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Samandıra Army Air Base

Samandıra Army Air Base

Military airport in Turkey

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Samandıra Army Air Base, (Turkish: Samandıra Kara Hava Üssü) (ICAO: LTBX) is a military airport of the Turkish Army located in Kartal district of Istanbul, Turkey. The air base is home to 4th Army Aviation Regiment of the Turkish First Army.

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The facility is situated within the Gen. İsmail Hakkı Tunaboylu Barracks just north of the Anatolian Motorway O-4. Two helicopter squadrons are stationed at the army air base, each operating ten UH-1H Iroquois and ten UH-60A Black Hawk. In addition, eight UH-1H and three Cessna T182TSkylane are available for use to the HQ of the regiment.[2]

Other airports in Istanbul

References

  1. [1]
    "THK Istanbul-Samandıra (LTBX)". Scramble. Archived from the original on October 3, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Turkish Army". Ole Nikolajsen. Retrieved January 17, 2009.


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