Velikiye Luki Airport
Velikiye Luki Airport Аэропорт Великие Луки | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Location | Velikiye Luki | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 328 ft / 100 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 56°22′54″N 030°36′36″E / 56.38167°N 30.61000°ECoordinates: 56°22′54″N 030°36′36″E / 56.38167°N 30.61000°E | ||||||||||
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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[]
- ^ "Аэропорт - Лукиград - Великие Луки". lukigrad.ru. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
- ^ "В Великих Луках могут реконструировать аэродром". ВЛуки.ру (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-02.
Categories:
- Airports built in the Soviet Union
- Airports in Pskov Oblast
- Russian airport stubs