Mukachevo (air base)
Mukachevo is an air base in Ukraine located 6 km southwest of Mukachevo. During the Cold War it served as a small interceptor base. The airfield had a loop taxiway with many parking revetments. The air base has since been moved to Stryi Air Base, leaving the airfield standing abandoned and empty.
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Municipality of Mukacheve | ||||||||||
| Location | Mukacheve | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 390 ft / 119 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°24′0″N 022°41′0″E | ||||||||||
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Airfield today
As of July 2008, the city and oblast authorities are seeking investors to modernize the airfield and turn in into an international airport.[1] The new airport would replace Uzhhorod International Airport as Zakarpattia's main air link. Its proposed advantages over Uzhhorod will be a more centralized location, as well as its location completely within Ukrainian airspace (current flights to and from Uzhhorod have to cross over into Slovak territory)
See also
References
- "Zakarpattya authorities seeking investors to modernize airport, build garbage-recycling plant". 23 July 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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