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Pardubice Airport
Airport Directory » Czech Republic » Pardubice » Pardubice AirportAirport information for Pardubice AirportCountry: Czech RepublicLocation: Pardubice Coordinates: 50.00.48N / 015.44.19E IATA Code: PED Timezone: GMT +1 Direct flights form Pardubice Airport Direct flights to Pardubice Airport Find connecting flights to Pardubice Airport Find connecting flights from Pardubice Airport |
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Pardubice Airport (in Czech: Letiště Pardubice) is a armed forces airport allowed to deal international polite air traffic. It is turn up next to town of Pardubice, Czech Republic.
History
In 1910 Jan Kašpar, an apply scientist and air power partisan, and his full cousin Eugen Čihák purchased an plane Bleriot XI and get down with voyage experimentations on the local armed forces exercise dry land in Pardubice. On April 16, 1910 Kašpar winged for the 1st clip and as the 1st individual in Czech districts, approximately two kilometre. In after yr he set up voyage exhibitions over the commonwealth, most famous being his voyage from Pardubice to Prague (120 kilometre) on May 13, 1911.
The 1st winging baseball club in Czech districts was constituted in Pardubice on April 26, 1911. The baseball club, named Aviation society in Pardubice (Aviatické družstvo Pardubice) had 5 depots but the conflict had halt its actions. After the conflict the location maintained occasional voyage exhibitions. Since the finish of 1929 the airport was used as a preparation location for air power partisan; spread out to 25 hectares it was 1 of the biggest in the land. Since 1933 the airport was also used for sailplane grooming. During 1936 - 1937 new modern airport installations were made.
During World War II the airport assisted for preparation of Luftwaffe airplane pilots, toward the finish of the conflict for armed combat functioning and was destruct by bombing.
Since 1950 the airport the airport was used only for the armed forces. 2,500 m long concrete landing track was made and airplane pilot grooming center constituted. The airport hosted fourth and 18th Fighter Air Wings (4. stíhaci a 18. stíhací letecký pluk) fit out with S-199, MiG-15, C-2, C-5, C-11, MiG-19S, MiG-19PM, MiG-21F and Mi-1 eggbeaters, 47th Reconnaissance Wing (47. průzkumný letecký pluk) with MiG-21R, Il-28L, Il-14 and afterward with Su-22 and since 1986 30th Strafer Wing (30. bitevní letecký pluk) with Su-25K. Large back up armed forces units were turn up next to the airport and in the town.
During the 1990s the armed forces part of the airport was bit by bit cut down. Since 1994 the airport was used as a preparation ground (34. základna školního letectva) but in 2003 the armed forces cut down part of the airport to supply upkeep and logistics.
Current polite functioning
In 1993 a corporation East Bohemian Airport a.s. directing to open the airport for polite use was characteristic. Officially, the airport was opened for polite functioning on May 18, 1995. Since November 1, 1996 the airport is clear for functioning under the IFR patterns.
The airport is used for charter voyages to the Southern Europe during summertime season, to transport Russian holidaymakers into the Czech Republic and for load voyages (including voyages by An-124).
In 2006 the airport dealt over 71,000 of riders (approximately 85% from Russia ) and 1302 motilities.
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