| Taftanaz Air Base | |
| Type: | Military |
| Owner: | Syrian Arab Air Force |
| Operator: | Turkish Air Force |
| Location: | Taftanaz, Idlib Governorate |
| Used: | 1940-present |
| Elevation-F: | 313m (1,027feet) |
| Elevation-M: | 313 |
| Pushpin Map: | Syria |
| Pushpin Label: | Taftanaz Air Base |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Syria |
| R1-Number: | 00/00 |
| R1-Length-F: | 0,000 |
| R1-Length-M: | 0,000 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Taftanaz Air Base is an airbase located south of Taftanaz, Idlib Governorate and east of Ta'um, Idlib Governorate, Syria.
Taftanaz was home to two squadrons of Mil-8/17 Hip helicopters until its capture by the Syrian Opposition.[1]
Led by jihadist fighters from the Al-Nusra Front and an Ahrar ash-Sham battalion, Syrian rebels overran Taftanaz during the second week of January 2013.[1] [2]
On 6 February 2020, the Turkish Armed Forces constructed a military installation on the premises of the airbase, as Syrian Government forces advanced toward it during the 2020 Northwestern Syria offensive.[3] It was targeted with airstrikes by the Syrian Air Force just hours after being constructed.[4]
On 2 March 2020, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported a Syrian Government attack on Taftanaz Airport leaving one Turkish soldier dead and three wounded.[5]