Kukës International Airport Shaikh Zayed

For the airport in Pakistan, see Shaikh Zayed International Airport.
Kukës
Shaikh Zayed International Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: LAKU
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))
Map
LAKU

Location of airport in Albania

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,800 5,906 Paved
[1] Landings.com[2]

Kukës Airport Shaikh Zayed (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, who personally founded the building of this airport.

It was finished in 2006 and it is expected to employ more than 200 people, helping the local economy by opening more touristic opportunities for the region.[4]

Low-cost companies like Ryan Air and the Hungarian Wizz Air, as well as the Slovenian flag carrier Adria Airways have expressed their interest in operating from the Kukës International Airport.[5] [6]

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.
  4. ↑ http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/albania-to-open-flights-from-kukesi-airport-04-01-2016
  5. ↑ http://www.oranews.tv/ora-english/kukes-airport-hungarian-company-wizz-air-showing-interest-in-the-airport/
  6. ↑ https://seenews.com/news/wizz-air-adria-airways-ryanair-eye-flights-from-albanias-kukes-report-538741
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