# Kuçovë Air Base (LAKV)

**Kuçovë Air Base** (ICAO: LAKV) is a medium airport in Kuçovë, Berat County, Albania. It opened on 15 May 1955. It has one runway, 2,840 m (9,318 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Albanian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LAKV
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Albanian Air Force
- Serves: Kuçovë, Berat County, Albania
- Opened: 15 May 1955
- Elevation: 41 m / 135 ft
- Coordinates: 40.7719, 19.9019
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,840 m / 9,318 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Tirane
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku%C3%A7ov%C3%AB_Aerodrome (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12474076
- Ident: LAKV

## Timeline

- 15 May 1955: Kuçovë Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,840 m / 9,318 ft | 67 m / 220 ft | Concrete | 137° / 317° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,840 m / 9,318 ft | =1,566 of 29,858 | #249 in Europe | #2 in AL |
| Elevation | 41 m / 135 ft | =35,719 of 43,403 | =4,705 in Europe | #2 in AL |
| Age | Opened 1955 | =4,103 of 15,079 | =839 in Europe | #2 in AL |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =1 in AL |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 124.500 |
| TWR | Kuçovë Air Base | 118.375 |

## Nearby airports

- [TIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lati.md) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · 73 km / 45 mi
- [OHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lwoh.md) Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [CFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgkr.md) Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport · 130 km / 81 mi
- [IOA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgio.md) Ioannina King Pyrrhus National Airport · 143 km / 89 mi
- [KFZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/laku.md) Kukës International Airport · 147 km / 91 mi

## Sources

- [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/lakv/data