Smolensk South Airport is the former aerodrome of

Smolensk Smolensk ( rus, Смоленск, p=smɐˈlʲensk, a=smolensk_ru.ogg) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest c ...

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, located 2 km south of the city. It was a civilian airfield with a small tarmac runway, until it stopped operating commercially in the early 2000s. There are many stored

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s and a disused DOSAAF area. Once the main airports of the city of

, it remains active only for sporting use. The aerodrome was given to the regional division of the DOSAAF. The aerodrome operator is a

based aeroclub "Полёт" (Flight). The aerodrome is also the base of operations for "Smolenskaerotrans". During its operational years planes as large as the

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and

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could land on the aerodrome. It could also accommodate any plane lighter than 24 tonnes , as well as any type of helicopter. In 2008 the

government has put forward plans to modernise the airport and restart its commercial use. It is not to be confused with the formerly military

Smolensk North Airport Smolensk North Airport (russian: военный аэродром "Смоленск-Северный", "Smolensk North Military Aerodrome") is a decommissioned military airbase in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located 4 km north of the city of ...

4 km north of the city.

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Defunct airports Airports built in the Soviet Union

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Airports in Smolensk Oblast {{Russia-airport-stub