Gjadër Air Base serves Gjadër, AL.
Gjadër Air Base (ICAO: LAGJ), also known as Lezhë-Zadrima Air Base, is a former military airport located in Gjadër, Lezhë County, Albania. The base was constructed between 1969 and 1974, primarily to minimize the threat from the Yugoslav Air Force and housed modern aircraft like the F-7A.
The base was used by the CIA in 1994 for reconnaissance flights over Bosnia and Herzegovina and Yugoslavia using drones, and by the US Army in 1995 for Predator UAV operations during the conflict in Bosnia. Gjadër Air Base officially ceased flight operations in 2000 after being stormed and damaged during a national revolt in 1997, and a lack of funds prevented its repair.
Currently, Gjadër Air Base is closed and serves as a storage facility for withdrawn fighter aircraft, with no Albanian Air Force aircraft permanently based there. The runways were blocked with concrete in 2014 due to drug smugglers using the airfield, and there are no current plans for its reactivation.
*Sources researched: en.wikipedia.org, airports-worldwide.com, telegrafi.com, arabaviation.com, de.zxc.wiki*
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Where is Gjadër Air Base located?
Gjadër Air Base is located in Gjadër, AL, at an elevation of 23 ft. Its IATA code is — and ICAO code is AL-0013.