Sliač ( Slovak. Sliač , the historical name of the Slovak. Tri Duby , Rus. Three Duba , SLD ) is a small airport in central Slovakia between Zvolen and Banska Bystritsa .
| Airfield Sliač (Sliač) | |||||||
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 Sliac Airport | |||||||
| IATA : SLD - ICAO : LZSL | |||||||
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| Type of | military | ||||||
| A country | Slovakia | ||||||
| NUM height | 1043ft / 318m | ||||||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 / + 2 | ||||||
| Site | airportsliac.sk | ||||||
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History
A military airfield originated here in the 1930s . During the Slovak National Uprising , Soviet long-range Aviation aircraft landed here with partisan weapons. From 1947, civilian traffic began at the airport (the military airfield still operates). There are only two regular airlines here: Sliac- Prague and Sliac- Burgas ; the rest are valid only in the tourist season.
From August 20, 1968 to December 1975, the 114th Tallinn Red Banner Fighter Regiment ( MiG-21 ) and the 100th Separate Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron ( MiG-21R ) of the 131st Mixed Aviation Division of the Central Group of Forces were based here .
In the period from May 1977 to October 22, 1990, the 238th separate helicopter regiment was based on the Mi-8 TV, MT helicopters (1977–1992), Mi-24D (1977–1988), Mi-24 V, P ( 1985-1992). The regiment was launched at the Kalinov airfield.
Feature
The airport complies with ICAO ANEX 14, category 4D. Navigation equipment corresponds to category I ICAO .