Airport Spilve

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Author: Raysione

Last revision: 21 Jul, 2021 at 13:13 UTC

File size: 14.28 MB

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Description:

Greetings! This mod contains several buildings of Spilve airport (Latvia, Riga). This airport, like many others in the USSR, was built in 1954. He became the most famous and can rightfully be called a masterpiece of the Stalinist Empire style. I honestly have never met such a beautiful airport, just look at the photos, it’s great. The airport building has no inscription. Such an airport will surely become the hallmark of your republic 🙂

CHARACTERISTIC
Control tower
10 teachers
No heating required

Airport_ (Without_inscription)
Capacity 5000 people
70 tons of fuel
No heating required

Hangar50x50_1
1 airplane parking lot 50×50

Hangar50x50_3
3 airplane stands, size 50×50

A bit of history:
An airfield near Spilve existed during the First World War. For example, on June 15, 1916, pilots of the Russian 12th Army, led by a lieutenant by the name of Lerche, flew from the Spilva meadows. The first airport was built in Spilva in the 1920s. At the same time, several hangars were built on the territory of the airfield. Some streets. In 1938, according to the project of the Latvian architect David Zarins, the construction of the terminal building began. In the late 1930s, the airport received an official status and was named