Bor Airfield

Bor Airfield (Serbian, Aerodrom Bor) (ICAO: LYBO) is an aerodrome located in east part of Serbia near the city of Bor, Serbia and around 26 km (16 mi) from the city of Zaječar, Serbia. The aerodrome is also located near the mountain resort Crni Vrh (Black Peak, 1,043 m (3, 422 ft) high) and many other tourist attractions like Brestovac Spa, the Stol mountain, Lazar's cave, Lazar's Canyon, Vratna Gates, Bor Zoo and the Gornjak monastery. The airfield was built from 1984 to 1986. It is used for sports. The airfield can handle light commercial and business planes at the moment. Initially it was built with 800 m (2, 600 ft) of runway, but it was subsequently extended and now has over 1,000 m (3, 300 ft) of concrete runway, 30 m (98 ft) wide. It remains one of the best small civil airports in Serbia. Airport has hangar, control tower, a saloon and accommodation for the crew members. In 2011 the new Aero klub Bor was founded, and there is now an effort to build a general aviation maintenance center and obtain light airplane for training and parachuting. The airfield was operated by Aero klub Bor (Bor Aero Club) and Bor Sports Center. Sections of the Aero club include skydiving, parachuting, and training for pilots. The club used to have one airplane Utva 75 and a few parachutists. The airplane crashed at Paracin airport in 1988. and was repaired, but it had anot

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