Kostolac Airport
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Kostolac Airport is situated on the bank of the Danube
river, built in 1998 on the power plant's reclaimed former ash yard. It is two kilometers from the Kostolac
town centre and also near town of Požarevac
.
Landing on Kostolac's airport is unique, because the way of landing is over the Danube water plane, which is similar to landing on an aircraft carrier
.
There is an international air show every August.
The Airport is close to the ancient Roman
city of Viminacium
.
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....
river, built in 1998 on the power plant's reclaimed former ash yard. It is two kilometers from the Kostolac
Kostolac
Kostolac is a small Serbian town on the Danube river in the Braničevo District. The remains of the Roman capital of the province of Moesia Superior Viminacium are located near Stari Kostolac some 2 km to the east of Kostolac. Kostolac is situated in the municipality of Požarevac...
town centre and also near town of Požarevac
Požarevac
Požarevac is a city and municipality in eastern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Braničevo District of Serbia...
.
Landing on Kostolac's airport is unique, because the way of landing is over the Danube water plane, which is similar to landing on an aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...
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There is an international air show every August.
The Airport is close to the ancient Roman
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
city of Viminacium
Viminacium
Viminacium was a major city and military camp of the Roman province of Moesia , and the capital of Moesia Superior. The archeological site occupies a total of 450 hectares. Viminacium is located 12 km from Kostolac, was devastated by Huns in the 5th century, but rebuilt by Justinian...
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