Hamadan Airbase Explained

Hamadan Airbase
Ensign:File:Seal of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force.svg
Nativename:Persian: پایگاه هوایی شهید نوژه
Iata:NUJ[1]
Icao:OIHS
Type:Military
Owner-Oper:Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Location:Hamadan
Elevation-F:5613
Coordinates:35.2117°N 48.6533°W[2]
Pushpin Map:Iran
Metric-Rwy:Yes
R1-Number:05/23
R1-Length-F:12,915
R1-Length-M:3,936
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:13R/31L
R2-Length-F:14,300
R2-Length-M:4,359
R2-Surface:Asphalt

Hamadan Airbase or Shahrokhi Airbase[3] or Noje Airbase[4] (Persian: پایگاه هوایی شهید نوژه) is an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) base located 47 km north of Hamadan in the Central District of Kabudarahang County, Hamadan province. The airbase is named after Captain Mohammad Noje who became, on August 16, 1979, the first IRIAF pilot to be killed in action.[5] The Nojeh coup plot took place there in 1980.[6]

Russian Air Force use

See also: Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition. Since 16 August 2016,[7] the Russian Air Force′s[8] [7] Tupolev Tu-22M long-range bombers[7] and Sukhoi Su-34 strike fighters[7] have used the base for conducting raids over Syria as part of the Russia's military intervention[7] into the Syrian conflict.[7] The bombing missions support the Syrian Arab Army in operations against the Syrian opposition and the Islamic State. It is the first time Iran has let a foreign country use its territory for military operations since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.[9] [10] [11]

Later in August 2016, Iran's minister of defense Hossein Dehghan clarified that Iran was hosting Russia′s aircraft at the request of the Syrian government and Russia was free to utilise it as long as it was necessary.[12] [13] The following day, on 21 August, he appeared to criticise Russia's actions as rash and self-aggrandizing and was quoted as saying, “Under no circumstances will we ever provide Russians with a military base. They have not come here to stay.”[14] On 22 August 2016, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman said Russia would stop using the air base for Syria airstrikes "for the time being".[15] [16]

Population

The airbase is listed as a village in census documents, centered at .[17] At the time of the 2006 National Census, the airbase's population was 7,576 in 2,260 households.[18] The following census in 2011 counted 9,292 people in 2,173 households.[19] The 2016 census measured the population of the airbase as 5,098 people in 1,547 households. It was the most populous settlement in Raheb Rural District of the Central District of Kabudarahang County.[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Airline and Airport Code Search. IATA. 5 April 2016.
  2. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Hamadan Airbase, Kabudarahang County . . 17 October 2023 . 17 October 2023 . fa.
  3. http://www.bbc.com/persian/iran/2016/08/160816_l03_russia_bombers_hamedan_iran بمب‌افکن‌های روسیه از پایگاه هوایی همدان عازم ماموریت جنگی در سوریه شدند
  4. Web site: eaip.austrocontrol.at link . 2016-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160426033448/http://eaip.austrocontrol.at/all/oi/090301/AIP/PDF/AD/OIHS.PDF . 2016-04-26 . dead .
  5. Web site: زندگینامه: محمد نوژه (1324 - 1358). hamshahrionline.ir.
  6. Book: Emery, Chris. The Iran-Iraq War: New International Perspectives. Reappraising the Carter Administration's response to the Iran-Iraq war. Routledge. 2013. 9780415685245.
  7. Web site: Shahrokhi Air Base. John. Pike. www.globalsecurity.org.
  8. Web site: Why Russian warplanes might return to Iran. 30 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Russia uses Iran for Syria air strikes. 16 August 2016. www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. Web site: Russia Sends Bombers to Syria Using Base in Iran. Neil. MacFarquhar. David E.. Sanger. 16 August 2016. www.nytimes.com.
  11. Web site: Russia launches Syria airstrikes from Iran. Paul . Armstrong. CNN.
  12. http://ria.ru/syria_chronicle/20160820/1474866106.html Иран разрешил России использовать авиабазу сколько потребуется
  13. Web site: مشروح/ سردار دهقان در نشست خبری: "جنگنده قاهر" در آینده نزدیک عملیاتی می‌شود/.
  14. http://en.mehrnews.com/news/119130/Russia-announced-use-of-Hamedan-airbase-without-prior-notice Russia announced use of Hamedan airbase without prior notice
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160916075323/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/irans-foreign-ministry-spokesman-says-russia-will-stop-using-iranian-air-base-for-syria-airstrikes-for-the-time-being/2016/08/22/d93ec838-6846-11e6-91cb-ecb5418830e9_story.html Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman says Russia will stop using Iranian air base for Syria airstrikes for the time being
  16. Web site: Fight for Syria's Aleppo exposes limits of Russian air power. .
  17. ((OpenStreetMap contributors)) . Hamadan Airbase Village, Kabudarahang County . . 17 October 2023 . 17 October 2023.
  18. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 25 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920093712/http://www.amar.org.ir/DesktopModules/FTPManager/upload/upload2360/newjkh/newjkh/13.xls . Excel . 20 September 2011.
  19. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1390 (2011) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . Syracuse University . https://web.archive.org/web/20230117164705/https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/Hamadan.xls . 17 January 2023 . 19 December 2022 . Excel.
  20. Web site: Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1395 (2016) . 13 . fa . The Statistical Center of Iran . AMAR . 19 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421224006/https://www.amar.org.ir/Portals/0/census/1395/results/abadi/CN95_HouseholdPopulationVillage_13.xlsx . Excel . 21 April 2021.

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