Balıkesir Merkez Airport
Balıkesir Merkez Havalimanı
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
Operator | General Directorate of State Airports Authority | ||||||||||
Location | Balıkesir, Turkey | ||||||||||
Opened | 1998 | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 340 ft / 104 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°37′10″N 027°55′34″E / 39.61944°N 27.92611°E / 39.61944; 27.92611 | ||||||||||
Website | www.dhmi.gov.tr | ||||||||||
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Balıkesir Airport (IATA: BZI, ICAO: LTBF) is a public/military airport in the city center of Balıkesir, Turkey.[2] No available flights operate from the airport. A new terminal building opened in 2020.[3]
Balıkesir is home to the 9th Air Wing (Ana Jet ÜsorAJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Eskişehir (LTBI), Konya (LTAN), Ankara Akıncı (LTAE) and Bandırma (LTBG).[4]
TUSLOG Detachment 184 used to be stationed here during the Cold War, supporting any required nuclear strike operations by the 191 and 192 Filos with the Lockheed F-104G/S. Some 25 nuclear weapons were reportedly stored at the base.[5]
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