23rd Air Base

23rd Air Base
Near Mińsk Mazowiecki in Poland
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Polish Air Force
Site history
In use 1 January 2001-Present
Garrison information
Current
commander
Col. Maciej Trelka
Garrison 1st Tactical Squadron

The 23rd Air Base (Polish: 23 Baza Lotnicza) is a Polish Air Force base, located 6 km east of Mińsk Mazowiecki. It was officially constituted on 1 January 2001, replacing the disbanded 1st Aviation Regiment "Warszawa". The main unit based there is the 1st Air Tactical Squadron flying MiG-29 fighters.

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Coordinates: 52°11′44″N 21°39′25″E / 52.19556°N 21.65694°E / 52.19556; 21.65694

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