# Prague–Kbely Air Base (LKKB)

**Prague–Kbely Air Base** (ICAO: LKKB) is a medium airport in Prague, Praha (Prague) (capital city), Czech Republic. It opened in Dec 1918. It has one runway, 2,000 m (6,562 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Army of the Czech Republic.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / LKKB
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Army of the Czech Republic
- Serves: Prague, Praha (Prague) (capital city), Czech Republic
- Opened: Dec 1918
- Elevation: 286 m / 939 ft
- Coordinates: 50.1214, 14.5436
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 m / 6,562 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Prague
- Website: https://zdl.mo.gov.cz/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague-Kbely_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1935013
- Weather station: LKKB
- Ident: LKKB

## Timeline

- Dec 1918: Prague–Kbely Air Base opens.
- 21 Nov 2011: Listed as Cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 062° / 242° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 m / 6,562 ft | =3,840 of 29,858 | =725 in Europe | =13 in CZ |
| Elevation | 286 m / 939 ft | =18,765 of 43,403 | #1,555 in Europe | #133 in CZ |
| Age | Opened 1918 | =158 of 15,079 | =128 in Europe | =2 in CZ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =646 in Europe | =41 in CZ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 124.680 |
| GCA | PRECISION | 123.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.880 |

## Nearby airports

- [VOD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkvo.md) Vodochody Airport · 15 km / 9.3 mi
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · 20 km / 13 mi
- [CZ-0244](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cz-0244.md) Kostomlaty Airstrip · 29 km / 18 mi
- [LKCV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkcv.md) Čáslav Air Base · 63 km / 39 mi
- [PED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpd.md) Pardubice Airport · 86 km / 54 mi
- [LKLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkln.md) Plzeň-Líně Airport · 104 km / 64 mi

## In collections

- [Oldest airports still open](https://dromopedia.com/collections/oldest) #96

## 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/lkkb/data