Vidin Airfield

[2][3] It is one of the transport infrastructure projects included in the interactive map published by the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works.

[2] The area of the airport abuts the southwestern edge of Inovo village, which is 4 kilometres northwest of Vidin and the European route E79 road.

[2] It was popular for serving domestic scheduled passenger services between northwest Bulgaria and the capital of Sofia and direct flights to the Black Sea region.

[2][3] Air traffic was suspended and closed in 1999 by the order of the Minister of Transport, and the airport was given to the management of the regional governor of Vidin Province.

[2][3] The third case of a plane hijacking in Bulgaria occurred on 18 June 1977, when an Antonov An-24 aircraft of Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, flying from Vidin to Sofia with a crew of four and 44 passengers on board, made a forced landing in Belgrade.