List of Turkish Air Force bases and airfields

The following is a partial list of Turkish Air Force bases and airfields, past and present.

Major active-duty installations

Until 2015 the combat formations of the Turkish Air Force were formed into two air forces (equal to air armies) - the 1st Air Force, covering the western part of the country, and the 2nd Air Force, covering the eastern part. The two have been merged into the Combat Air Force and Missile Air Defence Command (Muharip Hava Kuvveti ve Hava Füze Savunma Komutanlığı), headquartered at Eskişehir Air Base. The main air bases, which are tasked to regularly support full-spectrum operations, including those of the air combat squadrons are brigade equivalents called Main Jet Base Command (Ana Jet Üs Komutanlığı). The ground-based missile air defence squadrons are formed in Missile Base Command (Füze Üs Komutanlığı). The UAV units are centered around a Unmanned Aircraft Systems Main Base Command (İnsansız Uçak Sistemleri Ana Üs Komutanlığı) and the TAF's tanker aircraft around a Tanker Base Command (Tanker Üs Komutanlığı). The tactical air transport, VIP and MedEvac squadrons are formed into two Air Transport Main Base Command (Hava Ulaştırma Ana Üs Komutanlığı) subordinated to the Air Logistics Command, together with the second line maintenance and with the storage facilities of the TAF. Air training is centered around the Main Jet Base Flight Training Center Command (Ana Jet Üs Uçuş Eğitim Merkez Komutanlığı) under the Air Training Command. Current operational "major" active duty air bases and facilities, some with ICAO Airport Codes: [1] [2]

Installation ICAO Province Command Wing Function Lat Long
Balıkesir Air Base LTBF Balıkesir Former 1st TAF 9th MJBC Multirole F-16 combat squadrons in Western Turkey. 39.61917 27.92583
Bandırma Air Base LTBG Balıkesir Former 1st TAF 6th MJBC Multirole F-16 combat squadrons in Northwestern Turkey. 40.31778 27.97722
Çiğli Air Base LTBL İzmir TAF Training 2nd MJBFTCC Main advanced flying training airbase. 38.51278 27.01000
Diyarbakır Air Base LTCC Diyarbakır Former 2nd TAF HQ 8th MJBC F-16 squadrons in Southeastern Turkey. 37.89389 40.20083
Erhaç Air Base LTAT Malatya Former 2nd TAF 7th MJBC Major base near Syrian border. 38.43528 38.09083
Erkilet Air Base LTAU Kayseri TAF Logistics 12th TMBC Main tactical transport base. 38.77028 35.49528
Eskişehir Air Base LTBI Eskişehir Former 1st TAF HQ 1st MJBC F-16 squadron + flight test unit. 39.78389 30.58194
Etimesgut Air Base LTAD Ankara TAF Logistics HQ 11th TMBC CN-235 fleet hub + VIP/government aircraft. 39.94983 32.68862
Gaziemir Air Base LTBK İzmir TAF Training HQ part of 2nd MJBFTCC HQ of Air Training Command. 38.31911 27.15935
İncirlik Air Base LTAG Adana TAF Logistics 10th TBC KC-135 tanker wing. 37.00194 35.42583
Konya Air Base LTAN Konya TAF Training 3rd MJBC Operational training + AEW. 37.97900 32.56186
Merzifon Air Base LTAP Amasya Former 2nd TAF 5th MJBC F-16 squadrons in Northern Turkey. 40.82917 35.52194
Mürted Airfield Command LTAE Ankara Former 1st TAF 4th MJBC Former F-16 OCU/OEU hub; downgraded. 40.07889 32.56556
Alemdağ Air Force Base 15th Missile Wing 41.05175 29.22595
Batman Air Base LTCJ Batman UAV Command 14th UAV Wing Unmanned aerial vehicle operations. 37.93222 41.11639

References

  1. ^ Turkish Air Force Archived 2007-12-13 at the Wayback Machine at Scramble
  2. ^ "Turkish Air Force at Ole Nikolajsen's website". Archived from the original on 2007-05-04. Retrieved 2007-12-02.