# Rene Mouawad Air Base (KYE / OLKA)

**Rene Mouawad Air Base** (IATA: KYE, ICAO: OLKA) is a medium airport in Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon. It opened in 1966. It has one runway, 3,000 m (9,843 ft) long, concrete.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KYE / OLKA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon
- Opened: 1966
- Elevation: 23 m / 75 ft
- Coordinates: 34.5893, 36.0113
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 m / 9,843 ft
- Time zone: UTC+2/+3 · Asia/Beirut
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Mouawad_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1421837
- Ident: OLKA

## Timeline

- 1966: Rene Mouawad Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 062° / 242° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 m / 9,843 ft | =1,196 of 29,858 | =137 in Middle East | #2 in LB |
| Elevation | 23 m / 75 ft | =37,921 of 43,403 | #370 in Middle East | #6 in LB |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =34 in Middle East | #3 in LB |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =2 in LB |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 119.500 |

## Nearby airports

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- [OS70](https://dromopedia.com/airports/os70.md) Al Qusayr Air Base · 51 km / 32 mi
- [OLRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olra.md) Rayak Air Base · 82 km / 51 mi
- [LTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oslk.md) Latakia International Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · 98 km / 61 mi
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## 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/olka/data