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14-404: Ventspils Airport was founded in 1939. From 1940, it was used by Soviet Aircraft. Once 1975 an asphalt-concrete runway (1,298 m × 32 m (4,259 ft × 105 ft)) and an apron (100 m × 100 m (328 ft × 328 ft)) were built. At that time there was an air control dispatchers point at the aerodrome and 40-45 employees worked in the airport. The aerodrome

28-645: Is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by Kyiv, Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude Aviation Factories. First flown in 1959, the An-24 was produced in some 1,000 units of various versions; in 2023 there are 93 still in service worldwide, mostly in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Africa. It

42-541: Is an industrial airfield in Kyiv , Ukraine , located 11 km northwest of city center. It is part of the Antonov Serial Production Plant , surrounded by the districts of Sviatoshyn , Nyvky , and Bilychi . Sviatoshyn Airfield sometimes hosts Kyiv's aviation events such as shows or festivals, but otherwise remains inaccessible to the public. The city's main aviation museum is located near

56-474: The An-24 was adapted to perform many secondary missions such as ice reconnaissance and engine/propeller test-bed, as well as further development to produce the An-26 tactical transport, An-30 photo-mapping/survey aircraft and An-32 tactical transport with more powerful engines. Various projects were envisaged such as a four jet short/medium haul airliner and various iterations of powerplant. The main production line

70-491: The Republic of Latvia (1996–2010). At the start of 2001, all documentation for the airport exploitation was prepared and a modern security program was developed. The plan of safety improvements for security standards was followed by the equipping of the temporary passenger service building and establishing an electric security system. The most important result of the activities was the start of operation in 2000 upon receiving

84-894: The Y-7, in civil form, has now been supplanted by the MA60 derivative with western engines and avionics, to improve performance and economy, and widen the export appeal. The aircraft introduced in Mongolia was initially planned to be used by the air force, but was eventually handed over to a private airline company for use, and some were later used in research facilities. Since then, as the aircraft has deteriorated, it has been stored in Ulaanbaatar. As of July 2018, 86 An-24s were in airline service. Following fatal incidents in July 2011 Russian President (now Prime Minister) Dmitry Medvedev proposed

98-703: The accelerated decommissioning of An-24s, which resulted in a ban for this type from scheduled flights inside Russia . However, later the ban was cancelled and, as of 2023, An-24 are still in limited commercial service in Russia. Civil operators have included: Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1976–77 General characteristics Performance Related development Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Related lists Sviatoshyn Airfield Sviatoshyn Airfield ( Ukrainian Аеродром «Святошин» ), formerly known as Svyatoshino ,

112-644: The airport at Riga that was 202 km (126 mi) away from Ventspils. This added 6–8 hours of travel time to the airport in Riga and back by road. These opportunities did not satisfy the demand for air transport traffic. Work on the project "The rehabilitation of the Airport Ventspils" began in 1997. Implementation of the project began in 1999. It was developed within the National Transport Development Programme of

126-502: The certificate. The certificate confirmed that the aerodrome was suitable for exploitation and the first programs of flights were for conclusion that the first cycle of Ventspils Airport development was completed. On 11 April 2008, Latvian national airline airBaltic began the first regular service from the airport to Riga but ceased after few months due to low patronage. Antonov An-24 The Antonov An-24 ( Russian / Ukrainian : Антонов Ан-24 ) ( NATO reporting name : Coke )

140-480: The government. The possibility re-opening the airport was first discussed in the mid-1990s by which time Ventspils had become an important transport hub. The efficiency and importance of the re-opening of the Ventspils Airport was evaluated. The main conclusions of this research were that the rehabilitation of the airport would enhance the efficiency of transport corridors and foster economic activity in

154-517: The region. The region possessed all the social and economic preconditions that indicate potential demand for air traffic. An operational Ventspils Airport would promote competitiveness of the Ventspils transport hub in the European and global markets. At the time the re-opening of the airport was being considered, people in the Ventspils region and corporate clients who wished to travel by air used

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168-609: Was at the Kyiv-Svyatoshino (later renamed " Aviant ") aircraft production plant which built 985, with 180 built at Ulan Ude and a further 197 An-24T tactical transport/freighters at Irkutsk . Production in the USSR was shut down by 1978. Production continues at China's Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation which makes licensed, reverse-engineered and redesigned aircraft as the Xian Y-7 , and its derivatives. Manufacture of

182-500: Was designed to replace the veteran piston Ilyushin Il-14 transport on short to medium haul trips, optimised for operating from rough strips and unprepared airports in remote locations. The high-wing layout protects engines and blades from debris, the power-to-weight ratio is higher than that of many comparable aircraft and the machine is rugged, requiring minimal ground support equipment. Due to its rugged airframe and good performance,

196-501: Was used by aircraft AN-24 , AN-2 , YAK-40 , MI-2 . The flight range was small and there were only two scheduled flights: Ventspils - Riga and Ventspils - Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) . In addition to commercial traffic, state departments used the airport for various reasons. There were state border control flights, flights for oil pipeline control, forest patrols, traffic control, fishing inspection flights and others. Airport operation ceased in 1983 due to political decisions by

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