Distinguish Ayni AirBase Refimprove date May 2010 Infobox Military Structure name FarkhorAirBase partof ... FarkhorAirBase is a Tajik military airbase located near the town of Farkhor in Tajikistan , convert ... s q&hl en&geocode &q Farkhorairbase Tajikistan&sll 37.439974,69.345703&sspn 39.474445,92.900391&ie UTF8&hq &hnear FarkhorAirBase, A385, Parkhar, Farkhor, Khatlon, Tajikistan&ll 37.469272,69.380851&spn 0.0203,0.045362&z 15 Farkhorair force base on Google Maps ref It was expected to become an Indian Armed Forces Indian military base situated in a foreign country and just 2 km from the Tajikistan ... forces. The U.S. had initially shown interest in the base, but that did not proceed any further. See also Karshi Khanabad and Ganci AirBase Ganci air bases. small The following paragraph apparently deal with Ayni AirBase near Dushanbe, not with FarkhorAirBase near the Afghan border. Further verification required small Reports began circulating in April 2006 that the Indian airbase at Farkhor ... Asia Bot generated title ref Strategic location and geopolitical implications The FarkhorAirBase ... map size 220 map caption Location within Tajikistan type Air force base coordinates code built builder ... a 25 bed hospital at the base at Farkhor to treat Afghan Northern Alliance members injured in fighting ... would be able reach Pakistan within minutes using the airbase. ref http news.indiamart.com news ... s Ayni AirBase Idle? ref References Reflist External links http www.indianexpress.com sunday story 24207.html Tajik airbase is ready, gives India its first footprint in strategic Central Asia ... Farkhor, to the United States in its war against terror Citation needed date August 2010 . The Indian ... admit that India had been renovating the base since 2002. When fully operational, the Indian base ... formally enunciated in 2003 2004. Citation needed date July 2008 The potential implications of this base ... http www.tribuneindia.com 2003 20031115 main1.htm India to base planes in Tajikistan Luthra, Gulshan ... more details
BaseAir is an airline based in Nepal . It uses small aircraft and operates mountain flights to STOL airports in the northeast region of Nepal . History The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal CAAN has granted BaseAir an air operators licence to fly to all sectors in the country. ref http www.hotelnepal.com nepal news.php?id 665 Hotelnepal.com retrieved 19 November 2006 ref References references Aviation lists Category Defunct airlines of Nepal Category Airlines of Nepal Category Article Feedback 5 Asia airline stub Nepal transport stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File Location of Farkhor District in Tajikistan.png 300px thumb right Location in Tajikistan Farkhor District or Nohiya i Farkhor Ta PA is a district in Khatlon province , Tajikistan . Its capital is Farkhor . Districts of Khatlon Coord missing Tajikistan Category Districts of Khatlon Tajikistan geo stub fa ru tg uk ... more details
Distinguish FarkhorAirBase Infobox Military Structure name Ayni Air Force Base location Rudaki, Tajikistan map type Tajikistan latitude 38.50 longitude 68.70 map size 220 type Air force base materials Asphalt controlledby Military of Tajikistan occupants Military of Tajikistan Ayni Air Force Base , also known as Gissar AirBase , is a military airbase in Tajikistan , just 10 km west of the capital Dushanbe . ref http maps.google.com maps?f q&source s q&hl en&geocode &q Ayni air force base .... ref http www.eurasianet.org node 61503 EurasiaNet Why is Tajikistan s Ayni AirBase Idle? ref References reflist See also Geostrategy in Central Asia FarkhorAirBase , another Tajik military ... Subordination, Tajikistan&ll 38.512512,68.67249&spn 0.020014,0.045362&z 15 Ayni Air Force Base ... Tajiks likely to grant Russia access to Ayni airbase says analyst viewstory.aspx?id 3252 Tajiks likely to grant Russia access to Ayni airbase, says analyst ref History Reports began circulating in early 2000s that India would establish air bases at Ayni and Farkhor in Tajikistan. Both Indian ... base of the Soviet Union . However, following Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan , the base s infrastructure deteriorated significantly. Between 2002 and 2010, India spent nearly US 70 million to renovate the airbase &mdash the runway was extended to 3,200 meters and state of the art navigational and air defense equipment were installed. ref name RF http www.rferl.org content Tajik Military AirBase Completed With Indian Help 2152731.html Tajik Military AirBase Completed With Indian Help ref ref name AT1 http www.atimes.com atimes South Asia LL01Df02.html India airbase grounded in Tajikistan ref It was speculated by some media outlets that India was keen on establishing a military base in Ayni so as to gain a strategic foothold in Central Asia ... since 2002. When fully operational, the Indian base was expected to host 12 to 14 MiG 29 fighter ... more details
