阿尔巴尼亚空军
The Albanian Air Force (Forca Ajrore) flew its first aircraft on 24 April 1951, grew under Soviet and then Chinese patronage into a fleet of well over a hundred MiG-19 copies kept flying long after the spares ran out, lost its bases in the 1997 unrest and its last jets in 2004–2005 — and in 2026 is a helicopter and drone force with Black Hawks, Bayraktars and a NATO-rebuilt air base at Kuçovë, but no fighters of its own.
The Albanian Air Force story: a Yak-9 in 1951, Chinese MiGs in a mountain and drones at Kuçovë
1914–1951: false starts, and a Yak-9 on 24 April
Albania tried to build an air arm three times before one stuck. In 1914 the new state ordered three Lohner Daimler aircraft from Austria, and the First World War cancelled the order. After 1928 King Zog formed a Royal Albanian Air Corps under the army, but its five Albatros aircraft, according to Wikipedia, were never put into full service, and the Italian invasion of April 1939 ended it without a fight. The service that exists today dates from the communist state: an air surveillance company was formed on 14 February 1947, and on 24 April 1951 Peço Polena took off in a Yak-9P that Albanian technicians had assembled. The First Fighter Aviation Squadron, commanded by Babaçe Faiku, had 12 Yak-9s at Lapraka airfield in Tirana. Albania still keeps 24 April as Aviation Day.
1951–1978: Soviet jets, then Chinese copies
Soviet help built the force quickly. The first jet unit formed at Kuçovë in 1955 with MiG-15s, a transport regiment followed in 1957 with Po-2s, Yak-18s and Mi-1 and Mi-4 helicopters, and in October 1959, according to Wikipedia, 12 MiG-19PM interceptors arrived. Then politics intervened: Albania broke with Moscow in 1961 and turned to China. A regiment formed at Rinas in 1962 and an aviation school opened at Vlorë; from 1965 Shenyang F-6s, Chinese copies of the MiG-19, arrived in large numbers — 71 by 1971 by SIPRI’s count, over 100 by a former commander’s. Twelve Chengdu F-7As, obtained in exchange for the Soviet MiG-19PMs, gave Albania its fastest fighters. By the 1970s the ministry counts over 70 operational MiG-19s, a MiG-17 squadron and a helicopter regiment of over 30 Mi-4s — a large force for a country of two million.
1978–2005: isolation, 1997 and the end of the jets
The weakness was supply. When Albania fell out with China in 1978 it lost its only source of spares, and the fleet was kept flying on cannibalised parts and poor locally refined fuel. Wikipedia records 35 pilots killed between 1955 and 2005, mostly through mechanical failure, and German Wikipedia records the collision of two Z-5 helicopters with mountains near Vuno on 22 November 1989. The communist regime fell in 1991 with some 200 jets on strength, few of them serviceable. In March 1997 the armed forces disintegrated in the unrest: two pilots flew their aircraft to Italy on 4 March, rebels seized Kuçovë and its MiGs, and Gjadër was looted and abandoned. The jets limped on until an F-6 crashed on take-off at Tirana on 16 September 2004; the fighters were withdrawn in 2004–2005, and some 40 retired aircraft were put up for auction in 2016.
Gjadër: the cave base and its strange second life
Gjadër, near Lezhë, was the most ambitious thing the regime built for its air force. Construction began in 1969 against the threat of Yugoslav air attack; the ministry dates the first landing, by Haki Jupasi and Serafin Shegani in an F-6 and an F-7A, to 50 years before July 2024, while Wikipedia gives 10 July 1973 and an official opening on 15 March 1974. Behind the runway, tunnels cut into the mountain could hold about 50 aircraft, and the F-7A squadron moved in in 1976. The base’s oddest chapter came after communism: in 1994 the CIA flew Gnat-750 drones from it over Bosnia, and in 1995 the US Army’s Predators followed. It was looted in March 1997, jet flying stopped in 2000 and the tunnels became a store for retired fighters — until July 2024, when Gjadër reopened for Black Hawk crew training.
2005–2026: helicopters, NATO and Kuçovë
After the jets, Albania rebuilt a small helicopter force from the West: AB-206s from 2001, AB-205s from 2004, an A109 and Bo 105s in 2007, EC145s from 2012 and four AS532 Cougars between 2012 and 2014. NATO membership on 1 April 2009 settled the question of fighters: Greek and Italian jets police Albanian airspace. The big investments of the 2020s came from allies. NATO spent about 50 million euros, and Albania over 5 million euros, rebuilding Kuçovë, inaugurated as a NATO tactical air base on 4 March 2024. The United States paid over US$50 million for two UH-60A+ Black Hawks delivered in January 2024, and Turkey sold three Bayraktar TB2 drones that began flying from Kuçovë in 2024. What was good: a force sized to its tasks, busy every summer fighting wildfires. What was bad: two decades with no fixed-wing pilots at all.
