Gabrovnitsa Air Base (Bulgarian: авиобаза Габровница) or 2nd Fighter Air Base (ICAO: LBMG) is a former Bulgarian Air Force air base. It was built outside Gabrovnitsa near Montana in north western Bulgaria. The base was home to the 11th FAR, then the 2nd Sqn of the 18th FAR, 1st Air Defence Division. It closed in 1998 and was demolished.
Gabrovnitsa Air Base | |||||||
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Авиобаза Габровница | |||||||
Gabrovnitsa, Bulgaria | |||||||
Coordinates | 43°32′39″N 023°16′21″E / 43.54417°N 23.27250°E | ||||||
Type | Former Military Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Operator | Bulgarian Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | Bulgarian Air Force | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
In use | Until 2002 | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: LBMG | ||||||
Elevation | 191 metres (627 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Source: DAFIF[1] |
See also
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edit- ^ "Airport information for LB15". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.