Kbely Air Base

Prague–Kbely Airport is a military airport located in , in the northeast municipal district of , . Once Prague's principal airport, it is now used mainly as a military base for the Czech Air Force.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: military air base near Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Kbely Airfield”, “Kbely Airport”, “LKKB”, “Prague Kbely Airport”, “Prague-Kbely Airport”, “Prague–Kbely Airport”, and “Vojenské letiště Kbely”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Letnany Airfield and Letňany.

Aerodrome
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is an aerodrome.

Metro station
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is a metro station on Line C of the Prague Metro. It is located about one kilometre south of built-up area, on the border between and , near a tripoint with Kbely, and it belongs to section IV.C2 of Line C, connecting with .

Railway station
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is located on line 070 between and , in the district of , part of the administrative district.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East bank of Vltava and Černý Most.

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The East of 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.

Suburb
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is a large panel housing estate in the north-east of , belonging to . 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.

Suburb
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is a cadastral area of , Czech Republic. It was founded in 1307 and became part of Prague in 1968. It has been included in since 2001, having previously been in the local government district of Prague-Letňany, and it has its own cadastral area.

Kbely Air Base

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
way 110235240
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Wiki­data ID
Q1935013
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Satellite Map

Discover Kbely Air Base from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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

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