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Hama Air Base (Arabic: مطار حماة العسكري) (IATA: OS58) is an airbase located west of Hama, Syria.
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 | Unknown–present | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,014 ft / 309 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35.118156°N 36.711186°E | ||||||||||
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  Hama Military Airport Location in Syria | |||||||||||
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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]
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]
On 1 March 2020, Turkish drones bombed the 47th brigade which was located in the airbase.[5]
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