Žabljak Airport (
Montenegrin: Аеродром Жабљак / ''Aerodrom Žabljak'') is an
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
in the
Žabljak Municipality
Žabljak Municipality is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The municipality is located in northwestern part of Montenegro, being part of Durmitor region. The administrative center is small town of Žabljak.Montenegro
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. It is used for
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
and cannot handle larger
aircraft
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.
History
At the end of 1955,
JAT Yugoslav Airlines opened the
Belgrade–
Žabljak
Žabljak (Serbian / Montenegrin: Жабљак, ) is a small town in northern Montenegro. It has a population of 1,723.
Žabljak is the seat of Žabljak Municipality (2011 population: 3,569). The town is in the centre of the Durmitor mountain ...
line with a
Douglas DC-3 airliner.
See also
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de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
References
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AERODROMI u PDF formatu*
* – includes IATA codes
* – IATA and ICAO codes
* – IATA, ICAO and DAFIF codes
External links
Airports in Montenegro
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