{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Rene Mouawad Air Base / Kleyate Airport","iataCode":"KYE","icaoCode":"OLKA","city":"Tripoli","country":"LB","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":34.589298,"longitude":36.011299},"elevationMeters":23,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Lebanon's plan for a second international gateway centres on Kleyate (KYE/OLKA), today the René Mouawad Air Base of the Lebanese Air Force near Tripoli, with no commercial cargo. In 2025 the government committed to a phased reopening as a civilian airport, with tendering due in early 2026 and gradual operations to follow. Until then, all Lebanese air freight is consolidated at Beirut (BEY), about 80 km to the south. A revived Kleyate could eventually give the underserved north its own air link, ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/rene-mouawad-air-base-kleyate-airport-kye","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/rene-mouawad-air-base-kleyate-airport-kye","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Rene Mouawad Air Base / Kleyate Airport · (IATA: KYE) · Tripoli, LB · 23 m"}