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May 12, 2016 (newstodate): Latvia's Liepaja Airport, 210 km west of Riga, is now readying for opening of commercial aviation services from May 26, 2016.
This follows on the completion of the long process of airport reconstruction works certification.
The reconstruction has comprised renovation of the 2,002 m runway, widening of the single taxiway, construction of the apron accommodating three C-class aircraft parking stands, installation of new airfield lighting systems, and drainage of the runway and taxiway.
The airport next handed in its application or certification by the country's CAA by October 2015, and the certification has now been granted after some five months.
No airline has yet announced plans for opening flights to Liepaja Airport, but in 2007, airBaltic launched services from Liepaja Airport to Hamburg and Copenhagen, and the now-defunct Russian carrier Atlant-Soyuz operated flights from 2008 between Liepaja and Moscow.
This follows on the completion of the long process of airport reconstruction works certification.
The reconstruction has comprised renovation of the 2,002 m runway, widening of the single taxiway, construction of the apron accommodating three C-class aircraft parking stands, installation of new airfield lighting systems, and drainage of the runway and taxiway.
The airport next handed in its application or certification by the country's CAA by October 2015, and the certification has now been granted after some five months.
No airline has yet announced plans for opening flights to Liepaja Airport, but in 2007, airBaltic launched services from Liepaja Airport to Hamburg and Copenhagen, and the now-defunct Russian carrier Atlant-Soyuz operated flights from 2008 between Liepaja and Moscow.