What is still missing
By 2026 defence spending had reached 2.6 per cent of GDP, and the air force marked its 75th anniversary at Kuçovë on 30 April under a new commander, Brigadier General Edmond Voci. The gaps are plain in the ministry’s own words. In April 2025 the minister said Albania must return to fixed-wing aircraft and train more pilots; the aviation school at Vlorë, closed for two decades, is to reopen by 2029, but no aircraft type has been named. The helicopter fleet is still to be completed, and air defence exists as a plan: in 2023 the new commander listed a ground-based air defence battalion among his priorities. Kuçovë gives NATO a runway in the Western Balkans; whether Albania itself will fly anything from it beyond drones is the open question.
The Albanian Air Force in numbers
服务
- 本地名称
- Forca AjroreThe name the Ministry of Defence uses for the service (abbreviated FAj); the long form, as given by Wikipedia, is Forca Ajrore e Republikës së Shqipërisë. Albanian is the only official language
- 创立
- 24 April 1951The day Peço Polena flew a Yak-9P assembled by Albanian technicians; Albania marks it as Aviation Day. A royal air corps of 1928–1939 never became operational
- 一部分
- Albanian Armed ForcesUnder the General Staff; Chief of Defence Lt. Gen. Arben Kingji since August 2022
- 总部
- Tirana (Rinas)Air Force Command sits in the military section of Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
- 指挥官
- Brig. Gen. Edmond VociTook command on 3 April 2026 from Maj. Gen. Ferdinant Dimo (commander from 21 September 2023)
- 国防部长
- Ermal NufiIn office by April 2026; preceded by Pirro Vengu (in office from 2024) and Niko Peleshi (to 2024)
力量
- 人员
- About 650Wikipedia’s figure; no official air force headcount was found. The whole armed forces have about 7,000 active personnel per the minister in 2025
- 战斗机
- 没有任何The last jet fighters were withdrawn in 2004–2005; the minister said in April 2025 that Albania must return to fixed-wing aircraft
- 直升机
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- UH-60A+ Black Hawk — 2
- AS532 Cougar — 4
- EC145/H145 — 2
- Bo 105 — 4
- AB-205A — 3
- AB-206C — 3
- AW109 — 1
- Bell 505 — 2
Counts per Wikipedia; the ministry confirms two UH-60A+ and four Cougars delivered 2012–2014. Of three EC145s delivered (2012, 2015) one was lost in Lake Shkodra in April 2016
- 无人机
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- Bayraktar TB2 — 3
- RQ-20 Puma — 6
Three TB2s per the ministry, flying from Kuçovë since 2024; the RQ-20 count is Wikipedia’s
- 国防预算
- 2.6 per cent of GDP (2026)The 2025 budget was 52.7 billion lek, the second year at 2 per cent; the government plans at least 0.15 points more a year
基础设施
- 空军基地
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- Kuçovë — NATO tactical air base, drone unit
- Farkë — helicopter squadron, Black Hawk hangar
- Tirana (Rinas) — Air Force Command, air surveillance centre
- Lapraka — government helicopters
Wikipedia’s list of operating bases; the ministry confirms the Kuçovë, Farkë and Rinas roles
- Former jet bases
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- Gjadër — cave base, jets to 2000, helicopter training since 2024
- Rinas — fighter regiment from 1962
- Vlorë — aviation school from 1962
Jet flying ended in 2004–2005; the ministry plans to reopen the Vlorë aviation school by 2029
- 空中警戒
- By NATO alliesAlbania has no fighters; its airspace is policed by Greek and Italian fighters under NATO. A 2018 agreement lets NATO patrol aircraft cross the Montenegrin border freely
- NATO investment
- About 55 million euros at KuçovëAbout 50 million euros from NATO and over 5 million euros from Albania; inaugurated 4 March 2024
- 洞穴机库
- One site: GjadërTunnels cut into the mountain for about 50 aircraft (Wikipedia); now storage for retired jets
How the Albanian Air Force is organised
An Air Force Command at Rinas over two air bases, Kuçovë for the drones and Farkë for the helicopters, and since July 2026 a National Flight School. Albania has flown no jets since 2005 and owns no fighters; its airspace has been policed by Greek and Italian fighters under NATO since it joined the Alliance in 2009. Gjadër, the old cave base, was reopened in 2024 for Black Hawk crew training.
