Nikšić Airport

Nikšić Airport Aerodrom Nikšić Аеродром Никшић
IATA: none – ICAO: LYNK
Summary
Location		Nikšić
Elevation AMSL		2,026 ft / 617 m
Coordinates		42°46′27.55″N 18°54′54.42″E / 42.7743194°N 18.9151167°E / 42.7743194; 18.9151167Coordinates: 42°46′27.55″N 18°54′54.42″E / 42.7743194°N 18.9151167°E / 42.7743194; 18.9151167
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
15/33	4,750	1,450	Asphalt

Nikšić Airport (Montenegrin/Serbian: Аеродром Никшић, Aerodrom Nikšić) (ICAO: LYNK) is a sport airport located near Nikšić, Montenegro. It is also known as Kapino Polje Airport.

The airport was built as a small airstrip with one grass runway during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. On 14th April, 1941, King Peter II of Yugoslavia used the airport to leave the country, escaping the Axis powers invasion.^[1] In 1948, Nikšić airport was used as a stop for transfer of 60 Spitfires from Czechoslovakia to Israel, thus playing a small role in 1948 Arab–Israeli War.^[2] During the SFRY era, the airport was a notable parachuting training center.

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the airport fell into disuse, serving mostly as a glider airstrip for enthusiasts in the local aviation club. The airport was chosen to be a host of 2010 FAI World Parachuting Championships ^[3], and its runway was asphalted, with length increased to 1,400m. With this latest upgrade, it is expected that the airport receives status of an international airport, so it can cater to the needs of general aviation.

1. ^ Drama na Kapinom Polju (Montenegrin Only)
2. ^ Montenegro air base that played role in Israel's birth under threat
3. ^ World Parachuting Championships 2010