Istanbul Samandıra Army Air Base

Istanbul Samandıra Army Air Base

İstanbul Samandıra Kara Hava Üssü
Istanbul Samandıra Army Air Base; İstanbul Samandıra Kara Hava Üssü
	IATA: none; ICAO: LTBX;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Turkish Army
Operator	4th Army Aviation Regiment, First Army
Serves	Istanbul, Turkey
Location	Samandıra, Istanbul
Elevation AMSL	403.5 ft / 123 m
Coordinates	40°59′34″N 029°12′56″E / 40.99278°N 29.21556°ECoordinates: 40°59′34″N 029°12′56″E / 40.99278°N 29.21556°E
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	Istanbul Location of airport in Turkey
Runways

Istanbul Samandıra Army Air Base, (Turkish: İstanbul 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.

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[]

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

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

[2] "Turkish Army". Ole Nikolajsen. Retrieved January 17, 2009.

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