Bor Airport ( sr, Аеродром Бор / ''Aerodrom Bor'') is an airport located in east part of
Serbia
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near the town of Bor, Serbia and around from the bigger town of
Zaječar
Zaječar ( sr-Cyrl, Зајечар, ; ro, Zaicear or ) is a city and the administrative center of the Zaječar District in eastern Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the city administrative area has a population of 59,461 inhabitants.
Zaječa ...
Gornjak monastery
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Gornjak monast ...
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The Airport was built during 1984/1986. It is a civil airport for sports, and it is planned to be opened for commercial flights in the future.
The airport can handle light commercial and business planes at the moment. Initially it was built with of runway, but it was subsequently extended and now has over of concrete runway, wide. It remains one of the best small civil airport in
Serbia
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. Airport has
hangar
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,
control tower
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, a saloon and accommodation for the crew members. In 2011 the new Aero klub Bor was founded, and there is now an effort to build a general aviation maintenance center and obtain light airplane for training and parachuting. The airport was operated by Aero klub Bor (Bor Aero Club) and Bor Sports Center. Sections of the Aero club include
skydiving
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, parachuting, and training for pilots.
The club used to have one airplane
Utva 75
The UTVA 75 is a compact, low-wing monoplane, piston-engine aircraft manufactured by UTVA. It is mainly used as a military basic trainer and sporting aircraft.
Development
The Utva 75 made its maiden flight in 1976.
Between 1978 and 1985 ...
and a few parachutists. The airplane crashed at Paracin airport in 1988. and was repaired, but it had another accident Bor airport in 1990. Later it was sent for maintenance to the factory in Pancevo, and later based in Batajnica.
In 1992. for a short period of time the airport was base for squadron of J-21 from Skopje Airport. Two
Antonov An-26
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were stationed in 1999. during the
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
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from
Niš Constantine the Great Airport
Niš Constantine the Great Airport ( sr, Аеродром Константин Велики Ниш, Aerodrom Konstantin Veliki Niš) , located northwest of downtown Niš, in the suburbs of Medoševac and Popovac. It is the second-largest an ...
.
Reconstruction and development
In 2011
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport ( sr, / ) or Belgrade Airport ( sr, / ) is an international airport serving Belgrade, Serbia. It is the largest and the busiest airport in Serbia, situated west of downtown Belgrade near the suburb of Sur ...
was creating a regional airport network in
Serbia
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. Bor airport has been reconstructed and is now able to accept passenger aircraft. Bor Airport has a good
runway
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, modern
control tower
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and
hangar
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s. Belgrade Airport donated some equipment from Terminal 1 of
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport ( sr, / ) or Belgrade Airport ( sr, / ) is an international airport serving Belgrade, Serbia. It is the largest and the busiest airport in Serbia, situated west of downtown Belgrade near the suburb of Sur ...
.
Since 2012 Bor Airport is permitted for handling of light/medium aircraft, recreational and training flights. On 19 March 2012. the first aircraft, a
Cessna 172
The Cessna 172 Skyhawk is an American four-seat, single-engine, high wing, fixed-wing aircraft made by the Cessna Aircraft Company.Bor. Airport operator was changed to Public Enterprise
Airports of Serbia
Airports of Serbia ( sr, Аеродроми Србије, Aerodromi Srbije) is a Serbian state-owned company, which owns and operates five airports in Serbia. It has its head office at Niš Constantine the Great Airport in the city of Niš, Ser ...
and relocation of the airport was announced in the next 10 to 15 years. Plan was to use the current location for mining and the new airport runway would be counteracted at a new location, with better or similar characteristics. Later was announced that the airport will not be relocated from its current location because the mining activities that are being carried out not far from it do not affect the airport operations.
Airlines and destinations
Currently, there are no regular services to and from Bor Airport.
Statistics
See also
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List of airports in Serbia
This is the list of airports in Serbia, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Airports statistics
Airports with number of passengers served per year:
List of airports in Serbia
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has schedu ...
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Airports of Serbia
Airports of Serbia ( sr, Аеродроми Србије, Aerodromi Srbije) is a Serbian state-owned company, which owns and operates five airports in Serbia. It has its head office at Niš Constantine the Great Airport in the city of Niš, Ser ...
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Transport in Serbia
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