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Batajnica Airbase (IATA: BJY, ICAO: LYBT) (Serbian Latin: Aerodrom Batajnica, Cyrillic: Аеродром Бaтajницa) is an airport in Serbia. The airport is located between the town of Batajnica and Nova Pazova, some 20 kilometres North West of Belgrade and is a military airport base for the Military of Serbia. Image File history File links Yjht. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Arms of Armed Forces of Serbia The Military of Serbia (Serbian: Ð’Ð¾Ñ˜ÑÐºÐ° Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸Ñ˜Ðµ - Vojska Srbije) is the successor to the Military of Serbia and Montenegro, which ceased to exist after Montenegro voted to end the union of Serbia and Montenegro. ... The Air Force of Serbia consists of a relatively large array of combat aircraft, cargo aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft,UAV, combat helicopters, and cargo/utility helicopters. ... Batajnica is an urban neighborhood in Belgrade, Serbia. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, â€² â€“ a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Serbian (ÑÑ€Ð¿ÑÐºÐ¸ Ñ˜ÐµÐ·Ð¸Ðº; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is an alphabet used for several East and South Slavic languages; (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Parliamentary republic - President Boris TadiÄ‡ - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment - Formation 8th century - Independence c. ... Batajnica is an urban neighborhood in Belgrade, Serbia. ... The temporary Orthodox church. ... Belgrade (Serbian: Ð‘ÐµÐ¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð´ or Beograd ) is the capital and the largest city of Serbia. ... Arms of Armed Forces of Serbia The Military of Serbia (Serbian: Ð’Ð¾Ñ˜ÑÐºÐ° Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸Ñ˜Ðµ - Vojska Srbije) is the successor to the Military of Serbia and Montenegro, which ceased to exist after Montenegro voted to end the union of Serbia and Montenegro. ...

History

Construction of the military airport started in 1947 and was completed in 1951, when the airport was officially opened. The purpose of the airport is to protect the city of Belgrade in case of any air attack. 1 grass and 2 asphalted runways are used.

In 1999, during the NATO bombing on Yugoslavia the airport was bombed nearly every day. It was bombed 25 times and has been badly damaged by it. NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in Latin, ÐˆÑƒÐ³Ð¾ÑÐ»Ð°Ð²Ð¸Ñ˜Ð° in Cyrillic, English: Land of the South Slavs) describes four political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ...

In June 2006, two U.S. F-16 jets, part of the U.S. force stationed in Europe, have visited Batajnica Airbase. It was the first time after more than 20 years that U.S. fighter planes have landed at a Serbian military airport, which is seen as a "rebirth" of military cooperation between the two countries. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a modern multi-role jet fighter aircraft built in the United States and used by dozens of countries all over the world. ...

The airport is frequently used for aviation shows and exhibitions. It also contains 22 operational MiG-21 fighter jets from the Serbian Air Force, along with several other variants of different aircraft. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (NATO reporting name Fishbed) is a fighter aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. ...

Airport Future

The airport will stay as a military one for the time being and is expected to be reconstructed soon.

In September 2006 the government will decide will it become the airport for low cost airlines flying into Belgrade. If so it will start accepting such traffic in 2007. Air Berlin, EasyJet, Jet2 and Thomsonfly have all expressed their interest to fly to the airport. Germanwings, that confirmed their service to Belgrade starting September 2006, expressed their interest to serve Batajnica Airport in the future, instead of Nikola Tesla International Airport. Air Berlin (FSE: AB1) is Europes third largest low-cost airline after easyJet and Ryanair. ... easyJet (LSE: EZJ) is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ... Jet2. ... Thomsonfly (formerly Britannia Airways) is the low fares airline of Thomson Holidays with bases across the United Kingdom. ... Germanwings Airbus A319 at Dortmund Airport Germanwing Airbus A319 Germanwings is a low fares airline based in Cologne, Germany. ... Belgrade - Nikola Tesla Airport (Serbian, ÐÐµÑ€Ð¾Ð´Ñ€Ð¾Ð¼ Ð‘ÐµÐ¾Ð³Ñ€Ð°Ð´ - ÐÐ¸ÐºÐ¾Ð»Ð° Ð¢ÐµÑÐ»Ð° / Aerodrom Beograd - Nikola Tesla) (IATA: BEG, ICAO: LYBE) is Serbias busiest airport, also known as SurÄin (Ð¡ÑƒÑ€Ñ‡Ð¸Ð½), after a nearby Belgrade suburb. ...

The team of the "Civil Aviation Directorate" have visited Batajnica Airport and made a plan of reconstruction needed for handling civil air traffic (low cost carriers).

Service

The airport is used by the Military of Serbia. It is also used by an aviation school RV-PVO. Arms of Armed Forces of Serbia The Military of Serbia (Serbian: Ð’Ð¾Ñ˜ÑÐºÐ° Ð¡Ñ€Ð±Ð¸Ñ˜Ðµ - Vojska Srbije) is the successor to the Military of Serbia and Montenegro, which ceased to exist after Montenegro voted to end the union of Serbia and Montenegro. ...

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