Akıncı Air Base

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Akıncı Air Base
Akıncı Hava Üssü
IATA: none – ICAO: LTAE
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner Turkish Air Force
Operator 1st TAF Command, 4th Wing
Location Ankara, Turkey
Elevation AMSL 2,767 ft / 843 m
Coordinates 40°04′44″N 032°33′56″E / 40.07889, 32.56556
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
21/03 3,351 10,992 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1]

Akıncı Air Base (ICAO: LTAE) (Turkish: Akıncı Hava Üssü, formerly Mürted Hava Üssü) is an airbase of the Turkish Air Force located northwest of Ankara, Turkey.

Eskişehir is the 4th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Eskişehir (LTBI), Konya (LTAN), Bandırma (LTBG) and Balıkesir (LTBF).[2] The airbase hosts the F-16C/D jet fighters of the 141st (fighter), 142nd (bomber) and 143rd (training) squadrons.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport information for LTAE at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Turkish Air Force - Scramble

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