Giga-investment! Canadians might purchase Hungary’s second biggest military airport

The Canadians made an impressive offer on a 330-hectare ex-military airport, which used to be the second biggest military airport in Hungary. The owners are leaning towards selling.

Baon.hu and HVG report that a Canadian company, Gloder Capital LPP, is interested in buying a 330-hectare area which is owned by three different settlements: Foktő, Kalocsa and Uszód.

This area used to be Hungary’s second biggest military airport.

Uszód owns the majority of the airport (120 hectares), Foktő owns 100 hectares, and Kalocsa owns 50 hectares.

The local governments of the three towns have long been discussing the possibility of utilising the property;

they were even approached to establish a solar power plant, and the Chinese showed interest in the property as well.

The most expensive Hungarian properties are bought by Chinese buyers

We know that the Canadian company has already launched a takeover bid, but dr. József Bálint, the mayor of Kalocsa, was not willing to share the details just yet. However, he did mention that