Elefsina Air Base
Αεροπορική Βάση Ελευσίνας
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Aerial view
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Hellenic Air Force | ||||||||||
| Operator | 112th Combat Wing | ||||||||||
| Serves | Athens | ||||||||||
| Location | Elefsina, Greece | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 134 ft / 44 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°4′5″N 23°33′14″E / 38.06806°N 23.55389°E / 38.06806; 23.55389 | ||||||||||
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  LGEL Location in Greece | |||||||||||
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Elefsina Air Base (ICAO: LGEL) (Greek: Αεροπορική Βάση Ελευσίνας) is a military air base situated in Elefsina, Greece. It is used as the home-base of the 112th Combat Wing (112 Πτέρυγα Μάχης, 112 ΠΜ) of the Hellenic Air Force.
In its current form, the airfield was opened in 1946. However, there had been an airfield and operations on the site from 1937.[3]
Elefsina played a crucial role in the final British evacuation during the 1941 Battle of Greece, as recounted by Roald Dahl in his autobiography Going Solo.
The 112th Combat Wing includes the following units:
Approach operations are handled by the Athens Control Centre, in common with all the other airfields in the area.
Greece is leaving the base to the US forces as a transportation hub to support Israel during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis confirmed the use of the base for transport aircraft at a press conference.[4]
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