Akıncı Air Base is an airbase

Airbase

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 of the Turkish Air Force

Turkish Air Force

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 located northwest of Ankara

Ankara

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, Turkey

Turkey

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.

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

Turkish Air Force

The Turkish Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. It ranks 3rd in NATO in terms of fleet size behind the USAF and Royal Air Force with a current inventory of 798 aircraft .-Initial stages:...

 (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Eskişehir

Eskisehir

Eskişehir is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. According to the 2009 census, the population of the city is 631,905. The city is located on the banks of the Porsuk River, 792 m above sea level, where it overlooks the fertile Phrygian Valley. In the nearby...

 (LTBI), Konya

Konya

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 (LTAN), Bandırma

Bandirma

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 (LTBG) and Balıkesir

Balikesir

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 (LTBF).

Akoncı Air Base hosts the F-16C/D

F-16 Fighting Falcon

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 jet fighters of the 141st (fighter

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), 142nd (bomber

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) and 143rd (training) squadron

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s.

Other airports in Ankara

• Esenboğa International Airport
  Esenboga International Airport
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• Etimesgut Air Base
  Etimesgut Air Base
  Etimesgut Air Base is an airbase of the Turkish Air Force located west of Ankara, Turkey. It is owned by Turkish Air Force and jointly operated by the air force and the Turkish Aeronautical Association . International Defense Industry, Aerospace and Maritime Fair and civil aviation airshows...
  
  
• Güvercinlik Army Air Base
  Ankara Güvercinlik Army Air Base
  Ankara Güvercinlik Army Air Base, is a military airport of the Turkish Army located in Güvercinlik of Etimesgut district, west of Ankara in central Turkey....