Bojnik Airport ( sr, Аеродром Бојник / ''Aerodrom Bojnik''), also known as Kosančić Airport ( sr, Аеродром Косанчић / ''Aerodrom Kosančić''), was a
military airport
An air base (sometimes referred to as a military air base, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base) is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force for the operation ...
in the village of
Kosančić, near the village of
Bojnik
Bojnik ( sr-cyr, Бојник) is a town and municipality located in the Jablanica District of southern Serbia. According to 2011 census, the population of the town is 6,688 and population of the municipality was 11,073.
History
Much of the popul ...
, about 22 km southeasterly from the center city of
Leskovac. The
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 surface ...
area comprises 0.42
km2, including some
barracks
Barracks are usually a group of long buildings built to house military personnel or laborers. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word "barraca" ("soldier's tent"), but today barracks are u ...
. This airport was used in air battles in the
April War
The invasion of Yugoslavia, also known as the April War or Operation 25, or ''Projekt 25'' was a German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers which began on 6 April 1941 during World War II. The order for the invasion was p ...
at beginning of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
. It is sold and became defunct in 2012.
See also
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Đavolja Varoš
Đavolja varoš ( sr-cyr, Ђавоља варош, lit. "Devil's Town") is a rock formation consisting of about 200 earth pyramids or "towers", located in southern Serbia on the Radan Mountain, in the municipality of Kuršumlija.
Geology
Đa ...
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Justiniana Prima
References
External links
Poleće biznis sa vojne piste
Defunct airports
Airports in Serbia
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