Kbely Air Base
Prague–Kbely Airport is a military airport located in Kbely, in the northeast municipal district of Prague, Czech Republic. Once Prague's principal airport, it is now used mainly as a military base for the Czech Air Force.- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: military air base near Prague, Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Kbely Airfield”, “Kbely Airport”, “LKKB”, “Prague Kbely Airport”, “Prague-Kbely Airport”, and “Vojenské letiště Kbely”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Letnany Airfield and Letňany.
Letňany
Metro station
Praha-Satalice Railway Station
Railway station
Praha-Satalice railway station is located on line 070 between Prague and Turnov, in the district of Satalice, part of the Prague 9 administrative district.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East bank of Vltava and Černý Most.
East bank of Vltava
The East of Prague is on the east side of the Vltava River beside the Old Town and New Town districts. It consists of the numbered districts of Praha 3, Praha 4, Praha 8, Praha 9 and Praha 10.Černý Most
Suburb
Černý Most is a large panel housing estate in the north-east of Prague, belonging to Prague 14. At the end of 2013 it was home to 22,355 residents. As well as residential complexes, the area has a large retail park with the same name.
Letňany
Suburb
Letňany is a cadastral area of Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1307 and became part of Prague in 1968. It has been included in Prague 18 since 2001, having previously been in the local government district of Prague-Letňany, and it has its own cadastral area.
Kbely Air Base
- Categories: airbase, airport, military installation, and transportation
- Location: Praha 19, Prague 19, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.1223° or 50° 7′ 20″ north
Longitude
14.5423° or 14° 32′ 32″ east
Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)
Open location code
9F2P4GCR+WW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
OpenStreetMap feature
military=airfield
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Kbely Air Base from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovenian—“Kbely Air Base” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Letiště Kbely”
- Czech: “Letiště Praha-Kbely”
- Czech: “LKKB”
- French: “base aérienne Prague-Kbely”
- French: “Base aérienne Prague-Kbely”
- German: “Fliegerhorst Prag-Gbell”
- German: “Flugplatz Prag-Kbely”
- German: “LKKB”
- German: “Militärflugplatz Prag-Kbely”
- Indonesian: “LKKB”
- Italian: “Aeroporto militare di Kbely”
- Japanese: “クベリィ空軍基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Kbely”
- Russian: “Кбелы (аэропорт)”
- Russian: “Кбелы”
- Slovak: “Letisko Praha-Kbely”
- Slovenian: “Letališče Kbely”
- Slovenian: “Vojaško letališče Praga - Kbely”
- Slovenian: “Zračno oporišče Kbely”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kbely and Na Trojích honech.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tupolev Tu104A and radar.
Prague: Must-Visit Destinations
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