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Welcome to Skopje! Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/16/2016
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

1st geocache at Skopje "Alexander the Great" Airport! :)


Skopje Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром Скопје, Aerodrom Skopje) or Skopje “Alexander the Great" Airport (Macedonian: Аеродром „Александар Велики“ Скопје, Aerodrom "Aleksandar Veliki" Skopje), is the larger and busier of the two international airports in the Republic of Macedonia, with the other being the St. Paul the Apostle Airport in Ohrid. It is located 17 km (11 mi) southeast of the national capital Skopje in the Municipality of Petrovec.

 

Historically first airport was build in 1928, 3km from the city center (now Aerodrom).The airport has international classification,which is only used for domenstic and charter flights. The first commercial flights in Skopje were introduced in 1929 when the Yugoslav carrier Aeroput introduced a route linking the city with the capital, Belgrade. In December 2006, the government of the Republic of Macedonia announced plans to rename the airport after Alexander the Great, sparking a renewed diplomatic spat with Greece because both countries consider Alexander the Great as part of their own heritage. In September 2011, the new terminal building, extension of the runway, new administrative building, cargo building and new access road with parking facilities were opened. The goal of the project is to increase the capacity of Skopje Airport to four million passengers per year with plans to turn Skopje Airport into a major transit and cargo hub for Southeast Europe. Airports Council International (ACI) awarded Skopje ”Alexander the Great’’ as Best Europe Airport in service quality, in the category – Best Airport by region under 2 million passengers per year 2015, which is the third time Skopje.

The cache is located on the parking place inside the railing of the lamp “D”. Its a magnetic micro only with the logbook. No pen, please bring one with you. Many muggles - be aware!

 

 

 

 

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youtube sources: wikipedia, tav skopje, Local owner for maintenance: Galejnik. Thank you! :)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

syl yvxr n oveq/zntargvp/frr fcbvyre

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)