# Kukës International Airport (KFZ / LAKU)

**Kukës International Airport** (IATA: KFZ, ICAO: LAKU) is a medium airport in Kukës, Kukës County, Albania. It opened on 20 Apr 1929. It has one runway, 2,198 m (7,211 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 5 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/laku

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KFZ / LAKU
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Kukës, Kukës County, Albania
- Opened: 20 Apr 1929
- Elevation: 341 m / 1,120 ft
- Coordinates: 42.0358, 20.4160
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,198 m / 7,211 ft
- Passengers: 4,742 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Tirane
- Website: https://kuiport.al/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuk%C3%ABs_International_Airport_Zayed (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431804
- Weather station: LAKU · WMO 13610
- Ident: LAKU

## Timeline

- 20 Apr 1929: Kukës International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,198 m / 7,211 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 012° / 192° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5K (2021) | #2,935 of 3,974 | #598 in Europe | #2 in AL |
| Longest runway | 2,198 m / 7,211 ft | #3,335 of 29,858 | #658 in Europe | #3 in AL |
| Elevation | 341 m / 1,120 ft | =15,966 of 43,403 | #1,285 in Europe | #1 in AL |
| Age | Opened 1929 | =369 of 15,079 | =232 in Europe | #1 in AL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =1 in AL |

## Nearby airports

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## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/laku/data