 ventspils international airport  is an airport  southwest of ventspils, latvia. it is the newest airport and, with liepÄja international airport and riga international airport, is one of the three notable airports in the country. ==overview== ventspils airport was founded in 1975. one asphalt-concrete runway () and an apron () 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 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 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 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 t
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