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Hama Air Base

Coordinates: 35°07′05″N 36°42′40″E / 35.118156°N 36.711186°E / 35.118156; 36.711186
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Hama Military Airport


مطار حماة العسكري
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerSyrian Armed Forces
OperatorSyrian Arab Air Force
LocationHama, Hama Governorate
In useUnknown–present
Elevation AMSL1,014 ft / 309 m
Coordinates35°07′05″N 36°42′40″E / 35.118156°N 36.711186°E / 35.118156; 36.711186
Map
Hama Military Airport is located in Syria
Hama Military Airport
Hama Military Airport
Location in Syria
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
00/00 9,130 2,783 Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Hama Air Base (Arabic: مطار حماة العسكري) (IATA: OS58) is an airbase located west of Hama, Syria.

Facilities

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The airfield resides at an elevation of 1,014 feet (309 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway, which measures 2,783 by 45.5 metres (9,131 ft × 149 ft).[1]

During Syrian Civil War

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The airbase was used extensively by the Syrian Arab Air Force during the Syrian Civil War.

On 18 May 2018, a series of massive explosions at the airbase reportedly resulted in the death of 11 people and dozens others injured or missing.[3] According to Syrian military officials, technical failure inside the depots had caused the incident, while other sources allege it had been triggered by an Israeli airstrike or a sabotage operation by the jihadist group Saraya Al-Jihad, who claimed responsibility soon afterwards.[4]

On 1 March 2020, Turkish drones bombed the 47th brigade which was located in the airbase.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Airport information for OSDZ[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for OS58 at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ Salami, Daniel (19 May 2018). "Photos released from Hama airbase after explosions". Ynetnews. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. ^ Aboufadel, Leith (19 May 2018). "Jihadist group bizarrely claims responsibility for explosions at Hama Airport (photos)". Al-Masdar News. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ^ "طائرات مسيرة تركية تقصف "اللواء "47.. والمضادات الأرضية في مطار حماة العسكري تتصدى". SOHR. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

See also

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