Tanagra Air Base

Tanagra Air Base Αεροπορική Βάση Τανάγρας
Preserved Mirage F1CG in Tanagra
IATA: none ICAO: LGTG
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Hellenic Air Force
Operator	114th Combat Wing
Location	Tanagra, Greece
Elevation AMSL	485 ft / 148 m
Coordinates	38°20′23.45″N 23°33′53.85″E / 38.3398472°N 23.5649583°E / 38.3398472; 23.5649583Coordinates: 38°20′23.45″N 23°33′53.85″E / 38.3398472°N 23.5649583°E / 38.3398472; 23.5649583
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 9,810 2,990 Asphalt
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Tanagra Air Base (ICAO: LGTG) is a large military air base situated in Tanagra, Greece. The air base is adjacent to Hellenic Aerospace Industry facilities. It is used as the home-base of 114th Combat Wing (114 Πτέρυγα Μάχης, 114 ΠΜ) of the Hellenic Air Force.

History

From the World War II until early 50's, Tanagra Air Base was used as a complementary airfield. After that period, and with NATO contribution, it was upgraded to a main air base of the Hellenic Air Force. From 1975 to 2003 Dassault Mirage F1CG were operated from Tanagra. From 2007 newly acquired Dassault Mirage 2000-5 are operated by the 331st All Weather Squadron.

It had been proposed in the 1980s that a civil terminal would be build at the airport, whereby rendering Tanagra as a secondary Athens airport, to complement Hellenikon airport which would be expanded. This plan was dropped when it was decided to construct the current Athens International Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" in the Spata area east of Athens.

Since 2017, Tanagra Air Base has been the venue of the annual Athens Flying Week airshow, held in September each year.

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