Užice-Ponikve Airport Аеродром Ужице-Поникве Aerodrom Užice-Ponikve |
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Airport type | Civil/Military | ||||||||||||||
Operator | City of Užice | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Užice, Serbia | ||||||||||||||
Location | Užice | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,943-2,999 ft / 897-914 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 43°53′55.99″N 19°41′51.66″E / 43.8988861°N 19.6976833°ECoordinates: 43°53′55.99″N 19°41′51.66″E / 43.8988861°N 19.6976833°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | aerodromponikve.rs | ||||||||||||||
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Location of the airport in Serbia | |||||||||||||||
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Užice-Ponikve Airport (Serbian: Аеродром Ужице-Поникве / Aerodrom Užice-Ponikve) (IATA: UZC, ICAO: LYUZ); also known as Lepa Glava (Serbian Cyrillic: Лепа Глава; literally: Beautiful Head) is an airport in the western part of Serbia. The airport is located at Ponikve (literally: Sinkholes) plateau: 8 km (5 mi) southwest from the Jelova Gora, 11 km (7 mi) east from the Mount Tara, 12 km (7.5 mi) northwest from the city of Užice, 13 km (8 mi) southeast from the town of Bajina Bašta, 19 km (12 mi) northeast from the popular tourist center with unique attractions of the Mokra Gora, 20 km (12.5 mi) north from the Mount Zlatibor, 20 km (12.5 mi) southwest from the town of Kosjerić, 27 km (17 mi) northwest from the town of Požega, 32 km (20 mi) southwest from the Mountain resort Divčibare, 35 km (22 mi) northeast from the town of Višegrad in Republic of Srpska (BiH), 50 km (31 mi) northwest from the Mount Zlatar. The airport is partially reconstructed in order to become an international airport.