Visitor note

Banya Airport

Stryama Airport, also known as Banya Airport, is part of the local aviation history of Banya near Karlovo. The airfield is currently closed and not operational, so this page is kept as visitor and historical information.

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Former Stryama airfield near Banya

Overview

The former Stryama airfield is located by the town of Banya in Karlovo Municipality, Plovdiv Province. Its position close to the town made it unusual for a small airfield: visitors could reach Banya without a long transfer after landing.

Older source information places it around 9 km from Karlovo and 40 km from Plovdiv, at an altitude of 279 m above sea level. Because the airport is closed, please treat all operational aviation details on this page as historical notes rather than current travel guidance.

Photo gallery

Photos from the former airfield and local aviation activity.

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Local aviation history

The airfield was associated with the Staroplaninski Orli Aero Club, which brought together amateur pilots of light and ultralight aircraft. The older source text notes that the Stryama runway was inaugurated in August 2009.

The site was described as a place for recreational flying, training and motivational flights, parachute jumps, microlights and paramotors. During hang-gliding and paragliding events in the Sopot area, participants could finish near the airfield.

These notes are preserved for visitor context only. Do not use them as current aviation, access, fuel or event information.

Historical technical notes

  • The source information describes a grass runway 400 m long and 25 m wide.
  • The full ground area was listed as 880 m long and 90 m wide.
  • The historic source described the field as licensed for light aircraft up to 5,700 kg.
  • The runway direction was listed as 140–320 degrees magnetic.
Su-22 aircraft displayed in the centre of Banya
In central Banya

The Su-22 aircraft display

A Su-22 aircraft is displayed in the centre of Banya, opposite the municipality building, as a permanent open-air exhibit. It is a simple stop for visitors walking around the town.

  • The Su-22 is a supersonic fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft with variable-sweep wings.
  • The displayed technical notes list an empty weight of 10,500 kg and a maximum takeoff weight of 19,400 kg.
  • The older description lists a maximum speed of 1,350 km/h and maximum flight altitude of 25 km.
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