# Batajnica Air Base (BJY / LYBT)

**Batajnica Air Base** (IATA: BJY, ICAO: LYBT) is a medium airport in Zemun, Beograd (city), Serbia. It opened in 1951. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,494 m (8,181 ft). It is operated by Serbian Air Force and Air Defence.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BJY / LYBT
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Serbian Air Force and Air Defence
- Serves: Zemun, Beograd (city), Serbia
- Opened: 1951
- Elevation: 81 m / 265 ft
- Coordinates: 44.9353, 20.2575
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,494 m / 8,181 ft
- Time zone: UTC+1/+2 · Europe/Belgrade
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batajnica_Air_Base (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q948600
- Weather station: LYBT
- Ident: LYBT

## Timeline

- 1951: Batajnica Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12L/30R | 2,494 m / 8,181 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 125° / 305° |  |
| 12/30 | 985 m / 3,232 ft | 58 m / 191 ft | Grass | 125° / 305° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,494 m / 8,181 ft | #2,595 of 29,858 | #486 in Europe | #4 in RS |
| Elevation | 81 m / 265 ft | =32,201 of 43,403 | =3,962 in Europe | #25 in RS |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | =769 in Europe | #3 in RS |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =135 in Europe | =2 in RS |

## Nearby airports

- [BEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lybe.md) Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport · 14 km / 8.5 mi
- [UZC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lyuz.md) Ponikve Airport · 124 km / 77 mi
- [KVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lykv.md) Morava Airport · 127 km / 79 mi
- [OSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ldos.md) Osijek Airport · 128 km / 79 mi
- [TSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lrtr.md) Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport · 129 km / 80 mi
- [TZL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqtz.md) Tuzla International Airport · 132 km / 82 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/lybt/data