Greenville Air Force Base may refer to The former name of Donaldson Air Force Base Greenville Air Force Base Mississippi Greenville Air Force Base , a former United States Air Force base in Mississippi disambiguation ... more details
An Air Reserve Base ARB is a military basebase of the United States Air Force that has been converted from full time to military reserves reserve . The official abbreviation is used after the name of the base such as in Dobbins ARB . One such base is the March Air Reserve Base in California . references http www.march.afrc.af.mil references See also Air Force Base External links http web.archive.org web 20080605070758 http www.af.mil news airman 0198 datalist.htm Database list of bases of the U.S. Air Force official source provided by the USAF. Category Bases of the United States Air Force Category United States airbases ... more details
An Air Force Base AFB is a military base military military airbase airbase of any of a number of air force s, such as the United States Air Force USAF or South African Air Force SAAF . Placement of the standard abbreviation varies, with the USAF using it after the name of the base, such as in Dover Air Force Base Dover AFB , and the SAAF using it before the name of the base, such as in AFB Hoedspruit . The Royal Australian Air Force uses a slightly different format referring to bases as RAAF Base Royal Australian Air Force Base . The Canadian Forces also uses a different format referring to any bases army, navy, air force as CFB Canadian Forces Base or BFC in french Base des Forces Canadiennes . See also List of United States Air Force installations Royal Air Force station Air Reserve Base External links http www.airforce.com contact us base locator Database list of bases of the U.S. Air Force official source provided by the USAF. Aviation lists Category Military airbases Category Bases of the United States Air Force ar cs Air Force Base da Flyvestation de Milit rflugplatz es Base a rea fr Base a rienne he kk nl Vliegbasis no Flystasjon pl Baza lotnicza pt Base a rea ru sl Letalska baza fi Sotilaslentoasema sv Milit r flygplats tl Himpilang paliparan th tk Awiabaza uk ... more details
File 673d AirBase Wing.png thumb Emblem The 673d AirBase Wing 673 ABW is the designation for the support unit for Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson , a combination of the United States Air Force s Elmendorf AFB and the United States Army s Fort Richardson . ref http www.sameanchorage.org files newsletters 09 12News.pdf Society of Military Engineers North Winds, Dec 2009 ref The 673 ABW traces its history from the 5073d AirBase Squadron, located at Shemya AFB , Alaska . The 5073rd AirBase Squadron operated, maintained, and administered Shemya Airport later known as Shemya Air Force Station and Shemya Air Force Base , Alaska, and provided support to tenants organizations including Army and Navy units as well as an Operating Location of the Strategic Air Command. ref http www.jber.af.mil units ... AirBase Group. In 1990, the Alaskan Air Command inactivated and the 5073d AirBase Group was assigned to the 11th Air Force. In January 1992, the unit received its final designation when the Air Force adopted new rules that eliminated four digit designations and the 5073d AirBase Group became the 673d AirBase Group. The unit s current designation took effect on 27 January 1992. ref http www.globalsecurity.org space facility shemya.htm Federation of American Scientists Earickson Air Station ref The 673d was reassigned to the Eleventh Air Force on the 1 July 1994, inactivation of the 11th Air Control Wing . On 1 April 1995, the 673d AirBase Group inactivated at Shemya, known as Eareckson Air Force Station since 1993, and closed the second chapter of the organization. On 30 July 2010, the 673d AirBase Wing activated as the host wing combining installation management functions of Elmendorf AFB s 3rd Wing and U.S. Army Garrison Fort Richardson. References Portal United States Air Force Reflist United States Air Force USAF Pacific Air Forces Category Airbase wings of the United States Air Force USAF stub ... more details
