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Nida airfield. Photo by Aušra Barysienė
On July 3, the Nida camp square in the Bulvikis Cape received aerodrome status: small planes will land and take off here again.
After a multi-year hiatus, small planes in Neringa began landing three years ago, in 2016. However, one year after the order of the Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces restricting flights from civil aircraft in the border area of the Republic of Lithuania, this restriction was applied to the Nida airfield.
Taking into account that the new procedure does not restrict flights in the air traffic areas of airfields, as well as in the border area of the Republic of Lithuania, marches have begun to change the state of the Nida site, announced the municipality of Neringa .
Both for gliders and aircraft.
The Nida airfield will be available to gliders, helicopters, and light aircraft (ULO). Nida Air Park will be responsible for the maintenance of the aerodrome.
The Aviation Festival, which will take place on State Day on July 6, will mark the beginning of Nida Airport activities, where it will be possible to see the performances of Jurgis Kairis and other aviation sports masters. Party 3 p.m. It will start on the territory of the Nida airfield.
To allow small aircraft to land in Nida again, the work foreseen in the forest management project was carried out, weather vanes and fire fighting equipment were installed, radio communication was installed, boundaries were marked and other necessary work was carried out .
After the Commission’s evaluation of the special requirements, the Neringa Municipality Administration received an Aerodrome Certificate of Fitness, which states that the infrastructure in Nida meets the requirements for aerodromes and can be used for civil aircraft operations.
“I am pleased that a consensus has been reached and that it is possible to reach Neringa by air again. It is especially gratifying that requests from foreign travelers to come to the complex by plane are finally met. I have no doubt that we will be the most attractive among air travelers not only in the country, but also in Europe, ”says the report of the mayor of the municipality of Neringa, Darius Jasaitis.
Half a century ago
A runway at Nida airport was built 53 years ago. Since 1970 For five years, direct flights from Nida were operated on AN-2 aircraft to Palanga, Kaunas and Vilnius.
In 1992, after the restoration of Independence, the Neringa City Board turned over the fully equipped airport to the Neringa Department of Education, Culture and Sports.
1994 The government approved a detailed plan for the Curonian Spit National Park, which provided for the adaptation of the airport to small aviation flights. Four years later, the government allowed Nida airport to be used for commercial purposes and allocated 5.6 million from the state budget for its reconstruction. LTL.
2001 Due to the plane crash, all planes except helicopters were unable to land at Nida airport. 2015 The aerodrome received aerodrome status and its operations resumed the following summer.
But after a good six months, by order of the Commander of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Lt. Gen. Vytautas Žukas, the take-off and landing of aircraft not related to state management, search and rescue work is prohibited at this airport.
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