Stenkovec Brazda Airport

Stenkovec Brazda Airport
IATA: noneICAO: LW75
Summary
Location Brazda, Republic of Macedonia
Elevation AMSL 1,150 ft / 351 m
Coordinates 42°03′35″N 021°23′17″E / 42.05972°N 21.38806°E / 42.05972; 21.38806Coordinates: 42°03′35″N 021°23′17″E / 42.05972°N 21.38806°E / 42.05972; 21.38806
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Stenkovec Brazda Airport

Location in the Republic of Macedonia

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,435 1,047 grass

Stenkovec Brazda Airport (ICAO: LW75) is a small airport 9 km (5 mi) northwest of Skopje in the Republic of Macedonia.[1] There are many activities at this airport: airplanes, helicopters, gliders and motor-gliders, ultralight airplanes, remote control models, skydivers. etc. It's approval is VFR only. At the moment there are two Ultralight flight schools: Pipistrel Flying Club - PFC Skopje and Wing Air Team. One School for PPL(A), GPL & Parachute licence - Air Club "SKOPJE" - Skopje.

Incidents and accidents

On 21 September 2013, a private Cessna 172SP Skyhawk crashed at Stenkovec Airport after the pilot lost control over the airplane due to low airspeed, stall flight at extreme low altitude. The pilot wasn't high enough to gain control over the aircraft to avoid the impact on the ground. The aircraft was written off.


References

  1. "Stenkovec Brazda Airport". AirportGuide.com. Retrieved 27 May 2015.


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