Rene Mouawad Air Base

Rene Mouawad Air Base

مطار الرئيس الشهيد رينيه معوض

Maṭār ar-Raʾīs aš-Šahīd Rinih Muʿawwad
Summary
Airport typeJoint (civil and military)
OperatorMilitary and civil
LocationAkkar District, Akkar Governorate, Lebanon
Elevation AMSL23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates34°35′22″N 36°00′41″E / 34.58944°N 36.01139°E / 34.58944; 36.01139
Map
KYE is located in Lebanon
KYE
KYE
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 9,843 3,000 Concrete
Statistics
Annual Passengers5,400

Rene Mouawad Air Base (Arabic: مطار الرئيس الشهيد رينيه معوض Maṭār ar-Raʾīs aš-Šahīd Rinih Muʿawwad), formerly and still sometimes known as Qoleiat air base (مطار القليعات, Maṭār al-Qulayʿat), used to be a military-civil joint airport in North Lebanon, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Lebanese–Syrian border.