 2014 for infrastructure reconstruction works; re-opening on 25 May 2016; fully operational status is from September 2016.[8]

The airport held the Baltic International Airshow in 2022.[9]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
airBaltic Seasonal: Riga (resumes 11 July 2024)[10]

Statistics

Annual passenger traffic at LPX airport. See Wikidata query.
Number of Movements[nb 1] Freight (tonnes)
2004 298 25
2005 338
2006 310
2007 1,692
2008 2,695
2009 190
  1. ^ number of movements represents total aircraft takeoffs and landings during that year

See also

References

  1. ^ Aerodrome chart Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b http://www.ead.eurocontrol.int/publicuser/protect/pu/main.jsp Eurocontrol EAD Basic
  3. ^ курс, The Baltic Course - Балтийский. "Liepaja airport to be certified by September 20". The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  4. ^ курс, The Baltic Course - Балтийский. "First airBaltic test flight to Liepaja planned for December". The Baltic Course | Baltic States news & analytics. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  5. ^ ""airBaltic" testa lidojumus uz Liepāju plāno nākamgad". LA (in Latvian). Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  6. ^ "Liepaja Airport - History". Liepaja Airport. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  7. ISBN 0-345-45070-1
    .
  8. ^ "A-Z World Airports Online - Latvia airports - Liepaja International Airport (LPX/EVLA)". www.azworldairports.com. A-Z Group. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Liepāja Airport - Photo gallery". Liepāja Airport. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  10. ^ "airBaltic Adds Riga – Liepaja Pop-Up Flights in 3Q24". AeroRoutes. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

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