Image Sather AirBase sandbagging rec center 2006 06 07 F 4961B 001.jpg thumb More than 50 airmen from the 447th Air Expeditionary Group at Sather AB teamed up on June 7, 2006, to sandbag their recreation center to keep the cool air inside from escaping. Sather AirBase or Camp Sather was a United States Air Force base on the west side of Baghdad International Airport . Camp Sather was named in memory of Staff Sergeant Scott Sather, the first enlisted Airman to die in Operation Iraqi Freedom . Sather was awarded the Bronze Star Medal Valor device with Valor for his leadership of a 24th Special Tactics Squadron reconnaissance task force during the initial stages of the U.S. invasion of Iraq 2003 invasion of Iraq . External links Commonscat Sather AirBase Portal United States Air Force http www.balad.afnews.af.mil library satherpathfinder index.asp Sather AirBase Pathfinder http www.sather.afnews.af.mil 447th Air Expeditionary Group Home Page coord missing Iraq Category Bases of the United States Air Force in Iraq Category Iraqi Air Force bases Category Bases of the United States Air Force USAF stub Iraq stub no Sather AirBase ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The 20th AirBase Group 20th ABG was part of the U.S. Far East Air Force Far East Air Force , during World War II . The 20th ABG was based at Nichols Field , in the Philippines . Organization of the 20th AirBase Group U.S. 27th Material Squadron U.S. 28th Material Squadron U.S. 19th AirBase Squadron See also 4th Composite Group U.S. 4th Composite Group Category Military units and formations of the United States in World War II Category Groups of the United States Army Air Forces ... more details
Infobox Military Unit unit name 496th AirBase Squadron image File 496th AirBase Squadron Emblem.png 250px caption Emblem of the 496th AirBase Squadron dates 1976 Present country United States allegiance branch United States Air Force type Base Support role size command structure current commander ... notable commanders anniversaries decorations battle honours The 496th AirBase Squadron is a United States Air Force unit, stationed at Mor n AirBase , Spain. The 496th ABS provides host unit support for the base under the 86th Operations Group , Ramstein AirBase , Germany. Overview The 496th AirBase Squadron is responsible for the operation and maintenance of Mor n AirBAse, Spain, a pivotal power projection base. The 496th maintains a high state of readiness to receive forces in support of UN, NATO, and US contingency and exercise operations. The 496th AirBase Squadron tasks include receipt ... AirBase Squadron also supports a Space Surveillance Unit, Detachment 4, 18th SPSS of Edwards AFB, California. History On 1 June 1957, the 3973rd AirBase Group at Mor n AirBase was formally activated as part of Sixteenth Air Force assigned to the Strategic Air Command SAC . In February 1976, congressional ... of most military authorizations at Mor n AirBase. Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD approval ... Guidance Letter Mor n AirBase Standby Deployment Base SDB , implemented reduction actions and expansion ... the standby status of Mor n AirBase. By September 1977, all phase down actions were ... 1989, Det. 2, 401st TFW, became the 7120th AirBase Flight under Sixteenth Air Force. On 1 June 1993, the 7120th AirBase Flight was re designated as the 712th AirBase Flight. The 1994 military reductions in Europe resulted in Mor n AirBase picking up a regional responsibility for providing support ... came a new unit designation. The 712th AirBase Flight became the 496th AirBase Squadron on 1 July 1994, under the newly formed 616th Regional Support Group located at Aviano AirBase, Italy. Since ... more details
The 502d AirBase Wing 502 ABW is a United States Air Force unit that provides installation support for Joint Base San Antonio. The 502d activated on 1 August 2009. The wing s three Mission Support Groups perform the installation support mission at each major installation in the San Antonio area. The mission of the wing is to meet the needs of all three installations of JBSA, their missions and people and to optimize installation support while maximizing opportunities for greater joint military and community cooperation. This mission is carried out through the Mission Support Group located on each JBSA base. History The 502d AirBase Wing previously functioned as the host unit for Maxwell Air Force Base from 1947 to 1 October 1994 when it inactivated. Lineage Established as 502d Air University Wing , and organized, on 17 Nov 1947 Disestablished on 27 Jul 1948 Consolidated 1 Oct 1992 with the 3800th Air University Wing , which was established, and organized, on 28 Jul 1948 Re designated as 3800th AirBase Wing on 1 Sep 1954 Re designated as 3800th AirBase Group on 2 Jan 1979 Re designated as 3800th AirBase Wing on 21 Jul 1983 Re designated as 502d AirBase Wing on 1 Oct 1992 Inactivated on 1 Oct 1994 Activated on 1 Aug 2009 Assignments Air University , 17 Nov 1947 1 Oct 1994 Air Education and Training Command , 1 Aug 2009 Present Stations Maxwell AFB Maxwell Field later, Maxwell AFB , AL, 17 Nov 1947 1 Oct 1994 Fort Sam Houston , TX, 1 Aug 2009 Present Category Airbase wings of the United States Air Force ... more details
