Rene Mouawad Air Base

IATA KYEICAO OLKAMedium airport

Rene Mouawad Air Base is a medium airport near Tripoli in North Governorate, Lebanon. It is listed as IATA KYE and ICAO OLKA. The airport is located at 34.5893° / 36.0113° at an elevation of 23 m (75 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,000 m. The nearest airport is Al Futasiyah, 26 km (16 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Rene Mouawad Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Rene Mouawad Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`KYE`
ICAO code	`OLKA`
Identifier	`OLKA`
Type	Medium airport
City	Tripoli
Region	North Governorate
Country	Lebanon
Coordinates	34.58930, 36.01130
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	34° 35′ 21.47″ N 36° 00′ 40.68″ E
Elevation	23 m (75 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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