Sliač airport
| Letisko Sliač | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | LZSL |
| IATA code | SLD |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 318 m (1043 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 3 km northwest of Sliač |
| Street |
 
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| Basic data | |
| operator | Letisko Sliač as VVzS (mil.) |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Employees | 32 |
| Start-and runway | |
| 18/36 | 2400 m × 60 m concrete |
The Sliač airport (slow. Letisko Sliač , historic and Tri Duby called (Three Oaks)) is a military airfield of the Air Forces of the Slovak Republic , Veliteľstvo vzdušných síl OS SR (VVzS) and international airport in central Slovakia . It is located about 3 km northwest of the town of Sliač between Zvolen and Banská Bystrica in the Grantal valley . The airport has a runway of 2,400 m.
Due to a general overhaul of the runway, the airport was closed from 2009 to June 2011.
The Slovak International Air Fest takes place at the airport at regular intervals .
history
Sliač has been a military airfield of Czechoslovakia since 1924 .
During the Slovak National Uprising in September / October 1944, the airfield was a base of the Slovak armed forces on the side of the Allies, over which Soviet and American supplies were flown in.
Following the Prague Spring in 1968, the airfield became a base for the Soviet Air Force , which stayed here until 1990 and used Sliač as a fighter-bomber and helicopter base.
The Soviets withdrew in 1990 and in 1991 the 81st Czechoslovak Fighter Squadron , 81st Samostatná Stíhacia Letka (81SSLt), equipped with MiG-21MF / UM / US and a few L-39ZA , took over the field.
After the division of the country, the main operational base of the Slovak fighter planes became. The 1st Fighter Regiment, 1st Stíhací Letecký Pluk (1SLP), was set up here on January 1, 1993. The 1st squadron was equipped with Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 and some L-39ZA, the 2nd and 4th squadron continued to operate the MiG-21 and the 3rd squadron flew L-410 and Mi-2 / Mi-17 . A year later the 1st regiment was renamed the 31st Combat Squadron, 31st Stíhacie Letecké Krídlo , and with the arrival of further MiG-29s, the 2nd Squadron 1995/1996 could also be equipped with this type, in addition they received all L-39 .
The last MiG-21s were decommissioned in 2002 and after several further reorganizations, Sliač became the home of today's squadron.
In the years 2009 to 2011, both the military and civil sectors were completely modernized and expanded.
Military use
The base is the home of the Slovak fighter aircraft fleet, which is subordinate to the tactical squadron, Taktické krídlo "Otto Smik". Two flying tactical squadrons report to the squadron. The association is a traditional association in memory of Otto Smik, a Czechoslovak flying ace during the Second World War, who u. a. also flew in the (Czechoslovakian) 312nd squadron of the RAF .
- 1. Bojová letka , equipped with MiG-29AS / UBS
- 2. Výcviková letka , equipped with L-39CM / ZAM Albatros
There are also non-flying support units.
With regard to the F-16V ordered to replace the MiG-29 , the base has been expanded for 55 million euros since 2019.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Homepage of the Tactical Squadron (Slovak)
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sliač airfield opened for civilians ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 18, 2011 on Radio Slovakia International on June 17, 2011
- ^ Slovak Air Force modernises main airbase. Janes, September 13, 2019
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