Infobox Airport name Fernando AirBase nativename nativename a nativename r image image width caption IATA ICAO RPUL type Military owner operator Philippine Air Force br PAF Air Education and Training Command Philippine Air Force Air Education and Training Command city served location Barangay Fernando, Lipa City , Batangas elevation f elevation m coordinates website metric elev metric rwy r1 number 04 22 r1 length f 4,953 r1 length m 1,510 r1 surface PART CONCRETE,PART ASPHALT stat year stat1 header stat1 data stat2 header stat2 data footnotes Fernando AirBase FAB was originally constructed by the Japanese Imperial Army over an area of a wide sugar cane plantation before the World War II Second World War . It is 1,220 feet 375 m above sea level and is situated on a plateau overlooking ... 83 km SSE of Manila . Fernando AirBase is named after Lt. Col. Basilio Fernando one of the pioneers of the Philippine aviation . Fernando AirBase is also the location of PAF Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command of Philippine Air Force located in Lipa City , Batangas , Philippines . Fernando AirBase or PAF Air Education and Training Command Philippine Air Force Air Education and Training Command located along Pres. J.P. Laurel Highway, Barangay Sico, Lipa ... of Lipa AirBase to Fernando field and subsequently, to Fernando AirBase in honor of Lt Col Basilio Fernando, one of the pioneers of Philippine aviation. In 1952, Fernando AirBase became a training base called the 100th Training Wing where training units and other support units of the Philippine Air Force were grouped. On 21 September 1999, the 100th Training Wing was deactivated and the Air Education ... task. A barangay was established in the base named Barangay Fernando. External links http www.paf.mil.ph Philippine Air Force http www.paf.mil.ph units aetc index.html PAF Air Education and Training ... Air Force ... more details
Grissom Air Reserve Base File AFR Shield.svg 60px partof Air Force Reserve Command AFRC location Near ... of the 434th Air Refueling Wing. type Air Reserve Base code built 1944 builder materials height used ... float right caption Location of Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana Image VirgilGrissom.NASA.ws.jpg ... Air Reserve Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately convert 12 mi km north ... Force Station Launch Complex 34 in 1967. Overview Grissom Air Reserve Base is located in North Central ... training. Grissom Air Reserve Base hosts the largest Boeing KC 135 R Stratotanker wing in the Air ... Air Force reopened the base in 1954 as Bunker Hill Air Force Base . In 1968, the Air Force later ... Force installation from 1954 to 1994, Grissom Air Force Base hosted various aircraft, including the Boeing KC 135 Stratotanker . Navy base and transfer to Air Force The United States Navy on 1 July 1942 ... War II in 1946, and the Navy closed Naval Air Station Bunker Hill. After World War II, the base area ... States Navy on 16 November 1951 and used the base under United States Air Force Storage Branch. Still ... of the Korean War , the Air Force reopened the installation as Bunker Hill Air Force Base on 22 June 1954 and assigned it to Tactical Air Command . The base began to host the 4433d AirBase Squadron on 1 April 1955. 323d fighter bomber wing The Air Force activated Bunker Hill Air Force Base on 18 ... Base Group coming under TAC s Ninth Air Force . Initially training with North American F 86Fs, these were ... 1 January 1959. Strategic Air Command SAC assumed operational control of Bunker Hill Air Force Base ... Wing , and the 4041st AirBase Group arrived that day. The Air Force began to station the Boeing ... from MacDill Air Force Base in Florida to Bunker Hill Air Force Base. The wing flew the Boeing B 47 ... Purdue University graduate. The Air Force officially renamed Bunker Hill Air Force Base as Grissom Air Force Base in his honor on 12 May 1968. With the retirement of the B 58 in 1970, the Air Force ... more details
