Mukachevo (air base)
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Mukachevo is an air base in Ukraine
located 6 km southwest of Mukachevo. During the Cold War
it served as a small interceptor base. The airfield had a loop taxiway with many parking revetments. The air base has since been moved to Stryi
leaving the airfield to stand abandoned and empty.
as Zakarpattia's main air link. It's proposed advantages over Uzhhorod
will be a more centralized location, as well as its location completely within Ukrainian airspace (current flights to and from Uzhhorod
have to cross over into Slovak territory)
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
located 6 km southwest of Mukachevo. During the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
it served as a small interceptor base. The airfield had a loop taxiway with many parking revetments. The air base has since been moved to Stryi
Stryi
Stryi is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine . Serving as the administrative center of the Stryi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. Thus, the city has two administrations - the city and the raion...
leaving the airfield to stand abandoned and empty.
Airfield Today
Currently the city and oblast authorities are seeking investors to modernize the airfield and turn in into an international airport. The new airport would replace Uzhhorod International AirportUzhhorod International Airport
Uzhhorod International Airport, is an international airport located in the city of Uzhhorod, in the western Ukrainian province of Zakarpattia. It is one of Ukraine's largest airports, serving Uzhhorod and the whole oblast. It is situated in the most western part of the city, in the district of...
as Zakarpattia's main air link. It's proposed advantages over Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
will be a more centralized location, as well as its location completely within Ukrainian airspace (current flights to and from Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod or Uzhgorod is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast , as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodskyi Raion within the oblast...
have to cross over into Slovak territory)