Rene Mouawad Air Base — Tripoli, Lebanon

Rene Mouawad Air Base, also known as Kleyate, lies near Tripoli in northern Lebanon, close to the Mediterranean coast in the North Governorate. At an elevation of about 75 feet, it has a single concrete runway near 9,843 feet, primarily a military facility with only limited civilian use over the years. Northern Lebanon, centered on the port city of Tripoli, is a historic region of the eastern Mediterranean. The base sits in the coastal plain not far from the Syrian border. As a defense field, KYE is not a conventional passenger gateway, but the code identifies the airfield in aviation databases, marking a strategic site in the north of a small but historically significant country.