Gjakova Airport

Gjakova Airport

Aeroporti i Gjakovës
Aerodrom Gjakova
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerMinistry of Defence of Kosovo
Operator Kosovo Security Force
ServesGjakova
LocationLugbunar, Kosovo
Elevation AMSL1,370 ft / 418 m
Coordinates42°26′07″N 020°25′39″E / 42.43528°N 20.42750°E / 42.43528; 20.42750
Map
Gjakova Airfield is located in Kosovo
Gjakova Airfield
Gjakova Airfield
Location of airport in Kosovo
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,904 1,800 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]
Memorial to the first flight to land at Gjakova Airport on 23 September 1999, an Italian Airforce G 222

Gjakova Airport AMIKO (Albanian: Aeroporti i Gjakovës, Serbian: Аеродром Ђаковица/Aerodrom Đakovica) is an airport in the village Lugbunar, near Gjakova in western Kosovo. The airport is currently in military use by the Kosovo Security Force.[2] The possibility for the airport to serve a dual civilian-military use has also been mentioned. In that scenario, the airport would host low-cost commercial airlines and cargo flights.[3][4] However, such plans by the Kosovo government are difficult to implement due to the contract with “Limak & Aeroport de Lyon,” which does not allow for competition to the Pristina International Airport until 2030.[2]

  1. ^ Airport information[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ a b Krasniqi-Veseli, Luljeta (2002-02-03). "Aeroporti i Gjakovës në listën e premtimeve të papërmbushura" [Gjakova Airport in the list of unfulfilled promises]. Radio Free Europe (in Albanian). Pristina. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  3. ^ "Aeroporti i Kosovës në Gjakovë për cargo, çmime të lira dhe trajnime për pilotë". Zëri.info. Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
  4. ^ "Aeroporti Gjakovë, news report". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 19 December 2014.

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