Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base (Bulgarian: Летище Долна Митрополия, ICAO: LBPL) is a public use airport near Dolna Mitropoliya, Pleven, Bulgaria. It is the home of the aviation faculty of the National Defence University. The 12th Air Training Wing is stationed there. The aviation school was created in 1945 and named after Georgi Benkovski. The school moved to Dolna Mitropoliya in 1948 and was incorporated in 2002 as part of the National Defence University.[3]
| Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base | |||||||||
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Авиобаза Долна Митрополия | |||||||||
| Dolna Mitropoliya, Bulgaria | |||||||||
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  Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base Location within Bulgaria | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°27′06″N 24°30′10″E / 43.45167°N 24.50278°E | ||||||||
| Type | Military Air Base | ||||||||
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| Operator | Bulgarian Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Bulgarian Air Force | ||||||||
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| Identifiers | ICAO: LBPL | ||||||||
| Elevation | 101 metres (331 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Source: Landings.com[1][2] | |||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Airport record for Dolna Mitropoliya Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-22
- ^ Google (2013-08-22). "location of Dolna Mitropoliya Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ История и дислокация на факултет “Авиационен” [History and Disposition of the Faculty of Aviation] (in Bulgarian). Vasil Levski National Military University. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.
External links edit
- Airport record for Dolna Mitropoliya Airport at Landings.com
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