空军司令部
In the military section of Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza at Rinas, under the General Staff of the Albanian Armed Forces. Brig. Gen. Edmond Voci took command on 3 April 2026 from Maj. Gen. Ferdinant Dimo. Wikipedia places the Air Surveillance Centre, which reports to NATO’s CAOC Torrejón, at Rinas too.
库乔夫空军基地
One of the air force’s two air bases, 350 strong in March 2025, rebuilt with about 50 million euros of NATO money and reopened as a NATO tactical air base on 4 March 2024. Its drone unit flies three Bayraktar TB2s on surveillance, border and wildfire missions.
法尔克空军基地
The helicopter base since the Helicopter Regiment of 1967: two UH-60A+ Black Hawks, delivered in January 2024 and housed in a new hangar, four AS532 Cougars and lighter Western types fly firefighting, flood relief and mountain rescue. Lt Col Bedri Kaloshi has commanded since 14 September 2026.
National Flight School
Opened on 3 July 2026 at Rinas with two Bell 505 helicopters and 25 first students, to train five pilots a year. The government plans to reopen the old aviation school at Vlorë by 2029; no fixed-wing trainer has been chosen.
What the Albanian Air Force flies today
每种收费类型都链接到其在《野兽之书》中的页面（如果存在）。. 统计的是登记在册的飞机数量，而不是某一天可用的飞机数量。.
| 类型 | 角色 | 在服役 | 自从 | 单位 | 笔记 | |
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| 西科斯基 UH-60A+ 黑鹰在服役 | 通用及搜救直升机 | 2 | 2024 | Two delivered in January 2024, paid for with over US$50 million of US aid. Wikipedia reports four more on order; the ministry pages checked give no total. | ||
| 欧洲直升机公司 AS532 美洲狮在服役 | 通用及搜救直升机 | 4 | 2012 | Four: delivered 3 December 2012, 25 April 2013, 18 December 2013 and 27 October 2014. | ||
| Eurocopter EC145 (Airbus H145)在服役 | VIP and search and rescue helicopter | 2 | 2012 | Three delivered (one VIP on 28 July 2012, two on 31 October 2015); two in service per Wikipedia after the loss of one in Lake Shkodra in April 2016. | ||
| MBB博105在服役 | 轻型多用途直升机 | 4 | 2007 | Four in service per Wikipedia; six were contracted in 2006. | ||
| Agusta-Bell AB-205A在服役 | 通用直升机 | 3 | 2004 | 根据维基百科，共有三个。. | ||
| Agusta-Bell AB-206C在服役 | 轻型直升机 | 3 | 2001 | 根据维基百科，共有三个。. | ||
| 阿古斯塔A109在服役 | VIP helicopter | 1 | 2007 | 一。. | ||
| 贝尔505喷气游侠X在服役 | 轻型多用途直升机 | 2 | 根据维基百科的说法，有两个；官方页面尚未确认。. | |||
| Baykar Bayraktar TB2在服役 | 武装侦察无人机 | 3 | 2024 | Three per the ministry (30 June 2024). Wikipedia gives nine or more, which was not confirmed. | ||
| AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma在服役 | Tactical drone | 6 | 2021 | Six per Wikipedia (acquired 2021). | ||
| 空中拖拉机 AT-802在服役 | Firefighting aircraft | 1 | 2024 | One per Wikipedia, received in 2024, with two more reported to follow. |
已下单
| 类型 | 已订购 | 首批交付 | 笔记 | |
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| 西科斯基 UH-60 黑鹰直升机已下单 | Wikipedia reports four more on order after the first two of January 2024.
更多的The ministry pages checked give no number; in April 2026 the minister named completing the helicopter fleet as a priority. |
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| Fixed-wing training aircraft (type not chosen)已下单 | Minister Vengu said on 24 April 2025 that Albania must return to fixed-wing aircraft; the government plans to reopen the Vlorë aviation school by 2029 as a National Flight School.
更多的No type, number or contract was found. |
Every type the Albanian Air Force has retired
17 types, from the Yakovlev Yak-9P to the Ilyushin Il-14. 峰值数字是指飞机在整个服役期内接收的机身数量，而不是任何某一天的机队规模。.
| 类型 | 角色 | 顶峰 | 已上菜 | 被替换为 | 笔记 | |
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| Ilyushin Il-14 | 运输 | 4 | Four: two Soviet-built, one Avia 14T and one East German-built. | |||
| 沈阳F-6（歼-6）和FT-6 | 战斗机 | 1965–2005 | 71–107.
