Kukës International Airport Shaikh Zayed

Kukës
Shaikh Zayed International Airport

IATA: noneICAO: LAKU

LAKU
Location of airport in Albania

Summary
Airport type Public
Location Kukës, Albania
Elevation AMSL 1,120 ft / 341 m
Coordinates 42°1′58.2″N 20°24′53.8″E / 42.032833°N 20.414944°E / 42.032833; 20.414944 (Kukës Airport (Kukës))Coordinates: 42°1′58.2″N 20°24′53.8″E / 42.032833°N 20.414944°E / 42.032833; 20.414944 (Kukës Airport (Kukës))
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,800 5,906 Paved
[1] Landings.com[2]

Kukës Airport (ICAO: LAKU)[1] is an airport about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) south of Kukës, Albania. The government of Albania granted permission for it to host international passenger traffic in 2016.[3] The airport is named after a major founder of the United Arab Emirates, Shaikh Zayed.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Pilot information for Kukës Airport @ OurAirports". OurAirports.com. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. Airport record for Kukës Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013
  3. Mejdini, Fatjona (1 April 2016). "Albanians Get to Fly from Second Airport". Balkan Insight.

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