Airports / Hungary / LHKE
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Szolnok Air Base (LHSN) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Kecskemét, Hungary, Kecskemét Air Base (LHKE) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 376 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LHKE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Szolnok Air Base (LHSN, 23 nm), Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (BUD, 37 nm), and Kalocsa-Foktő Airfield (HU-0002, 40 nm).
Charter pricing from LHKE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kecskemét.
Field capability
ICAO
LHKE
IATA
—
FAA / Local
LHKE
Elevation
376 ft
Coordinates
46.9175° N · 19.7492° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Hungary fields
state range 299–651 ft
At 376 ft, LHKE sits lower than 50% of the 10 Hungary fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmLHSNSzolnok Air BaseSzolnok
- 37nmBUDBudapest Liszt Ferenc International AirportBudapest
- 40nmHU-0002Kalocsa-Foktő AirfieldKalocsa
- 41nmLHTLTököl AirportTököl
- 77nmARWArad International AirportArad
- 82nmLHTATaszár Air BaseTaszár
Location
Open the full mapLHKE · Kecskemét Air Base · Kecskemét, Hungary