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Liepāja International Airport (IATA: LPX, ICAO: EVLA) is a regional airport in western Latvia which is certified for international air traffic. Along with Riga International Airport and Ventspils Airport, it is one of the two major airports in Latvia.

Liepāja International Airport
IATA: LPX ICAO: EVLA
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Aviasabiedrība "Liepāja"
Location	South Kurzeme Municipality, Liepaja
Elevation AMSL	18 ft / 5.5 m
Coordinates	56°31′03″N 021°05′49″E
Website	www.liepaja-airport.lv
Map
LPX Location of airport in Latvia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 2,002 6,568 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Number of Passengers 14,082
Source: Aerodrome chart[1] Latvian AIP at EUROCONTROL[2]

Overview

Liepāja International Airport is situated in South Kurzeme Municipality, 2.7 NM (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) east[2] of Liepāja, 210 km (130 mi) from the capital of Latvia, Riga, and 60 km (37 mi) from the Lithuanian border. The territory of the airport covers 2.2 km² (0.85 sq mi) and is integrated within the Liepāja Special Economic Zone.

On September 20, 2016, the airport was recertified for handling commercial flights after a gap of eight years.[3] On December 5, 2016, airBaltic conducted a test flight from Riga to Liepāja using their Bombardier CS300 aircraft.[4] On December 6, 2016, it was announced that they would be conducting a further series of test flights in spring 2017.[5] Flights to Riga began in 2017 with a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, between three and five times weekly, but ended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

Early during the Cold War, the airfield was a Soviet Anti-Air Defense base. Its aircraft shot down a U.S. Air Force PB4Y-2 Privateer BuNo 59645 on April 8, 1950.[6]

The airport was closed from 20 September 2014 for infrastructure reconstruction works; re-opening on 25 May 2016; fully operational status is from September 2016.[7]

Airlines and destinations

As of 31 March 2022, there are no regular passenger flights to/from Liepaja airport.

Statistics

	Number of Movements[nb 1]	Freight (tonnes)
2004	298	25
2005	338
2006	310
2007	1,692
2008	2,695
2009	190

Ground transport

Bus route #2 runs between Liepaja International Airport and the city centre.[8]

See also

• List of airports in Latvia
• Transportation in Latvia

References

External links

• Liepāja International Airport (in English and Latvian)

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Liepāja

Der Flughafen Liepāja ist ein Regionalflughafen in Liepāja im Westen Lettlands. Er wird dreimal die Woche von der Air Baltic angeflogen. Im Sommer ist er für den internationalen Flugverkehr freigegeben. Zusammen mit dem Riga International Airport und dem Flughafen Ventspils ist er einer der drei wichtigsten Flughäfen Lettlands.

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- [en] Liepāja International Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto Internacional de Liepāja

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Liepāja (en letón: Starptautiskā lidosta "Liepāja") (IATA: LPX, OACI: EVLA), es un aeropuerto regional que está certificado para operar con vuelos internacionales. Está situado a 7 kilómetros del centro de la ciudad de Liepāja, en Letonia. Se encuentra a 210 km de la capital, Riga, y a 60 km de la frontera con Lituania. Es uno de los tres aeropuertos principales del país, junto con el Aeropuerto Internacional de Riga y el Aeropuerto Internacional de Ventspils.

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[fr] Aéroport de Liepāja

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[ru] Лиепая (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Лиепая (латыш. Starptautiskā lidosta "Liepāja") — региональный международный аэропорт на западе Латвии, один из трёх международных аэропортов в Латвии (IATA: LPX, ICAO: EVLA).

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