orphan date August 2009 Located near Chegutu , Fylde Air Force Base is one of the three main air bases for the Air Force of Zimbabwe home to air defence and regimental training. The base is also tasked with anti air artillery and radar systems training. A full range of amenities, which include workshops, transport fleets, equipment depots, accommodation, sporting and entertainment facilities support the base. External links http www.mod.gov.zw airforce airforce.htm Air of Zimbabwe Official Website http www.zwnews.com print.cfm?ArticleID 9761 Recruit Quality issues at Field AFB http aeroflt.users.netlink.co.uk waf aa africa zim zim af bases.htm AFZ Bases and Air Fields Category Air Force of Zimbabwe Category Zimbabwean airbases ... more details
Infobox military unit unit name 88th AirBase Wing image File 88th AirBase Wing.png 200px caption 88th AirBase Wing emblem dates 1 April 1944 Present country United States allegiance branch United States Air Force type Base Support role size command structure current commander Colonel United States ... battles anniversaries decorations File Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg 75 px Air Force Outstanding Unit Award AFOUA File 88th AirBase Wing Change of Command.jpg thumb right 88th AirBase Wing Change of Command 14 July 2008. The United States Air Force s 88th AirBase Wing is a base support unit located ... jurisdiction over the base and providing services necessary to support Headquarters of Air Force Logistics ... Aeronautical Systems Center 1992 Present Previous designations 4000th Army Air Forces Base Unit Command 1944 1945 4000th Army Air Forces Base Unit AirBase 1945 1947 4000th Air Force Base Unit 1947 1948 2750th Air Force Base Unit 1948 1949 2750th AirBase Wing 1949 1992 645th AirBase Wing 1992 1994 88th AirBase Wing 1994 Present Subordinate Organizations 88th Civil Engineer Directorate CE 88th ... File 88 DTS.jpg 88th Dental Squadron gallery See also 645th AirBase Wing 2750th AirBase Wing ... Force navbox Use dmy dates date August 2010 Category Airbase wings of the United States Air Force ..., air traffic control, weather forecasting, public affairs, recreation and chaplain services for more than 60 associate units on Wright Patterson AFB. History The unit was organized by Air Service ... and the AAF Technical Base expanded by early 1946, gaining full support responsibility for Patterson ... July 1992 it provided logistic and administrative support for Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command and Aeronautical Systems Center , as well as on base and off base tenant units in a five state area and managed base facilities and resources. It provided airfield operations, security, services, engineering ... at Wright Patterson AFB in late 1995. Assignments Major Command Air Technical Service Command 1944 1947 ... more details
Infobox airport name Shizuhama AirBase nativename Yaizu Shizuhama AirBase nativename a nativename r Shizuhama kichi image Shizuhama Air Base.jpg ICAO RJNY type Military owner Ministry of Defense Japan Ministry of Defense operator Japan Air Self Defense Force JASDF location Yaizu, Shizuoka , Japan elevation f 23 latd 34 latm 48 lats 46 latNS N longd 138 longm 17 longs 53 longEW E coordinates region JP pushpin map Japan pushpin label RJNY pushpin map caption Location in Japan website metric rwy y r1 number 09 27 r1 length m 1,500 r1 surface Asphalt footnotes Source Japanese Aeronautical Information Publication AIP at Aeronautical Information Service AIS Japan ref name AIP https aisjapan.mlit.go.jp AIS Japan ref nihongo Shizuhama AirBase Shizuhama kichi airport codes RJNY is a Japan Air Self Defense Force base located in the city of Yaizu, Shizuoka Yaizu , Shizuoka Prefecture , in central Japan . It is the smallest airbase in Japan with a functional runway . History Shizuhama AirBase was established in December 1944 as the Fujieda Naval Air Station of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service . After World War II , the base facilities came under the control of the United States , and were returned to the Japanese government in August 1958, at which time the base was given its present name. From June 1959, the base became host to the Japan Air Self Defense Force JASDF 15th Training Wing. In May 1964, the 15th Training Wing was deactivated, and replaced by the 11th Training Wing. Organization Shizuhama AirBase provides initial pilot flight training for the Japan Air Self Defense Force. It reports to JASDF Air Training Command, headquartered at Hamamatsu AirBase . 11th Training Wing 1st Squadron Fuji T 7 2nd Squadron Fuji T 7 Shizuhama Air Traffic Control Group Shizuhama Weather Group Shizuhama Regional Military Police Group References reflist External links ja ... airports Category Japan Air Self Defense Force bases Shizuhama Category Military facilities in Shizuoka ... more details