更多的SIPRI counts 71 F-6/FT-6 delivered 1965–1971; a former air force commander (Bytyçi, 2022) spoke of 12 plus 95; Wikipedia’s air force article gives 65–71 in one table and 142 in its text. The ministry says over 70 were operational in the 1970s. |
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| 米格-17F 和沈阳 F-5/FT-5 | 战士兼教练 | 1957–2004 | Wikipedia gives 12 MiG-17F plus 35 or more Chinese F-5/FT-5; six FT-5s went to Gjadër in May 1976. | |||
| 成都F-7A | 拦截者 | 12 | 1969–2004 | 12. Wikipedia’s J-7 article dates them from 1969; the air force article says early 1970s. | ||
| 米格-15bis 和米格-15UTI（以及中国制造的同等机型） | 战斗机和喷气式教练机 | 1955–2000 | 32–48 or more per Wikipedia; no official total found. | |||
| 波利卡尔波夫Po-2 | 培训员和联络员 | 78 | 1951–1985 | 78 per Wikipedia. | ||
| 米高扬-古列维奇 MiG-19PM 和 MiG-19S | 全天候拦截器 | 12 | 1959–1965 | F-6C / F-7A | 12 MiG-19PM delivered in October 1959 (Wikipedia), plus three second-hand MiG-19S according to the MiG-19 article. | |
| 雅科夫列夫 Yak-9P | 战斗机 | 84 | 1951年— | 米格-15 | 84 per Wikipedia (72 fighters and 12 trainers); the first squadron had 12. | |
| 雅科夫列夫 Yak-18 | 教练 | 10 | 1951年— | Ten per Wikipedia. | ||
| 雅科夫列夫 Yak-11 | 教练 | 6 | 根据维基百科，共有六个。. | |||
| 伊留申伊尔-28和哈尔滨H-5 | 轻型轰炸机 | 2 | One Il-28 (the ministry places it at Rinas) and one H-5 per Wikipedia. | |||
| 安东诺夫 An-2 | 光运输 | 12 | 12 at Lapraka in the 1970s per the ministry. | |||
| Lisunov Li-2 | 运输 | 号码未知。. | ||||
| Nanchang CJ-6 (BT-6) | 教练 | 30 | 30 per Wikipedia (10 BT-6 and 20 BT-6A). | |||
| Mil Mi-1 | 轻型直升机 | 2 | 1957年— | 维基百科上有两个。. | ||
| 米尔米-4 | 运输直升机 | 41 | 1957年— | Z-5 | 41 per Wikipedia; the ministry says over 30 new Mi-4s equipped the helicopter regiment in 1967. | |
| Harbin Z-5 | 运输直升机 | 37 | 37 per Wikipedia (31 Z-5A and six Z-5D); 18 in the 1970s–80s peak table. |
Where the Albanian Air Force flies from
黑色的标记代表正在使用的基地，空心的标记代表已经关闭的机场。. Kuçovë is a NATO tactical air base and Farkë the helicopter base, but the fighters that guard Albanian airspace are allied, not Albanian: Greek and Italian jets fly NATO air policing, and the only jets at Kuçovë are allied visitors. Gjadër, the cave base of the 1970s, has no aircraft of its own but has trained Black Hawk crews since 2024, and Tirana’s airport at Rinas houses the Air Force Command; the aviation school airfield at Vlorë has closed, and Lapraka, where it all began in 1951, has no runway in use. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.
| 根据 | 国际民航组织 | 地位 | 跑道 | 部队和飞机 |
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| FarkëTirana County (Qarku i Tiranës) | 积极的 |
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| GjadërLezhë County (Qarku i Lezhës) | 积极的 | 16/342800米具体的 |
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| Kuçovë培拉特县 (Qarku i Beratit) | LAKV | 积极的 | 14/322,840 米具体的 |
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| Tirana International AirportRinasDurrës County (Qarku i Durrësit) | 拉蒂 | 关闭 | 17/353,000 米 |
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没有找到符合搜索结果的空军基地。.
Who is stationed where in the Albanian Air Force
按基地排列飞行部队，当前部队优先。. The two air bases are themselves the units, Kuçovë Air Base and Farkë Air Base, and their squadron designations are not published; the jet regiments of the communist era, the US drone detachment at Gjadër and the allied aircraft that visit Kuçovë are listed too, the foreign ones marked as not Albanian. Where a unit number or date rests on Wikipedia alone, the entry says so.
