Velikiye Luki Airport

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Velikiye Luki Airport

Аэропорт Великие Луки
Аэропорт Великие Луки.jpg
  • IATA: VLU
  • ICAO: ULOL
Summary
Airport typePublic
LocationVelikiye Luki
Elevation AMSL328 ft / 100 m
Coordinates56°22′54″N 030°36′36″E / 56.38167°N 30.61000°E / 56.38167; 30.61000Coordinates: 56°22′54″N 030°36′36″E / 56.38167°N 30.61000°E / 56.38167; 30.61000
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 4,665 1,422 Asphalt

Velikiye Luki Airport (Russian: Аэропорт Великие Луки) (IATA: VLU, ICAO: ULOL) is a suspended airport in Russia located 7 km northeast of Velikiye Luki.

From mid-1920-ties till 1936 it was used as a stopover airport by Soviet-German Derluft airline en route between Berlin and Moscow.[1]

Until mid-1990-ties it was used to accommodate small civilian airliners servicing regional scheduled flights.

In 2020 a discussion about resuming flights took place with the governor of Pskov oblast.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Аэропорт - Лукиград - Великие Луки". lukigrad.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  2. ^ "В Великих Луках могут реконструировать аэродром". ВЛуки.ру (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-02.


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