{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Graf Ignatievo Air Base","iataCode":null,"icaoCode":"LBPG","city":"Graf Ignatievo","country":"BG","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":42.290401,"longitude":24.714001},"elevationMeters":58,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"ICAO code LBPG denotes Graf Ignatievo Air Base, the Bulgarian Air Force's 3rd Air Base north of Plovdiv and a purely military field with no civil, scheduled or cargo traffic. It still operates MiG-29s alongside the F-16 Block 70s that began arriving in April 2025, an order Bulgaria has since expanded to 16 aircraft, with the F-16 progressively taking over quick-reaction alert duties. In March 2026 the base marked the 75th anniversary of its predecessor unit with a formation of MiG-29, F-16 and L","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/graf-ignatievo-air-base-airport-lbpg","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/graf-ignatievo-air-base-airport-lbpg","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Graf Ignatievo Air Base · Graf Ignatievo, BG · 58 m"}