- 无人机中队（无人机部队）无人机中队 · 现役
- Baykar Bayraktar TB2
- 库乔夫空军基地支援和机场部队Base support · active
- 来访的盟军飞机Allied detachments (temporary) · allied
- 罗马尼亚 C-27J 斯巴达运输机和 C-130 大力神运输机（消防用途，2024 年 8 月），欧洲战斗机和 F-16 战斗机（落成典礼飞行表演，2024 年 3 月 4 日）
- “23 Peza”航空团（第一喷气式飞机团）1955–1995
- MiG-15bis (from 1955), Shenyang F-6 (Chinese MiG-19)
- Helicopter squadrons, Farkë Air BaseHelicopter squadrons · active
- 西科斯基 UH-60 黑鹰直升机, Airbus Helicopters AS532 Cougar, Leonardo AW109, Bell 205, Bell 206, Airbus H145 and MBB Bo 105 (per Wikipedia)
- Helicopter Regiment1967年—
- Mil Mi-4 (more than 30)
- Gjadër Aviation Regiment (Regiment 5646, later 4010)1974–2000
- Shenyang F-6 (Chinese MiG-19), Chengdu F-7A (Chinese MiG-21), Shenyang FT-5 trainer
- US Predator detachment (Operation Nomad Vigil)1995–1995
- General Atomics RQ-1 Predator
没有符合搜索条件的单位。.
Albanian Air Force milestones, 1914 to today
The government orders three Lohner Daimler aircraft from Austria for an Albanian Air Corps; the order is cancelled when the First World War breaks out.
King Zog forms the Royal Albanian Air Corps; its five Albatros aircraft never enter full service, and the Italian invasion of April 1939 ends it.
24 April: Peço Polena flies a Yak-9P assembled by Albanian technicians. The First Fighter Aviation Squadron forms at Lapraka with 12 Yak-9s.
The first jet unit forms at Kuçovë with MiG-15s.
October: 12 MiG-19PM interceptors arrive from the Soviet Union, according to Wikipedia.
After the break with Moscow a new regiment forms at Rinas with MiG-19s and MiG-17s, and an aviation school opens at Vlorë. Chinese aircraft replace Soviet supply.
First deliveries of Shenyang F-6 fighters; SIPRI counts 71 by 1971.
A helicopter regiment forms with over 30 new Mi-4s.
Gjadër opens with its mountain tunnels; the ministry marks the first landing by Haki Jupasi and Serafin Shegani, Wikipedia dates it 10 July 1973 and the opening 15 March 1974.
February: the CIA flies Gnat-750 drones from Gjadër over Bosnia; US Army Predators follow in 1995.
March: during the unrest two pilots fly their aircraft to Italy on 4 March, bases are looted and rebels seize Kuçovë and Gjadër.
April–June: Tirana airfield hosts the US Army’s Task Force Hawk during the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia.
16 September: an F-6 crashes on take-off at Tirana, the last fatal jet accident; the jet fighters are withdrawn in 2004–2005.
1 April: Albania joins NATO; allies take over air policing of Albanian airspace.
3 December: the first of four AS532 Cougars is delivered; the fourth follows on 27 October 2014.
4 August: NATO announces over 50 million euros to rebuild Kuçovë as its first air base in the Western Balkans.
January: the first two UH-60A+ Black Hawks arrive. 4 March: Kuçovë is inaugurated as a NATO tactical air base. 30 June: the first Bayraktar TB2 imagery is released.
3 April: Brig. Gen. Edmond Voci takes command. 30 April: the 75th anniversary is marked at Kuçovë, with a plan to reopen the Vlorë aviation school.
Every war the Albanian Air Force and the royal air corps before it have faced
记录中有出击次数和损失的地方都如实记录，没有记录的地方则保持空白。.
- The Italian invasion of Albania 1939 Did not fly; the air corps’ few aircraft had never entered full service
- The 1997 unrest in Albania 1997 No combat flying is recorded; the air force lost control of its bases as the armed forces disintegrated
- Kosovo crisis and Operation Allied Force 1999 Did not fly combat missions; Albania made Tirana airfield available to the US Army’s Task Force Hawk
Everything people ask about the Albanian Air Force
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Read the aircraft the Albanian Air Force flew
每种类型都在《野兽之书》中占有一席之地，先按服役年份，再按离开舰队的年份。.
