Hama Military Airport
Hama Military Airport مطار حماة العسكري | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Syrian Armed Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator | Syrian Arab Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Hama, Hama Governorate | ||||||||||
| In use | Present | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,014 ft / 309 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°07′05″N 36°42′40″E / 35.118156°N 36.711186°ECoordinates: 35°07′05″N 36°42′40″E / 35.118156°N 36.711186°E | ||||||||||
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  Hama Military Airport Location in Syria | |||||||||||
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Hama Military Airport (Arabic: مطار حماة العسكري) (IATA: OS58) is a military airport located in west of Hama, Syria.
Facilities
The airport 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
The airbase was used extensively by the Syrian Arab 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]
References
- 1 2 Airport information for OSDZ from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for OS58 at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ Salami, Daniel (19 May 2018). "Photos released from Hama airbase after explosions". Ynetnews. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Aboufadel, Leith (19 May 2018). "Jihadist group bizarrely claims responsibility for explosions at Hama Airport (photos)". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 19 May 2018.