Liepāja International Airport

Liepāja International Airport (IATA: LPX, ICAO: EVLA) is a regional airport in western Latvia which is certified for international air traffic. Along with Riga International Airport and Ventspils Airport, it is one of the three major airports in Latvia.

Liepāja International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAVIASABIEDRĪBA "LIEPĀJA"
LocationGrobiņa Municipality
Elevation AMSL18 ft / 5.5 m
Coordinates56°31′03″N 021°05′49″E
Websitewww.liepaja-airport.lv
Map
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[1]
Latvian AIP at EUROCONTROL[2]

Overview

Liepāja International Airport is situated in Grobiņa Municipality, 2.7 NM (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) east[2] of Liepāja, 210 km (130 mi) from the capital of Latvia, Riga, and 60 km (37 mi) from the Lithuanian border. The territory of the airport covers 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi) and is integrated within the Liepāja Special Economic Zone.

On September 20, 2016 the airport was recertified for handling commercial flights after a gap of eight years.[3] On December 5, 2016, airBaltic conducted a test flight from Riga to Liepāja using their Bombardier CS300 aircraft.[4] On December 6, 2016, it was announced that they would be conducting a further series of test flights in spring 2017.[5] As of 2019, airBaltic flies between Riga and Liepāja three times weekly in winter and five times weekly in summer with Bombardier Dash 8 Q400.

History

Early during the Cold War, the airfield was a Soviet Anti-Air Defense base. Its aircraft shot down a U.S. Air Force PB4Y-2 Privateer BuNo 59645 on April 8, 1950.[6]

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.[7]

Annual passenger numbers at Liepaja Airport
Number of Movements[nb 1]Freight (tonnes)
2004 29825
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

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
airBaltic Riga

Ground transport

Bus route #2 runs between Liepaja International Airport and the city centre.[8]

See also

References
  1. Aerodrome chart Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 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. Tart, Larry (2001). Attacks on American Surveillance Flights: The Price of Vigilance. Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-45070-1.
  7. "A-Z World Airports Online - Latvia airports - Liepaja International Airport (LPX/EVLA)". www.azworldairports.com. A-Z Group. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2020-02-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)



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