Sjenica Airport ( sr, Аеродром Сјеница / Aerodrom Sjenica) , also known as Dubinje Airport ( sr, Аеродром Дубиње / Aerodrom Dubinje) is 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
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
, near the town of
Sjenica
Sjenica ( sr-cyr, Сјеница, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. The population of the town, according to 2011 census, is 14,060 inhabitants, while the municipality has 26,392.
Sjenica is sit ...
on
Pešter
The Pešter Plateau ( sr, Пештерска висораван, Pešterska visoravan; sq, Rrafshnalta e Peshterit), or simply Pešter ( sr-Cyrl, Пештер, ; sq, Peshter), is a karst plateau in southwestern Serbia, in the Raška (or Sandžak ...
plateau. 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 ...
is also near to the mountain resort
Zlatar.
History
The airport was built as a military one, and used by Yugoslav army air force. During the 1999
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
bombing of FR Yugoslavia, it was damaged.
On 27 September 2006, the Military of Serbia announced that it would sell Sjenica Airport meaning that the airport would become public, but this was never materialised.
Future reconstruction
The management of
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport
Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport ( sr, / ) or Belgrade Airport ( sr, / ) is an international airport serving Belgrade, Serbia. It is the largest and the busiest airport in Serbia, situated west of downtown Belgrade near the suburb of Surč ...
have visited Sjenica Airport on 18 May 2006, and announced plans of making a project aimed at turning this airport into a public one. The airport will mostly be used for cargo and possible tourist transport. Local companies confirmed their interest for this project.
See also
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List of airports in Serbia
This is the list of airports in Serbia, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Airports statistics
Airports with number of passengers served per year:
List of airports in Serbia
Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has schedu ...
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Airports of Serbia
Airports of Serbia ( sr, Аеродроми Србије, Aerodromi Srbije) is a Serbian state-owned company, which owns and operates five airports in Serbia. It has its head office at Niš Constantine the Great Airport in the city of Niš, Serb ...
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Transport in Serbia
Transport in Serbia includes transport by road, rail, air and water. Road transport incorporates a comprehensive network of major (i.e. state) and minor (i.e. municipal) roads. Rail transport is fairly developed, although dual track and electrifi ...
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AirSerbia
Sources
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Аеродром у Сјеници највећи изазов за деминере(Politika, 21.07.2019)
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(Danas, 29.10.2009)
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ttps://archive.today/20130416124904/http://www.novosti.rs/code/navigate.php?Id=4&status=jedna&vest=157679 Sjenica: Ostaje vojni aerodrom(FoNet, 24.09.2009)
* [http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Ekonomija/Aerodromi-bez-aviona.lt.html Privreda Novog Pazara, koja tesno sarađuje sa Turskom, najavljivala je obnovu vojnog Aerodroma „Sjenica”, koji je takođe teško oštećen u bombardovanju. Vojska je voljna da proda taj aerodrom, ali kupaca i investitora i dalje nema.] (Politika, 31.05.2009)
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TUŽNA SUDBINA AERODROMA DUBINJE KOD SJENICE - Na pisti napasaju ovce*
"Krtice" (Moles) - MiG-21s in bunker - Four MiG-21 and one G-4 Super Galeb buried in kamponir's at military airport Dubinje near Sjenica
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U Sjenici spremni da kupe vojni aerodrom*
Aerodrom Sjenica - "Dubinje"*
Poseta predstavnika JP Aerodrom "Nikola Tesla" Aerodromu u Sjenici*
(NIN)
External links
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Dubinje on earthsearch.netSjenica Airport map
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Airports in Serbia
Yugoslav Air Force bases
Sjenica