File RSAF CAB West shoulder patch.jpg thumb left RSAF Changi AirBase West shoulder patch externalimage topic width align right image1 http www.singas.co.uk Changi 2008 Picture 450.jpg Entrance to Changi AirBase West The Changi AirBase West , or Changi West Complex is a military airbase located in Changi to the eastern tip of Singapore , in reference to the existing facilities of Changi AirBase . It was named as such on 29 November 2004 after the opening of a new Changi AirBase East eastern facility that same day. Sited immediately to the west of Singapore Changi Airport , it consists only of an apron, sharing the civilian airport s runway for military aircraft based there. The airbase houses 121 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force 121 and 112 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force 112 Squadron s, which operate Fokker 50 maritime patrol aircraft armed with Harpoon missile s, KC 135R jet tankers, and special transport aircraft. Squadrons The flying squadrons now are 112 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force 112 Squadron operates the KC 135 Stratotanker Specifications KC 135R KC 135R &, 121 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force 121 Squadron operates both the Utility Transport Aircraft UTA and Maritime Patrol Aircraft MPA versions of the Fokker 50 Fokker F50 since 1993, after having retired their Short Skyvan s. The Support Squadrons are Field Defence Squadron FDS See also Republic of Singapore Air Force External links http www.mindef.gov.sg imindef mindef websites atozlistings air force assets airbases and squadrons Changi Air Base.html RSAF web page on Changi AirBase CAB http www.dsta.gov.sg home DisplayPage ContentPage12.asp?id 439 News article on new airbase http infopedia.nlb.gov.sg articles SIP 574 2004 12 23.html Changi International Airport history RSAF Airbases Airports of Singapore coord 1.3770 103.9825 type airport region SG display title ... Air Force bases Singapore struct stub ... more details
No footnotes date August 2011 File 5010abw alaska.jpg left 125px With the departure of the 97th Bomb Wing, the Eielson Air Force Base Wing Base Complement was formed on April 1, 1948. On April 20, 1948, it was designated the 5010th Air Base Wing , and would be the host unit at the base until 1964 . The wing accommodated numerous Strategic Air Command SAC units on temporary deployment to Eielson, playing host to B 29 Superfortress B 29s , Convair B 36 B 36s and finally B 47 Stratojet B 47s . In fact, the largest hangar on Eielson today, now used for the Air Force s Cope Thunder exercises, was originally built to house two B 36 Peacekeeper bombers, the largest bomber ever in Air Force inventory. Construction boomed at Eielson AFB during the wing s tenure in the 1950s. Many of the facilities still in use today were built at that time Amber Hall, Thunderdome, Base Exchange, Commissary, Gymnasium, Theater, Base Chapel, some of the schools and many of the dormitories, just to name a few. External links Portal United States Air Force Category Four Digit Wings of the United States Air Force 5010 Category Military units and formations in Alaska ... more details
Infobox Airport name Malacky AirBase nativename Kuchy a AirBase image Malacky AirBase Slovakia 2011.jpg IATA ICAO LZMC type Military owner operator location Malacky Kuchy a , Slovakia elevation f 679 elevation m 207 coordinates coord 48 24 07 N 017 07 06 E region SK type airport website metric rwy y r1 number 02 20 r1 length m 2,487 r1 length f 8,158 r1 surface Concrete footnotes Source DAFIF ref name WAD WAD LZMC source DAFIF ref ref name GCM GCM LZMC source DAFIF ref Malacky AirBase airport codes LZMC is a military airport located near Malacky , a town in the Bratislava Region of Slovakia . ref name WAD See also Slovak Air Force List of airports in Slovakia References reflist External links ASN LZMC http www.globalsecurity.org military facility malacky.htm Malacky AirBase Kuchyna Bombing Range at GlobalSecurity.org http jetphotos.net showphotos.php?location Malacky 20Air 20Base 20 20LZMC Malacky AirBase LZMC aircraft photos Airports in Slovakia Category Military of Slovakia Category Airports in Slovakia Category Bratislava Region Euro airport stub Slovakia struct stub sk Leteck z klad a Malacky ... more details
