Békés Airport Explained

Békés Airport
Nativename:Hungarian: Békéscsabai repülőtér
Image2-Width:250
Icao:LHBC
Type:Public
Opened:1943
Operator:Békés Airport Repülőtér Működtető Fejlesztő Kft. (Munkatársaink)
City-Served:Békéscsaba, Hungary
Elevation-F:283
Elevation-M:86
Coordinates:46.6833°N 21.1625°W
Website:bekesairport.hu
Pushpin Map:Hungary
Pushpin Label:LHBC
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Hungary
Metric-Elev:Y
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:17L/35R
R1-Length-F:4,265
R1-Length-M:1,300
R1-Surface:Concrete/asphalt (98abbr=onNaNabbr=on wide)
R2-Number:17R/35L
R2-Length-F:2,592
R2-Length-M:790
R2-Surface:Grass (131abbr=onNaNabbr=on wide)
Footnotes:Source:[1]

Békés Airport is a civilian airport located 5km (03miles) east of the centre of Békéscsaba in Hungary and is named after the Békés County.

History

The airport was developed in the wake of World War II as a result of military needs for an airfield, although the region did already have air access through the Szentesi airfield. It received the first aircraft in 1943.

The 12th FAI World Aerobatic Championships were held at the airport where Peter Besenyei achieved excellent results.

In 2006, the airport underwent substantial modernization which included paving of the main runway and taxi ways and modern lighting. While currently there are no regular or chartered commercial flights, the airport operator and local politics are working to establish such as soon as possible.

In December 2008, an upgrade of the hangars has been completed which can since accommodate 8-seater aircraft.

Through July 23-31, 2010, the FAI Control Line World Championships were held at the airport. This includes the FAI events F2A, F2B, F2C, and F2D. In the F2B event, the Junior class winner was Ryan Young and the Open class winner was (?).

Location

The airport is located 5km (03miles) east of the centre of Békéscsaba and 14km (09miles) west from the Hungarian-Romanian border next to Highway 44, a four-lane expressway between Békéscsaba and Gyula.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bekesairport.hu/pilotaknak/technikai-adatok 2013 Airport Information