Hama Military Airport

Hama Military Airport (Arabic: مطار حماة العسكري‎) (IATA: OS58) is a military airport located in west of Hama, Syria.

Hama Military Airport


مطار حماة العسكري
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerSyrian Armed Forces
OperatorSyrian Arab Air Force
LocationHama, Hama Governorate
In useUnknown–present
Elevation AMSL1,014 ft / 309 m
Coordinates35.118156°N 36.711186°E / 35.118156; 36.711186
Map
Hama Military Airport
Location in Syria
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
00/00 9,130 2,783 Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

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]

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References
  1. Airport information for OSDZ from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for OS58 at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. Salami, Daniel (19 May 2018). "Photos released from Hama airbase after explosions". Ynetnews. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  4. Aboufadel, Leith (19 May 2018). "Jihadist group bizarrely claims responsibility for explosions at Hama Airport (photos)". Al-Masdar News. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

See also



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