Eskisehir Airport
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Eskişehir Air Base is a military airport in the city of Eskişehir
, Turkey
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Eskişehir Airport is home to the 1st Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanlığı) of the Turkish Air Force
(Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Konya
(LTAN), Ankara Akıncı
(LTAE), Bandırma
(LTBG) and Balıkesir
(LTBF).
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...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
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Eskişehir Airport is home to the 1st Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanlığı) 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 Konya
Konya Airport
Konya Airport is a military airbase and public airport in Konya, Turkey. The airport is also used by NATO. Opened to the public in 2000, the airport is 18 km from the city. In 2006, Konya Airport served 2,924 aircraft and 262,561 passengers...
(LTAN), Ankara Akıncı
Akinci Air Base
Akıncı Air Base is an airbase of the Turkish Air Force located northwest of Ankara, Turkey.Eskişehir is the 4th Air Wing of the 1st Air Force Command of the Turkish Air Force...
(LTAE), Bandırma
Bandirma Airport
Bandırma Airport is a military airbase and public airport located at Bandırma in the Balıkesir Province, Turkey.Bandırma Airport is home to the 6th Air Wing of the 1st Air Force Command of the Turkish Air Force...
(LTBG) and Balıkesir
Balikesir Airport
Balıkesir Airport is a military airport in the city of Balıkesir, Turkey. It also serves the public with scheduled domestic flights on one commercial airline....
(LTBF).
Accidents and incidents
- On 1 August 1994, Douglas C-47A 6041 of Turkish Air Force was written off in an accident at Eskişehir Airport.