所有事实均已核实
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: 68 vjet Arma e Aviacionit (23 April 2019)Official history: 1914 Lohner order cancelled; air surveillance company 14 February 1947; 24 April 1951; jet unit at Kuçovë 1955; transport regiment 1957; Rinas regiment and aviation school 1962; helicopter regiment with over 30 Mi-4 in 1967; Gjadër regiment 1974; 1970s strength; helicopter delivery dates 2001–2015; NATO 50 million euros for Kuçovë.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Kremtohet 75-vjetori i krijimit të Forcës Ajrore (30 April 2026)75th anniversary at Kuçovë; first flight by Peço Polena in a Yak-9P on 24 April 1951; first fighter squadron of 12 Yak-9 at Lapraka under Babaçe Faiku; aviation school at Vlorë to reopen after two decades.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: 74-vjetori i Aviacionit Ushtarak shqiptar (24 April 2025)Ceremony in the new Black Hawk hangar at Farkë; Minister Vengu says Albania must return to fixed-wing aircraft and reopen the aviation school.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Merr detyrën komandanti i ri i Forcës Ajrore (3 April 2026)Brig. Gen. Edmond Voci succeeds Maj. Gen. Ferdinant Dimo at Air Force Command, military section of Mother Teresa airport; minister Nufi on completing the helicopter fleet.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Merr zyrtarisht detyrën komandanti i ri i Forcës Ajrore gjeneral brigade Ferdinant Dimo (21 September 2023)Dimo succeeds Brig. Gen. Ylli Pulaj; priorities: air defence battalion, drone detachment, Black Hawk integration; Kuçovë over 90 per cent complete.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Inaugurohet Baza Ajrore Taktike e NATO në Kuçovë (4 March 2024)Inauguration of the NATO tactical air base with the President, Prime Minister and NATO commanders; flypast by Eurofighter, F-16 and Black Hawk.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Inaugurohet më 4 mars, publikohen për herë të parë pamjet nga brenda Bazës Ajrore të Kuçovës (25 February 2024)Decision 2018, works from 2021; NATO about 50 million euros, Albanian government over 5 million euros.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Kryeministri Rama njofton investimin e NATO-s në Bazën Ajrore të Kuçovës (4 August 2018)NATO to invest over 50 million euros in a first phase; roles: air support hub, logistics, air policing support, training.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Baza Ajrore e Kuçovës po shndërrohet në pikë kyçe (10 February 2025)Drone maintenance facility, training facilities, weapons storage at Kuçovë.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: 65 vjet Baza Ajrore e Kuçovës (15 May 2020)Video marking 65 years of the base in May 2020, i.e. founded 1955.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: 50 vjet nga krijimi, Baza Ajrore e Gjadrit rikthehet në funksion (13 July 2024)First landing by Haki Jupasi and Serafin Shegani in MiG-19 and MiG-21 (F-6 and F-7A) 50 years earlier; base reopened for Black Hawk crew training.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Helikopterë Black Hawk për Forcën Ajrore (20 April 2019)Agreement with the US Department of Defense; training with the New Jersey National Guard.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Nënshkruhet kontrata për helikopterët Black Hawk (29 May 2020)Contract signed at Farkë by Minister Xhaçka and US Ambassador Yuri Kim.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Vijnë në Shqipëri dy helikopterët e parë Black Hawk (January 2024)Two Black Hawks received; over US$50 million of US aid.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Helikopterët Black Hawk fluturojnë për herë të parë me pilotë shqiptarë (6 July 2024)UH-60A+; eight pilots and eight maintainers certified by SATMO instructors.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Ministri Vengu inspekton ndërtimin e hangarit të ri të helikopterëve në Farkë (27 January 2025)Black Hawk hangar, about 489.8 million lek.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Forca Ajrore shqiptare stërvitet me Forcën Ajrore amerikane (19 January 2026)Forward area refuelling of an Albanian UH-60 by a USAF 102nd Rescue Squadron HC-130J at Tirana.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes：Firmoset marrëveshja për avionët luftarakë pa Pilotë Bayraktar（2022 年 12 月 20 日）与 Baykar 签署的协议在总理拉玛的见证下签署；协议数量和金额未公布。.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Imazhet e para nga dronët Bayraktar (30 June 2024)Three Bayraktar drones bought from Turkey; first imagery released.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Dronët Bayraktar së shpejti në gatishmëri 24/7 (7 August 2024)Drone unit at Kuçovë; night flights tested; used against wildfires.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Intervista e ministrit Pirro Vengu në Klan News (4 July 2025)2 per cent of GDP met; path to 3.5 and 5 per cent by 2035; Bayraktars acquired March 2024; about 7,000 active personnel.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Projektbuxheti 2025 për Mbrojtjen (12 November 2024)2025 defence budget 52.7 billion lek; second year at 2 per cent of GDP; Black Hawk maintenance and Kuçovë funded.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Ministri Ermal Nufi: Shqipëria po përgatitet për fazën e re të NATO-s (21 July 2026)Defence budget at 2.6 per cent of GDP; National Flight School; Bayraktar fire monitoring; next NATO summit in Tirana.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Fjala e ministrit Ermal Nufi në Konferencën për Media (21 July 2026)2.6 per cent of GDP excluding cyber, infrastructure and mobility; summit date to be set by NATO.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Programi i Shqipëria 2030 (6 October 2025)Government programme: aviation school at Vlorë by 2029; defence spending up at least 0.15 points of GDP a year.
