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Batajnica Air Base

Zemun, Serbia

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Batajnica Air Base

Zemun, Serbia

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265 ft

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Serbia's primary military air base near Belgrade.

Opened

1928

Location

Zemun, Serbia

Batajnica Air Base (ICAO: LYBT, IATA: BJY) is a military airfield located near Zemun, a municipality of Belgrade, Serbia. It serves as one of the principal bases for the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence, hosting fighter, transport, and helicopter units. The base has a long military history dating back to the early twentieth century and played a role in various regional conflicts throughout the Yugoslav era. It was notably targeted during the NATO bombing campaign in 1999. Today it functions exclusively as a military installation with no scheduled commercial passenger services.

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›Serves as a primary base for the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence.
›Located approximately 15 km northwest of central Belgrade near the town of Batajnica.
›Was targeted and sustained damage during the 1999 NATO air campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
›Has historically operated MiG-21 and MiG-29 fighter aircraft.
›No commercial passenger flights operate from this facility.

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The Colonel-pilot Milenko Pavlović Air Base, commonly known as Batajnica Air Base is the main air base of Serbia. It is located between Batajnica and Nova Pazova, about 25 km northwest from the center of Belgrade, Serbia.

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