Dumosh-Batllava Airfield

Coordinates: 42°50′43.8″N 21°13′12.0″E / 42.845500°N 21.220000°E / 42.845500; 21.220000
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Dumosh-Batllava Airfield
Summary
Airport typeEx-military now civilian
OwnerKosovo Civil Aviation Authority
Operator1999–2008 KFOR; 2022 in use of Ministry of Defense and Private Company
ServesPodujevo
LocationDumosh, Kosovo
Elevation AMSL1,978 ft / 603 m
Coordinates42°50′43.8″N 21°13′12.0″E / 42.845500°N 21.220000°E / 42.845500; 21.220000
Map
Dumosh-Batllava Airfield is located in Kosovo
Dumosh-Batllava Airfield
Dumosh-Batllava Airfield
Location in Kosovo
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 4,921 1,500 Dirt (soil)

Dumosh-Batllava Airfield or Batllava Airport (ICAO: LYPT) (Albanian: Aeroporti i Batllavës; Serbian: Аеродром Батлава / Aerodrom Batlava) is a former military airport in the village of Dumosh, near Lake Batllava and the village of Batllavë and the city of Podujevo in Kosovo. This airfield is located 25 km (16 mi) from the city of Pristina and 32 km (20 mi) air distance from Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari.[1]

History[edit]

In 1936, Aeroput used the airport on the Belgrade-Podujevo-Skopje line using the Aeroput MMS-3 plane.[citation needed] The airport was later rebuilt for military use by the Yugoslav army and air force. It was damaged in 1999 during the NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Airfields in the Republic of Kosovo" (PDF).