Liepāja International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Liepāja International Airport
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IATA = LPX
ICAO = EVLA
type = Public
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operator = Aviacompany Liepaja Ltd
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location = Liepāja
elevation-f = 16
elevation-m = 5
coordinates = Coord|56|31|03.09|N|021|05|49.41|E|type:airport_region:LV
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metric-rwy = yes
r1-number = 07/25
r1-length-f = 6,568
r1-length-m = 2,002
r1-surface = Asphalt, Concrete
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footnotes = Source: Aerodrome chart [ [http://www.liepaja-airport.lv/elva_ad.html Aerodrome chart] ]

Liepāja International Airport Airport codes|LPX|EVLA is a regional airport in western Latvia which is certified for international air traffic. Together with Riga International Airport and Ventspils Airport this airport is one of the three notable airports in Latvia.Liepāja International Airport is situated 7 km from the Liepāja town center, 210 km from the capital of Latvia, Riga, and 60 km from the Lithuanian border. The territory of the airport covers 2.2 km² and is integrated within the Liepāja Special Economic Zone. In September 2005, flights from Liepaja to Riga was re-opened (as seasonal) after 14 years. From 2007 flights to Riga became regular, and opened new routes to Copenhagen and Hamburg. airBaltic is only one airline which have regular flights from Liepaja. It use Fokker 50 and DAT Danish Air Transport aircraft ATR 42-300 on routes. During the early Cold War, the airfield was a Soviet Anti-Air Defense (PVO) base. Its aircraft shot down a U.S. Air Force PB4Y-2 Privateer BuNo 59645 on April 8, 1950 cite book| title = Attacks on American Surveillance Flights: The Price of Vigilance | last = Tart | first = Larry | publisher = Ballantine | date = 2001 | id = 0345450701 ] .

Airlines

* airBaltic (Riga [seasonal] )
**operated by DOT LT (Copenhagen [ends 18 October, 2008] , Hamburg [ends 18 October, 2008] )
*Atlant-Soyuz Airlines (Moscow/Vnukovo)

Ground transport

* Bus
** Bus route #2 is running between Liepaja International Airport and the city center.

ee also

*List of airports in Latvia
*Transportation in Latvia

References

External links

* [http://www.liepaja-airport.lv/ Liepāja International Airport]
*WAD|EVLA