Banja Luka - Mahovljani

1Civil apron

The civil apron is located on the south east side of the airfield. The airport can be reached easily from road no.E661 by its own entrance road. Both sides of the civil terminal permit for viewing. Photography should be best in the morning.

2Approach 35

Although woods allow no clear views of the treshold, both sides are fairly open. Aircraft on approach can easily be seen and photographed from the road rounding the 35 threshold, which can be reached by taking the first turn left after heading south from the terminal. A bit further up on this road, the preserved and pole-mounted Jastreb can be seen on the base.

3Storage - south west side

Coming from spot 2, turn right by keeping the fence on your right. About 200mts after the turn, four open shelters can be found right along the fence. The jet aircraft of the former air force of the Republic of Srpska can be found here and can easily be read off as just a few shrubs are growing between the fence and the shelters. As the aircraft have been offered for sale to Serbia, we do not know how long they will stay here.

4Approach 17

The northern approach can also be reached although the road passing it is pretty far from the threshold so aircraft are passing fairly high here. You can drive around the airfield on both sides, but obviously, the western route is not too easy. Instead, head back to road no.E661 and follow the myriad as depicted on the map. Depending on the time of your visit, you will find yourself a reasonable spot along the road for photography.

5Runway 17/35 east side

In the morning, spot 5 can be very nice. Half way and very close to the runway, a few shrubs are between the road and the runway and with some luck you may be able to make some great shots from here.