- Ministria e Mbrojtjes: Shqipëri – Mali i Zi marrëveshje për Policimin Ajror (4 July 2018)Agreement of 3 July 2018 letting NATO air policing aircraft cross the Albania–Montenegro border freely.
- NATO: NATO member countriesAlbania and Croatia became members on 1 April 2009.
- NATO: Chief of Defence – AlbaniaLt. Gen. Arben Kingji, Chief of Defence since August 2022, reappointed August 2025.
- AIP Albania, AD 2 LATI Tirana (eAIP, AIRAC 6 August 2026)Albcontrol; aerodrome reference point 412453N 0194314E, elevation 125 ft, runway 17/35 3,000 x 45 m asphalt.
- AIP 阿尔巴尼亚，AD 1.3 机场和直升机场索引（AIRAC 2026 年 8 月 6 日）目前公布的机场只有地拉那 (LATI) 和库克斯 (LAKU)，这两个机场都对军用交通开放；没有列出直升机场和军用机场。.
- AIP 阿尔巴尼亚，ENR 5.1 禁区、限制区和危险区（AIRAC 2026 年 8 月 6 日）限制区域 LAR1 KUCOVA（以 404619N 0195407E 为中心，半径 3 海里的圆）、LAR2 GJADRI（以 415337N 0193558E 为中心，半径 3 海里的圆）和 LAR3 FARKA（多边形，Farka 塔 128.000 MHz）；均为永久活跃的军事区域。.
- Albcontrol：航空信息出版物 (AIP) 页面当前及未来 eAIP 版本索引。.
- 北约：北约完成阿尔巴尼亚主要空军基地的现代化改造（2024年3月4日）2024 年 3 月 4 日重新开放；获得北约安全投资计划约 5000 万欧元；2019 年破土动工；塔台、跑道、机库和仓库更新；代理发言人迪伦·怀特的引述。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Inaugurohet Baza Ajrore Taktike e NATO në Kuçovë（2024 年 3 月 4 日）就职典礼嘉宾及欧洲战斗机、F-16 和黑鹰战机飞行表演。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：3月4日就职，publikohen për herë të parë pamjet nga brenda Bazës Ajrore të Kuçovës（2024年2月25日）2018 年的决定，从 2021 年开始实施，北约出资约 5000 万欧元，阿尔巴尼亚出资超过 500 万欧元；空军司令费迪南特·迪莫准将。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Nis puna për Bazën Ajrore të NATO në Kuçovë（2022 年 1 月 20 日）开工仪式；约 4580 万欧元；范围（跑道、塔台、燃料和弹药库、停机坪、消防站）；目标 2023 年秋季。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：65 vjet Baza Ajrore e Kuçovës（2020 年 5 月 15 日）"23 Peza"航空团成立于 1955 年 5 月 15 日；北约拨款 5100 万欧元；NSPA 为项目机构。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Së shpejti bazë për NATO, mbushen 67 vjet nga krijimi i Regjimentit të Parë të Aviacionit Ushtarak shqiptar në Kuçovë（2022 年 5 月 15 日）第一团1955年5月15日；该单位于 1995 年命名为库苏维空军基地；飞行员法斯利·斯帕希乌 (Faslli Spahiu) 前往托莫尔山进行救援。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Fjala eplotëe ministres së Mbrojtjes në prezantimin e Buxhetit të Mbrojtjes në Bazën Ajrore të Kuçovës（2018 年 11 月 12 日）奥尔塔·哈奇卡部长：该基地的最后一次飞行是在 2005 年 10 月。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Ministri Peleshi në Bazën Ajrore të Kuçovës, në vjeshtë nis puna në terren（2021 年 2 月 2 日）仅标题（视频页面）：奠基工程将于 2021 年秋季开始。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Baza Ajrore e Kuçovës po shndërrohet në pikë kyçe për mbrojtjen dhe sigurinë rajonale（2025 年 2 月 10 日）无人机维护设施、培训设施和仓库；基地全天候24小时运作。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Kryeministri Rama dhe ministri Vengu inspektojnë Bazën Ajrore të Kuçovës（2025 年 3 月 18 日）第二阶段在北约的支持下；350名人员；加固弹药库；训练中心；具备夜间作战能力的无人机中队。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：库乔瓦空军基地周边道路、地下通道和光纤的受限采购（2025年12月22日）采购公告（标题）。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Imazhet e para nga dronët Bayraktar（2024 年 6 月 30 日）这是来自三架 Bayraktar 无人机的首批图像。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Dronët "Bayraktar" së shpejti në gatishmëri 24/7, ministri Vengu inspektim në bazën ajrore të Kuçovës（2024 年 8 月 7 日）库乔瓦无人机部队用于扑灭野火；夜间飞行训练。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Zjarret, mbërrijnë në Shqipëri dy aviionë rumunë（2024 年 8 月 14 日）罗马尼亚 C-27J 和 C-130 机组人员部署到库乔瓦，提供约一周的消防支援。