Lipki Aerodrome ( be, Аэрадром Ліпкі, russian: Аэродром Липки) is a civil/military airport serving the city of

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

, the capital of the Republic of Belarus. It began operating in 1980 during the Soviet era. On 21 August 2002, the government transferred control of the aerodrome from the

Defence Ministry of Belarus The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus (russian: Министерство обороны Республики Беларусь; be, Мiнiстэрства абароны Рэспублікі Беларусь) is the government organi ...

to the Ministry of Emergency Situations. In 2016, the

Minsk Independence Day Parade The Minsk Independence Day Parade ( be, Парад у Мінску ў гонар Незалежнасці Беларусі) also known as the July 3 Parade is the main event of the Independence Day of Belarus. This parade is held annually in Mins ...

early rehearsals took place on the airfield. On 24 July 2017, an updated runway and training center were commissioned. The Minsk Aeroclub

DOSAAF DOSAAF (russian: ДОСААФ), full name ''Volunteer Society for Cooperation with the Army, Aviation, and Navy'' (russian: Добровольное общество содействия армии, авиации и флоту), was a parami ...

was transferred to the

aerodrome An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...

from Borovaya, and the airfield became capable to receive small civil aircraft. As a result, the Republican Aviation

Search and Rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of was relocated to this site. Since then, Lipki has been the site of an athletic base, a heated

hangar A hangar is a building or structure designed to hold aircraft or spacecraft. Hangars are built of metal, wood, or concrete. The word ''hangar'' comes from Middle French ''hanghart'' ("enclosure near a house"), of Germanic origin, from Frankish ...

for aircraft, helicopter pads, and an automatic weather station. It also has areas in which it provides customs and

border control Border control refers to measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it a ...

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Department o Aviation of the Transport Ministry – Airport Information
Airports built in the Soviet Union Airports in Belarus Buildings and structures in Minsk Belarusian Air Force {{Belarus-transport-stub

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