Balchik Airfield
Balchik Airport is a general aviation airfield and reduced former military airbase in the town of Balchik, northeast Bulgaria, on the Black Sea coast. In August 2011 the Bulgarian government transformed Balchik airbase from a military to a civilian airport and it became part of the assets of the state-owned company Sofia Airport EAD.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Balchik Airbase” and “LBWB”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Balchik Palace ‘Quiet Nest’ and Balchik Stadium.
Balchik Palace ‘Quiet Nest’
Photo: Andrei Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Balchik Palace is a small palace and former royal residence located in Balchik, a popular town and seaside resort in Dobrich Province, in northeastern Bulgaria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balchik and Tsarichino.
Balchik
Photo: Pamporoff, Public domain.
Balchik is a town and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the Southern Dobruja area of northeastern Bulgaria. It is in Dobrich Province, 35 km southeast of Dobrich and 42 km northeast of Varna.
Tsarichino
Village
Tsarichino is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.
Briastovo
Village
Bryastovo is a village in Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria.
Balchik Airfield
- Categories: airport and transportation
- Location: Balchik, Dobrich, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.4229° or 43° 25′ 22″ northLongitude
28.1823° or 28° 10′ 56″ eastOperator
‘Летище София’ ЕАДOpen location code
8GMCC5FJ+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 145109174OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodromeWikidata ID
Q2902106
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Satellite Map
Discover Balchik Airfield from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Balchik Airfield” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Военно летище Балчик”
- German: “Flugplatz Baltschik”
- Indonesian: “LBWB”
- Japanese: “バルチク航空基地”
- Japanese: “バルチク飛行場”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Balchik”
- Persian: “فرودگاه صحرایی بالچیک”
- Polish: “Lotnisko Bałczik”
- Romanian: “Aerodromul Balcic”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи саҳро болчик”
- Ukrainian: “LBWB”
- Ukrainian: “Балчик (аеропорт)”
- Ukrainian: “Балчик”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Levski and Horizont.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Пожарна Балчик and Church of St. Nicholas.
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