Infobox airport name Mactan AirBase nativename nativename a nativename r image image width caption IATA CEB ICAO RPVM type Military owner operator Philippine Air Force city served location Lapu Lapu City elevation f elevation m 11 coordinates Coord 10 18 48 N 123 58 58 E type airport display inline ... Concrete stat year stat1 header stat1 data stat2 header stat2 data footnotes Mactan AirBase was a facility of the United States Air Force located on Mactan Island in Cebu , Philippines . Location Mactan AirBase is located on Mactan Island, off Cebu City in the province Cebu in the south central ... Magellan , lost his life during his circumnavigation of the earth. History Mactan AirBase began life as an emergency field for Strategic Air Command SAC bombers to recover in the event of a war ... rest stop for C 124 and C 133 crews to relieve congestion at Clark AirBase . The C 124 Operations Squadron was the 606th Military Airlift Support Squadron or 606th MASS. Mactan AirBase is where ... in the 70 s Mactan AirBase the base was extensively used for fighter operations against targets in Mindanao region. Current status In June 1996, Mactan AirBase was renamed Brig Gen Benito N Ebuen AirBase in honor of a Philippine Air Force Commanding General. This airbase is responsible for the Transport ... Reflist See also Portal United States Air Force Clark AirBase Mactan Cebu International Airport Military ... Mactan Category Closed facilities of the United States Air Force Mactan Category Philippine Air Force Category Armed Forces of the Philippines nl Benito Ebuen AirBase ... concrete runway. By 1965, the only permanent structures on the field were a Philippine Air Force PAF operations building cum airline terminal and the PAF BOQ . There was also a squadron of PAF F 86 s on base. As the Vietnam War escalated, the base was rapidly built up. At its height, it became a permanent C 130 base permanently housing at least the 772nd and 774th Troop Carrier Squadrons of the 463rd ... more details
Infobox Airport name Kant AirBase nativename image IATA ICAO UAFW type Public Military owner operator Russian Air Force location Kant, Kyrgyzstan elevation f 2,549 elevation m 777 coordinates coord 42 51 11 N 074 50 47 E region KG type airport website metric rwy y r1 number 11 29 r1 length m 2,700 r1 length f 8,859 r1 surface Concrete footnotes Source DAFIF ref name WAD http www.worldaerodata.com wad.cgi?airport UAFW Airport information for UAFW from DAFIF effective October 2006 ref Kant AirBase lang ru Aviabaza Kant is a military airbase in Ysyk Ata District of Chuy Oblast in Kyrgyzstan . It is located just south of the city of Kant, Kyrgyzstan Kant , some 20 km east of downtown Bishkek . History In 1941 , a Soviet Air Force base and pilot training school were set up near the city of Kant, Kyrgyzstan Kant , based on a school evacuated from Odessa . During World War II , 1507 Soviet military pilots were trained there and from 1956. The school also trained foreign pilots. Among its graduates were Egypt ian president Hosni Mubarak and the late Syria n president Hafez al Assad , as well as India s Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh aviator Dilbagh Singh and South Yemen Brigadier Pilot Shakeeb Khobani . In 1992, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union , control of the airbase was transferred to Kyrgyzstan. Present day Russian base Image Kant Air Base.jpg thumb right Former presidents Vladimir Putin and Askar Akayev at Kant AirBase In accordance with a bilateral agreement between Russia and Kyrgyzstan signed on 22 September 2003, the airbase hosts Russian Air Force units. ref http www.gov.spb.ru today?newsid 15279 ... October 2003, making the facility the first new airbase Russia opened abroad since 1991. The unit stationed there has been described as Russian Air Force s 5th Air Army s 999th AirBase. ref http ... Russian Air Force bases Category Soviet Air Force bases Category Chuy Province Category Buildings ... more details
coord 33 49 16 N 35 29 18 E type airport display title Infobox Airport name Beirut AirBase nativename a image image width 70px caption Beirut AirBase Badge IATA BEY ICAO OLBA type Military owner Lebanese Armed Forces operator Lebanese Air Force city served occupants Lebanese Air Force Eight Squadron Eight Squadron , Lebanese Air Force Tenth Squadron Tenth Squadron , and Lebanese Air Force Eleventh Squadron Eleventh Squadron location Beirut, Lebanon elevation f 87 elevation m ... Beirut AirBase lang ar big big Kaidat Bayrut al jawiya airport codes BEY OLBA is a military base owned by the Lebanese Armed Forces and operated by the Lebanese Air Force . It is located ... www.lebaneseairforce.info bases1.htm title Lebanese Air Foce Air Bases publisher Vatche Mitilian