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List Of Airports In Albania
This is a list of airports in Albania, grouped by type and sorted by location. A number of regional airports have been renovated but cannot become functional for civil flights because of the 20 year monopoly held by Tirana International Airport's shareholder company over Albanian airspace that started in 2005. Following intensive negotiations to revise the contract terms to open airports for both domestic and external flights earlier, the Albanian government managed to reduce the concession period by 5 years, until 2020. After reaching the agreement with the Albanian Government to end its monopoly on international flights from Albania, Hochtief AirPort sold the operation of TIA to China Everbright Limited. However, in December of 2020 Kastrati group took over the concession of the airport from China Everbright Limited for 71 million euros. Airports, airfields and aerodromes *Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines. *Airport nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and to land or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals, to maintain and monitor aircraft. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation. Operating airports is extremely complicated, with a complex system of aircraft support services, passenger services, and aircraft control services contained within the operation. Thus airports can be major employers, as well as important hubs for to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korçë Airfield
Korçë Airfield was an aerodrome serving Korçë, a city in southeastern Albania. As of 2022, it is reported as being closed. See also * List of airports in Albania This is a list of airports in Albania, grouped by type and sorted by location. A number of regional airports have been renovated but cannot become functional for civil flights because of the 20 year monopoly held by Tirana International Airport's ... References External links Airports in Albania Buildings and structures in Korçë {{Albania-transport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Air Force
The Albanian Air Force ( sq, Forca Ajrore e Republikës së Shqipërisë - Air Force of the Republic of Albania) is the air force of Albania and one of the branches of the Albanian Armed Forces. History Early history In 1914 the government of Albania ordered three ''Lohner'' Daimler aircraft from Austria to form an air force. As a result of the outbreak of World War I, the order was cancelled. Albania did not have the resources to start the development of a proper Air Force during the 1920s and 1930s. After the establishment of the Albanian Kingdom in 1928, King Zog formed the Royal Albanian Air Corps under the direction of the Royal Albanian Army. The Royal Air Force, and the rest of Albanian armed forces, were abolished following the Italian invasion of Albania during the Second World War. Socialist Albania On 24 April 1951, following the end of the Second World War, Albania re-established its air force. An academy was founded in Vlorë in 1962. Albania cut diploma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Albania
Transport in Albania consists of transport by land, water and air, which are predominantly under the supervision of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Albania. The development and improvement of the transport in the country remains among the most important priorities of the Government of Albania. It has experienced significant changes and major growth and expansion in recent years, especially after the fall of communism in the country. Improvements to the road infrastructure, urban transport, and air travel have all led to a vast improvement in transportation. These upgrades have played a key role in supporting Albania's economy, which in the past decade has come to rely heavily on the construction industry. History Since antiquity, the area of modern Albania served as a crossroad of important caravan routes such as the Roman Via Egnatia linking the Adriatic with Byzantium (later Constantinople). The Italian fascist regime of Mussolini carried out a project of road cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kukës International Airport
Kukës ( sq-definite, Kukësi) is a city in the Republic of Albania. The city is the capital of the surrounding municipality of Kukës and county of Kukës, one of 12 constituent counties of the republic. It spans and had a total population of 16,719 people as of 2011. Geologically, the terrain of the surrounding area is dominated by mountainous and high terrain. The city sprawls across the Luma Plain within the Albanian Alps between the banks of Lake Fierza and the hills of the northernmost Korab Mountains and westernmost Shar Mountains. At the confluence of the Black and White Drin, the Drin River originates close to the city's territory. History Early Development Kukës traces its history back over a thousand years. The region that nowadays corresponds to the city territory was inhabited by several ancient Illyrian tribes, as most of Albania. Numerous tombs from the Illyrians have been identified at Këneta and Kolsh nearby the city. The residential estate served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjadër Aerodrome
