Kuçovë Aerodrome
| NATO Air Base Kuçova | |||||||||
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| Kuçovë, Berat in Albania | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Military airbase | ||||||||
| Owner | Albanian Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | NATO, Albanian Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Albanian Air Force, NATO | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°46′19.0″N 19°54′6.8″E / 40.771944°N 19.901889°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1952 | ||||||||
| In use | 1955– present | ||||||||
| Events | Albanian Unrest of 1997 | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | ICAO: LAKV | ||||||||
| Elevation | 41 meters (135 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Kuçovë Air Base (ICAO: LAKV) is an air base located near Kuçovë, Berat, Albania. The base was built in 1952 by People's Socialist Republic of Albania and entered service in 1955. NATO and Albania government renovated the Air Base in 2024 in the context of the ongoing NATO expansion into Eastern Europe.