- Đakovica Airport
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Gjakova Airport AMIKO
Aerodrom Đakovica AMIKO
Aeroporti i Gjakovës AMIKOIATA: none – ICAO: Summary Airport type Military Operator KFOR Location Đakovica, Kosovo[a] Elevation AMSL 1,370 ft / 418 m Coordinates 42°26′07″N 020°25′39″E / 42.43528°N 20.4275°ECoordinates: 42°26′07″N 020°25′39″E / 42.43528°N 20.4275°E Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 6,562 2,000 Asphalt Source: DAFIF[1] Đakovica Airport AMIKO (Albanian: Aeroporti i Gjakovës, Serbian: Аеродром Ђаковица, Aerodrom Đakovica) is an airfield near Đakovica (also known as Djakovica or Gjakova) in western Kosovo[a].
Following the 1999 Kosovo War, the airfield has been expanded and modernized by the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and is used mainly for military and humanitarian flights. Since the airfield lies in the west of Kosovo, a sector under the command of Italian forces, the airport is operated and maintained by the Italian KFOR troops.
Đakovica Airport is to be turned into a civilian airport and use it as an alternative to Pristina International Airport in bad weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances. However, since the airport is operated by KFOR this is unlikely to happen until the control over the airfield is handed over to the local authorities.
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Alenia C-27J Spartan
Notes and references
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a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 85 UN member states. References:
- ^ Airport information from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
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