Batlava-Donja Penduha Airfield
Batlava-Donja Penduha Airfield or Batlava Airport (ICAO: LYPT) (Albanian: Aeroporti i Batllavës; Serbian: Аеродром Батлава / Aerodrom Batlava) is a former military airport in the village of Dumosh, near Lake Batlava and the towns of Batlava and Podujevo in Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1]
Batlava-Dumosh Airfield Aerodrom Batlava-Dumosh Аеродром Батлава-Доња Пендуха | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Ex-military now civilian | ||||||||||
| Owner | Kosovo Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Operator | 1999–2008 KFOR; 2008 – presently closed. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Podujevo | ||||||||||
| Location | Dumosh | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,978 ft / 603 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°50′43.8″N 21°13′12.0″E | ||||||||||
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  Batlava-Dumosh Airfield Location in Kosovo | |||||||||||
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History
In 1936, Aeroput used the airport on the Belgrade-Podujevo-Skopje line using the Aeroput MMS-3 plane. 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.
See also
Annotations
- Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
Sources
- (in English) Airfield: Donja Penduha
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