Mürted Airfield Command
Air base of the Turkish Air Force in Ankara, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mürted Airfield Command (ICAO: LTAE) (Turkish: Mürted Hava Meydan Komutanlığı, formerly Mürted Air Base, Mürted Hava Üssü (until 1993), Akıncı Air Base, Akıncı Hava Üssü (1993-2016), was an air base of the Turkish Air Force located 35 km (22 mi) northwest of Ankara,[2] Turkey. During the July 2016 coup d'état attempt the air base was used by pro-coup soldiers, and government forces bombed runway thresholds to prevent pro-coup forces from landing or taking off. Following the failed coup, Akıncı Air Base was redesignated with its former name, Mürted, and it was suggested the facility be converted to a memorial or a park.
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Mürted Airfield Command Mürted Hava Meydan Komutanlığı | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
Owner | Turkish Air Force | ||||||||||
Operator | 1st TuAF Command, 4th Wing | ||||||||||
Location | Ankara, Turkey | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,767 ft / 843 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°04′44″N 032°33′56″E | ||||||||||
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