# Kecskemét Air Base (LHKE)

**Kecskemét Air Base** (ICAO: LHKE) is a medium airport in Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary. It opened in 2000. It has one runway, 2,499 m (8,200 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Hungarian Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LHKE
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Hungarian Air Force
- Serves: Kecskemét, Bács-Kiskun County, Hungary
- Opened: 2000
- Elevation: 115 m / 376 ft
- Coordinates: 46.9175, 19.7492
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,499 m / 8,200 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Budapest
- Website: http://www.mh59.hu/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kecskem%C3%A9t_Air_Base (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q834404
- Weather station: LHKE · WMO 12970
- Ident: LHKE

## Timeline

- 2000: Kecskemét Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,499 m / 8,200 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Concrete | 123° / 303° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,499 m / 8,200 ft | =2,557 of 29,858 | =468 in Europe | #4 in HU |
| Elevation | 115 m / 376 ft | =29,583 of 43,403 | =3,314 in Europe | #54 in HU |
| Age | Opened 2000 | =11,262 of 15,079 | =1,325 in Europe | #18 in HU |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =9 in HU |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.250 |
| TWR | TWR | 135.750 |

## Nearby airports

- [LHSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhsn.md) Szolnok Air Base · 43 km / 27 mi
- [BUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhbp.md) Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [LHKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hu-0002.md) Kalocsa-Foktő Airfield · 74 km / 46 mi
- [LHTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lhtl.md) Tököl Airport · 75 km / 47 mi
- [ARW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrar.md) Arad International Airport · 142 km / 88 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/lhke/data