Lisium has recently released their rendition of Ventspils International Airport (EVVA) for Microsoft Flight Simulator, serving the city of Ventspils in Latvia.

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It was founded in 1939 as a basic airfield, with its first major revamp in 1975, including constructing its first asphalt runway and an apron. It was served by many AN-24s, AN-2s, YAK-40s, and MI-2s, flying scheduled routes between Ventspils and either Riga or Leningrad (St. Petersburg). 

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The state also heavily used it for border control, pipeline control, forest patrols, traffic control, etc. 

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In 1983, the government decided to cease operations and close the airport, which was only reopened in the late 90s after the demand for it reached an all-time high post-Soviet Union’s collapse. 

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Rehabilitation work started in 1999, was completed two years later, and allowed operations to resume after many years of inactivity. Commercial operation began in 2008 for a few months and dropped immediately because of low passenger figures (less than 8,000). 

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The scenery features an accurate rendition of the airport, with fully modeled interiors, government-provided satellite imagery, high-resolution 3D models, and more.

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It’s available on SimMarket for roughly $10.58, requiring at least 601.30 MB of free hard disk space to install.

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