Gjadër Air Base is a military airport located in Gjadër, Lezhë County, Albania. It is north of the city of Lezhë and is also known as Lezhë-Zadrima Air Base. The Gjadër Airbase in Albania was built near a mountain to allow aircraft after landing to go into a tunnel under the mountain. The tunnels have a capacity of storing about 50 aircraft plus personnel. As the airfield is located in the side of the mountain, the pilots have to be careful not to turn when taking off as they can crash into the sides of the mountain. Early operations The airfield was built to minimise the threat from the Yugoslav Air Force entering Albanian airspace. To counter any Yugoslavian aircraft, the most modern aircraft, the F-7A was based here. Construction of the base began in 1969, but because of its complexity it wasn't finished until the mid-1970s. The first aircraft to use its runway landed on 10 July 1973, and the official opening was held on 15 March 1974. Regiment 5646 was established here ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjadër
Gjadër is a settlement in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality of Lezhë. It is known for the former military air base made famous during the Cold War. History According to ''Report of a Visit to Parts of Turkey, Bar, Albania and Serbia'' (written by Marin Bici, Archbishop of Antivari) Gjadër, at the time, was a village of about eighty houses, the vast majority of which were inhabited by Roman Catholics, while two or three houses were inhabited by Muslims. According to the 1890 register of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë Gjadër at that time had a population of 438 people consisting of 388 Catholics and 50 Muslims. Notable people *Gjon Gazulli, ambassador of Skanderbeg , reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468 , predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti , successor = Gjon Kastrioti II , spouse = Donika Arianiti , issue = Gjon Kastrioti II , royal house = Kastriot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuçovë Aerodrome
Kuçovë Air Base is an air base located near Kuçovë, Berat, Albania. History Construction of the air base began in 1952 and was completed in 1955. During the 1997 crisis, Kuçovë Air Base was captured by rebels. The damage caused by the protesters was not repaired until 1999. From 2002 to 2004 the base was renovated to NATO standards. Improvements included a new control tower, new lighting, and repaving. In 2004, Albania announced plans to scrap 80 obsolete aircraft in an effort to modernize for NATO membership. The aircraft being scrapped included MiG-15s, MiG-19s, and Yakovlev trainers as well as Chinese-made ( Shenyang Aircraft Corporation) F-5s and F-6s. The aircraft were stored in Kuçovë during this process. Recently, many of these retired craft have been auctioned by the government of Albania. In 2011, the base served as a filming location for the third episode of Top Gear's sixteenth series. The episode was seen as offensive to many due to derogatory comment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuçovë
Kuçovë ( sq-definite, Kuçova) is a municipality in south-central Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Kozare, Kuçovë, Lumas and Perondi, which all became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town of Kuçovë. The total population is 31,262 (2011 census), in a total area of . The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 12,654. History Ancient Archaeologists found in the village of Katundas near Kuçovë six phases of inhabitation dating to the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age, urban Illyrian and the Late Antiquity era. Modern Kuçova has been an industrial city since the Italian influence in the early 1920s. In 1928 in “Dikatër” was drilled the first oil hole in Albania. From this moment onwards the city has been on oil drilling maps. Since 1928, the Italian company AIPA had an agreement with the Zog I government that if the oil extraction would surpa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiranë Heliport
Tiranë Heliport (also Tirana-Farka Heliport) is a public use heliport located 2 nautical miles east-southeast of Tiranë, Tiranë, Albania. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 207 metres. See also * List of airports in Albania This is a list of airports in Albania, grouped by type and sorted by location. A number of regional airports have been renovated but cannot become functional for civil flights because of the 20 year monopoly held by Tirana International Airport's ... References External links Airport record for Tiranë Heliportat Landings.com. Heliports in Albania Buildings and structures in Tirana {{Albania-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farkë E Madhe
Farkë e Madhe is a village in the former municipality of Farkë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea .... References Populated places in Tirana Villages in Tirana County {{Tirana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shkodër Airfield
Shkodër Airfield is an airfield located in Shtoj, Shkodër County, Albania. See also * List of airports in Albania This is a list of airports in Albania, grouped by type and sorted by location. A number of regional airports have been renovated but cannot become functional for civil flights because of the 20 year monopoly held by Tirana International Airport's ... References Airports in Albania Buildings and structures in Shkodër {{Albania-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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