Hama Air Base
Hama Military Airport File:Roundel of Syria (1948–1958, 1961–1963, 2025–present).svgمطار حماة العسكري | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Syria Syrian Armed Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | File:Flag of the Syrian Arab Air Force.svg Syrian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Hama, Hama Governorate | ||||||||||
| In use | Unknown–present | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,014 ft / 309 m | ||||||||||
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| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||||||||||
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Hama Air Base (Arabic: مطار حماة العسكري) (IATA: OS58) is an airbase located west of Hama, Syria.
Facilities
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]The airbase was used extensively by the Syrian 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][unreliable source?]
On 1 March 2020, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Turkish drones bombed the 47th brigade which was located in the airbase.[5]
On 5 December 2024, HTS-led opposition forces took control of the base after Ba'athist Syrian forces retreated from Hama.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Airport information for OSDZ from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for OS58 at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
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See also
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