Jagodina Airport is situated in the close vicinity of
Jagodina,
Serbia about , northwest of town centre.
It is used for sports and flight training for gliders and powered airplanes, as well as for skydiving.
The grass runway with length of and width of is used by ultralight, sport, business and agricultural aircraft weighing up to 5.7 tons.
During 2012, the town of Jagodina invested about 3 million
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s from the city budget and donors in renovation of the airport.
With decision of the Directorate of Civil Aviation, from 8 March 2012, Jagodina was officially given sport airport, the second of its kind in the
Pomoravlje District
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, next to
Paraćin-Davidovac Airport.
After 60 years, Jagodina officially got the Barutana airfield at the
Štiplje road, and now skydivers and pilots from the Aero Club Jagodina have their own airport.
The renovation and reconstruction of the airport in 2012 was the largest investment since it was established in 1938. The work included relocation of the of power lines, which was a condition for obtaining a license, as well as construction of the road and parking lot, and installation of the lighting from the main road to the hangar. The project also included the acquisition of the fuel tank, now owned by the Aero Club.
History
The Jagodina Aero Club was formed in the year 1936 and started to work in 1938.
Though Jagodina has a seven-decade-long tradition of aviation, the local military and civilian airport was shut down in 1952, and the runway was converted into agricultural land. The large reconstruction project to re-establish the airport was launched in 2012.
Today, the Aero Club has 146 members, as modelers, parachutists and five licensed pilots. The club has two aircraft and two kites.
Future plans
Future plans for the airport include building a sport and business airport with occasional charter flights of the 80-seat planes.
The plans include a paved runway of , with side grass strip, an administrative building, a modest control tower, two gas stations and apron. The cost of such expansion is estimated to cost between 1.2 and 1.5 million
euros.
References
Airports in Serbia
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