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 | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| 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
- The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, Kosovo is formally recognised as a sovereign state by 101 UN member states (with another 13 states recognising it at some point but then withdrawing their recognition) and 92 states not recognizing it, while Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own territory.
Sources
- (in English) Airfield: Donja Penduha
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