s Independent Guide To The Lebanese Air Force accessdate 2008 12 20 last Mitilian first Vatche ref History After the formation of the air force, the Beirut AirBase was established in 1950 . During the early years, Rayak AirBase Rayak was the main airbase however, the air force wanted to establish another airbase close to the capital and after studying most of the areas around Beirut, it was concluded ... Inventory The military base is currently the home of the Lebanese Air Force Tenth Squadron Tenth Squadron and Lebanese Air Force Eleventh Squadron Eleventh Squadron , which operate UH 1 Iroquois Bell UH 1H Hueys . In addition to the Lebanese Air Force Eight Squadron Eight Squadron which operates A rospatiale Gazelle Aerospatiale SA.342 Gazelles . ref name lafinfo ref cite web title Lebanese Air ... 11 23 ref See also Rayak AirBase Rene Mouawad AirBase References reflist Military of lebanon navbox Category Airports in Lebanon Category Military of Lebanon Category Lebanese Air Force bases ... Air Force occupies part of the west end of the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport and has been the base of most of the helicopter force for almost 50 years, which include the Hawker Hunter ... more details
Infobox military structure name Tikrit South AirBase BR FOB Remagen partof location coordinates Coord 34 31 54 N 043 40 50 E name Tikrit South AB image caption built builder materials height used demolished condition ownership controlledby garrison commanders occupants battles events Location map Iraq label Tikrit South AB marksize 6 mark Red pog.svg lat dir N lat deg 34 lat min 31 lat sec 54 lon dir E lon deg 043 lon min 40 lon sec 50 position left width 230 float right caption Location of Tikrit South AirBase, Iraq Tikrit South AirBase is a former Iraqi Air Force base in the Kirkuk Governorate of Iraq . It was captured by Coalition forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003. Overview Tikrit South AirBase was an auxiliary airbase for the Iraqui Air Force. It had a 9,100 foot runway, a parking ramp and a few support structures. It attacked by Coalition air forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom with numerous bomb craters visible in the main runway. It was abandoned by the Iraqui Air Force after March 2003. The United States Army established Forward Operating Base Remagen at the airfield after March 2003. It appears to be active and in use as viewed in current aerial imagery. References Portal box United States Air Force Military of the United States AFHRA Reflist External links Category Bases of the United States Air Force in Iraq Category Iraqi Air Force bases Category Bases of the United States Air Force ... more details
Infobox Airport name Sulur Air Force Station nativename small Sulur Air Force Station image IATA ICAO VOSX type Military owner Government of India operator Indian Air Force city served location Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu , India elevation f 1250 elevation m 381 coordinates coord 11 00 49 N 077 09 35 E region IN type airport website metric rwy y r1 number 05 23 r1 length m 2,516 r1 length f 8,255 r1 surface Asphalt footnotes Source DAFIF ref name WAD http www.worldaerodata.com wad.cgi?id IN00025&sch sulur Airport information for VOSX from DAFIF ref Sulur Air Force Station is an Indian Air Force base located at Kangayampalayam in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu . This Airbase was established in the year 1940 by RN of the then British Raj . This was a strategic base during World War II for the Royal Navy s Fleet Air Arm Royal Navy Air Squadron RNAS . This base was used as repair base for Southeast Asian planes. The Sulur Airbase which was used by the British, was burned down on 26 August 1942 during the 1942 August revolution. In 1943, the Indian Royal Air Force came to Sulur, which later got shifted to Cochin in 1949. After gaining independence, the Indian Navy established INAS Hansa at this place to operate the Sea Hawks. After the liberation of Goa, INAS Hansa shifted to Dabolim there and Sulur was taken over by the Air Force. In 1955, the 5BRD No 5, Base Repair Depot of Indian Air Force was planned and it started functioning in 1959. For some time this airbase was also used for civil aviation. Since 14 January 1984 this base has been a part of the Indian Air Force. The runway was also used for racing motorcycle and cars in 1960s. References references External links Airports in India Category Indian Air Force bases Category Airports in Tamil Nadu India mil stub ... more details
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