Akıncı Air Base
| Akıncı Air Base Akıncı Hava Üssü | |||||||||||
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  Akıncı AB | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Turkish Air Force | ||||||||||
| Operator | 1st TuAF Command, 4th Wing | ||||||||||
| Location | Ankara, Turkey | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,767 ft / 843 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°04′44″N 032°33′56″E / 40.07889°N 32.56556°E | ||||||||||
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Akıncı Air Base (ICAO: LTAE) (Turkish: Akıncı Hava Üssü, formerly Mürted Hava Üssü) is an airbase of the Turkish Air Force located northwest of Ankara, Turkey.
Eskişehir is the 4th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Eskişehir (LTBI), Konya (LTAN), Bandırma (LTBG) and Balıkesir (LTBF).[2]
Akıncı Air Base hosts the F-16C/D jet fighters of the 141st (fighter), 142nd (bomber) and 143rd (training) squadrons.
Other airports in Ankara
References
- ↑ Airport information for LTAE at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Turkish Air Force - Scramble
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