Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base

Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base
Авиобаза Долна Митрополия
Dolna Mitropoliya, Bulgaria
Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base is located in Bulgaria
Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base
Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base
Location within Bulgaria
Coordinates43°27′06″N 24°30′10″E / 43.45167°N 24.50278°E / 43.45167; 24.50278
TypeMilitary Air Base
Site information
OperatorBulgarian Air Force
Controlled byBulgarian Air Force
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: LBPL
Elevation101 metres (331 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/28 2,192 metres (7,192 ft) Concrete
10R/28L 2,387 metres (7,831 ft) Grass
Source: Landings.com[1][2]

Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base (Bulgarian: Летище Долна Митрополия, ICAO: LBPL) is a public use airport near Dolna Mitropoliya, Pleven, Bulgaria. It is the home of the aviation faculty of the National Defence University. The 12th Air Training Wing is stationed there. The aviation school was created in 1945 and named after Georgi Benkovski. The school moved to Dolna Mitropoliya in 1948 and was incorporated in 2002 as part of the National Defence University.[3]

  1. ^ Airport record for Dolna Mitropoliya Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-08-22
  2. ^ "location of Dolna Mitropoliya Airport" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
  3. ^ История и дислокация на факултет “Авиационен” [History and Disposition of the Faculty of Aviation] (in Bulgarian). Vasil Levski National Military University. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012.