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Kremtohet 75-vjetori i krijimit të Forcës Ajrore（2026 年 4 月 30 日）在库乔沃举行仪式；1951 年 4 月 24 日由佩索·波莱纳首飞；拉普拉卡的第一个中队拥有 12 架雅克-9；航空学校在二十年后重返弗洛勒。.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: 74-vjetori i Aviacionit Ushtarak shqiptar (24 April 2025)Ceremony in the new Black Hawk hangar at Farkë.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：68 vjet Arma e Aviacionit（2019 年 4 月 23 日）历史：1951年地拉那和拉普拉卡； 1955 年 Kuçovë 喷气式飞机机组； 1957年 运输团； 1962年 里纳斯团和航空学校； 1967年直升机团； 1974年加德尔团； 2000年后的直升机。.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Struktura e Forces Ajrore（2025 年 1 月 22 日）指挥参谋部、法尔克空军基地、库乔瓦空军基地、空中监视中心、军事气象局、支援连。.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: Merr detyrën komandanti i ri i Forcës Ajrore (3 April 2026)Brig. Gen. Edmond Voci takes command at the Air Force Command in the military section of Tirana airport.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: 51 vjet Baza Ajrore Farkë (26 December 2018)Anniversary video page; 51 years in 2018 dates the base to 1967.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: Ndryshon komandanti i Bazës Ajrore të Farkës (14 September 2026)Lt Col Bedri Kaloshi succeeds Lt Col Ervin Buzin.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: Ministri i Mbrojtjes dhe i ngarkuari me punë i Ambasadës së SHBA inspektojnë dy helikopterët Black Hawk, në Bazën Ajrore të Farkës (16 January 2024)Headline: two Black Hawks at Farkë.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: Kursantët për pilotë nisin praktikën fluturuese (22 July 2021)Twelve cadets begin helicopter flying at Farkë; first home-trained pilots in 15 years.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: Hapet Shkolla Kombëtare e Fluturimit (3 July 2026)School opened at the Air Force Command at Rinas with two Bell 505 trainers; 25 first students.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: Forca Ajrore shqiptare stërvitet me Forcën Ajrore amerikane (19 January 2026)US 102nd Rescue Squadron HC-130J and Albanian UH-60s practise forward area refuelling at Tirana airport.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: 50 vjet nga krijimi, Baza Ajrore e Gjadrit rikthehet në funksion për fluturimin e helikopterëve Black Hawk (13 July 2024)Base 50 years old in 2024; first landings by Haki Jupasi and Serafin Shegani from Rinas; reactivated for Black Hawk training.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: Ministrja e Mbrojtjes Kodheli inspekton Bazën Ushtarake në Gjadër, Lezhë (27 January 2014)32 MiG aircraft, out of service for several years, kept in the tunnels.
- Ministry of Defence of Albania: Zëvendësministri Dritan Hila vizitoi Bazën Ajrore në Gjadër (17 April 2014)Headline only.
- 我们的机场：库索夫空军基地 (LAKV)、跑道社区数据库，非官方来源：跑道 14/32，2,840 x 67 米混凝土；参考点 40.7719, 19.9019, 41 米。.
- OurAirports: Gjadër Air Base (AL-0013), runwaysCommunity database, not an official source: runway 16/34, 2,800 x 60 m concrete; a second, closed strip 17/35 of 2,202 x 24 m; elevation 7 m.
- 阿尔巴尼亚国防部：Dronët e Forces Ajrore Monitorim në zonat e prekura nga zjarret në jug të vendit（2025 年 6 月 27 日）标题：空军无人机监测南部受火灾影响地区。.
- OurAirports: airports in AlbaniaFinding aid for former fields (Vlorë, Korçë, Shijak, Shkodër, Gjirokastër, Sarandë) and the Lapraka and Farkë heliports.
- OurAirports机场数据库（公共领域）
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