Divača Airport Explained

Divača Airport
Nativename:Letališče Divača
Icao:LJDI
Type:Public
Operator:JanezLet d.o.o.
City-Served:Divača
Location:Divača, Slovenia
Elevation-F:1439
Elevation-M:432
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20090912115957/http://www.janezlet.si/e/
Metric-Elev:Y
Metric-Rwy:Y
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-F:2625
R1-Length-M:800
R1-Surface:Grass
R2-Number:13/31
R2-Length-F:2625
R2-Length-M:800
R2-Surface:Asphalt

Divača Airport is one of two airports still in use after being built for the Battles of the Soča.

JanezLet

Aircraft

AircraftOriginRegistrationNumberNotes
1
S5-CER1
Cessna 172S5-DOO - S5-DKM2

History

Divača airport is the oldest active airport in Slovenia and has interesting history. The airport was built from 1916 to and was used as a bomber base during World War I. After that, the airport was owned by Italian authorities and until 1942 the Italian Army used it. After World War II, the airport started to perish. In the mid-1980s, Divača airport started developing again. There was a gradual development through years.

The airport has two 800m (2,600feet) long runways, one paved and other one covered with grass;, two hangars, control tower, offices and all the necessary equipment for aircraft operations. Airport Divača is a home for 12 aircraft. It is located at the foot of a hill Vremščica, 3.5km (02.2miles) east from city of Divača.