Dumosh-Batllava Airfield

Dumosh-Batllava Airfield
IATA: none ICAO: LYPT
Summary
Airport type	Ex-military now civilian
Owner	Kosovo Civil Aviation Authority
Operator	1999–2008 KFOR; 2022 in use of Ministry of Defense and Private Company
Serves	Podujevë
Location	Dumosh, Kosovo
Elevation AMSL	1,978 ft / 603 m
Coordinates	42°50′43.8″N 21°13′12.0″E
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 02/20 4,921 1,500 Dirt (soil)

Dumosh-Batllava Airfield or Batllava Airport (ICAO: LYPT) (Albanian: Aeroporti i Batllavës; Serbian: Аеродром Батлава / Aerodrom Batlava) is a former military airport in the village of Dumosh, near Batllava Lake and the village of Batllavë and the city of Podujevë in Kosovo. This airfield is located 25 km (16 mi) from the city of Pristina and 32 km (20 mi) air distance from Pristina International Airport Adem Jashari.

History

In 1936, Aeroput used the airport on the Belgrade-Podujevë-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

• List of airports in Kosovo
• Dumosh