Slatina Air Base
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| Slatina Air Base | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PRN – ICAO: BKPR/LYPR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | KFOR | ||
| Serves | Priština | ||
| Location | Slatina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 545 m / 1,789 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 42°34′22″N 021°02′09″E / 42.57278°N 21.03583°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 17/35 | 2,501 | 8,210 | Asphalt |
Slatina Air Base (aеродром Слатина, aerodrom Slatina), located at Pristina International Airport, contained the second largest military underground hangar complex in former Yugoslavia. The largest one was at Željava Airport near Bihać. After 1999 NATO bombing in Yugoslavia, this object was occupied by KFOR.
Before the Yugoslav military withdrawal, Slatina was home of the 83rd fighter aviation regiment and its 123rd and the 124th squadron. These squadrons were equipped with MiG-21 Bis and MiG-21 UM aircraft.
