Kuçovë Aerodrome
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Kuçovë Air Base (ICAO: LAKV) is an air base located near Kuçovë, Berat, Albania.
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Kuçovë, Berat in Albania | |||||||||
Coordinates | 40°46′19.0″N 19°54′6.8″E | ||||||||
Type | Military airbase | ||||||||
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Owner | Albanian Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
Operator | NATO, Albanian Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | Albanian Air Force, NATO | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1952 (1952)[1] | ||||||||
In use | 1955– present | ||||||||
Events | Albanian Unrest of 1997 | ||||||||
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Identifiers | ICAO: LAKV | ||||||||
Elevation | 41 meters (135 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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The base was built in 1952 by People's Socialist Republic of Albania and entered service in 1955.
NATO and Albania government Renovated the Air Base in 2024[2]