# Solenzara (BA 126) Air Base (SOZ / LFKS)

**Solenzara (BA 126) Air Base** (IATA: SOZ, ICAO: LFKS) is a medium airport in Solenzara, Corsica, France. It opened in 1960. It has one runway, 2,627 m (8,619 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by French Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SOZ / LFKS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: French Air Force
- Serves: Solenzara, Corsica, France
- Opened: 1960
- Elevation: 9 m / 28 ft
- Coordinates: 41.9244, 9.4060
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,627 m / 8,619 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Paris
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solenzara_Air_Base (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2886476
- Weather station: LFKS · WMO 07765
- Ident: LFKS

## Timeline

- 1960: Solenzara (BA 126) Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,627 m / 8,619 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 179° / 359° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,627 m / 8,619 ft | #2,012 of 29,858 | #315 in Europe | #24 in FR |
| Elevation | 9 m / 28 ft | =40,699 of 43,403 | =5,483 in Europe | #1,130 in FR |
| Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =930 in Europe | #110 in FR |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =121 in FR |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.900 |
| APP | APP | 33.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [AJA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkj.md) Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport · 50 km / 31 mi
- [FSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkf.md) Figari Sud-Corse Airport · 54 km / 33 mi
- [BIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkb.md) Bastia-Poretta International airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [CLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfkc.md) Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [OLB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lieo.md) Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport · 114 km / 71 mi
- [EBA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirj.md) Marina di Campo Airport · 116 km / 72 mi

## 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/lfks/data