Etimesgut Air Base Explained

Etimesgut Air Base
Nativename:Turkish: Etimesgut Hava Üssü
Iata:ANK
Icao:LTAD
Pushpin Map:Turkey#NATO
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Turkey
Pushpin Label:Etimesgut
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Military
Owner:Turkish Air Force
Operator:11th Air Logistics Command
Turkish Aeronautical Association
Location:Ankara, Turkey
Elevation-F:2,653
Elevation-M:809
Coordinates:39.9498°N 32.6886°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:11R/29L
R1-Length-M:1,509
R1-Length-F:4,950
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:11L/29R
R2-Length-M:2,607
R2-Length-F:8,554
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: DAFIF[1]

Etimesgut Air Base (Turkish: Etimesgut Hava Üssü) is an airbase of the Turkish Air Force located 15km (09miles) west of Ankara, Turkey. It is owned by Turkish Air Force and jointly operated by the air force and the Turkish Aeronautical Association (Turkish: Türk Hava Kurumu) (THK). International Defense Industry, Aerospace and Maritime Fair (IDEF) and civil aviation airshows are being held at this airport.[2]

The airport has two runway in east–west direction. The northern part of the airport, limited by the urban section of Ankara-Istanbul highway at north, is assigned to the military with the longer runway 11L/29R. The southern area and the shorter runway 11R/29L are being used by the THK. The Ankara Aviation Museum, open to public, is located at the northeastern corner of the airport.[2]

11th Air Logistics Command

The 11th Air Logistics Command, a direct subunit of the General Staff of the Turkish Air Force, is stationed at the Etimesgut Air Base with two squadrons having their military transport aircraft for cargo and personnel.[2]

CASA CN-235M-100 airplanes for cargo and ambulance and CASA CN-235EW airplanes for electronic warfare.[2]

Cessna 550, Cessna 650, Gulfstream IV, CASA CN-235M-100 airplanes and Bell UH-1H helicopters for personnel transport.[2]

Turkish Aeronautical Association

The airport hosts the Etimesgut Türkkuşu Training Center of the Turkish Aeronautical Association, which was established on May 3, 1935. The center consists of flight schools, maintenance and logistics facilities and ground support units.[3]

The center flies the aircraft: Antonov An-2, Cessna 402, Cessna 421, Dornier Do 28, Norman NAC6, PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader and PZL-104 Wilga.[2]

Other airports in Ankara

Notes and References

  1. Web site: usurped. Airport information for LTAD. https://web.archive.org/web/20190305143444/http://worldaerodata.com/wad.cgi?airport=LTAD. 2019-03-05. World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. Web site: Ankara - Etimesgut . Scramble . 2010-10-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612071948/http://www.scramble.nl/airports/publish/ltad.htm . 2011-06-12 .
  3. Web site: Türkkuşu Genel Müdürlüğü-Türkkuşu Eğitim Merkezi . THK . tr . 2010-10-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101128081801/http://www.thk.org.tr/yeni/turkkusu/egitimerkezi/turkkusuegtmrk.htm . 2010-11-28 .