Gaziemir Air Base
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Gaziemir Air Base is an airbase
of the Turkish Air Force
located 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Izmir
, Turkey
. It is owned by the Turkish Air Force
and operated by the Air Force Training Command.
The airport is situated at an elevation
of 132 m (433.1 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway
in north-south direction, designated 17/35, with an asphalt
surface measuring 1357 m (4,452.1 ft).
The air base is the headquarters of the Air Force Training Command and hosts the training wing's 203rd Search and Rescue Squadron (Ege) with its CASA CN-235M-100 aircraft.
Foreign language school of the Air Force is at the Gaziemir Air Base.
Airbase
An airbase is a military airfield that provides basing and support of military aircraft....
of the Turkish Air Force
Turkish Air Force
The Turkish Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. It ranks 3rd in NATO in terms of fleet size behind the USAF and Royal Air Force with a current inventory of 798 aircraft .-Initial stages:...
located 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is owned by the Turkish Air Force
Turkish Air Force
The Turkish Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. It ranks 3rd in NATO in terms of fleet size behind the USAF and Royal Air Force with a current inventory of 798 aircraft .-Initial stages:...
and operated by the Air Force Training Command.
The airport is situated at an elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 132 m (433.1 ft) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
in north-south direction, designated 17/35, with an asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
surface measuring 1357 m (4,452.1 ft).
The air base is the headquarters of the Air Force Training Command and hosts the training wing's 203rd Search and Rescue Squadron (Ege) with its CASA CN-235M-100 aircraft.
Foreign language school of the Air Force is at the Gaziemir Air Base.
Other airports in Izmir
- Adnan Menderes International Airport
- Çiğli Air BaseÇiğli Air BaseÇiğli Air Base is a military airport near Çiğli, a metropolitan district of the city of İzmir in İzmir Province, Turkey.It served as İzmir's airport until the opening of the Adnan Menderes Airport, situated south of the metropolitan area.- Facilities :...
- Kaklıç Air Base