Gaziemir Air Base | |
Nativename: | Gaziemir Hava Üssü |
Icao: | LTBK |
Pushpin Map: | Turkey |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Turkey |
Pushpin Label: | Gaziemeir |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Type: | Military |
Owner: | Turkish Air Force |
Operator: | Air Force Training Command |
Location: | İzmir, Turkey |
Metric-Elev: | y |
Elevation-F: | 433 |
Elevation-M: | 132 |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 17/35 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,357 |
R1-Length-F: | 4,453 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Source: DAFIF[1] |
Gaziemir Air Base (tr|Gaziemir Hava Üssü,) is an airbase of the Turkish Air Force 10km (10miles) south of İzmir, Turkey. It is owned by the Turkish Air Force and operated by the Air Force Training Command.[2]
The airport is at an elevation of 132m (433feet) above mean sea level. It has one runway in north–south direction, designated 17/35, with an asphalt surface measuring 1357m (4,452feet).[1]
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.[2]
The foreign-language school (tr|Hava Lisan Okulu Komutanlığı) of the Air Force is at the Gaziemir Air Base.[3]