Hama Military Airport .svg) مطار حماة العسكري | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner |  Syrian Armed Forces | ||||||||||
| Operator |  Syrian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Hama,Hama Governorate | ||||||||||
| In use | Unknown–present | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,014 ft / 309 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°07′05″N36°42′40″E / 35.118156°N 36.711186°E /35.118156; 36.711186 | ||||||||||
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  Hama Military Airport Location in Syria | |||||||||||
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| Source:DAFIF[1][2] | |||||||||||
Hama Air Base (Arabic:مطار حماة العسكري) (IATA:OS58) is anairbase located west ofHama,Syria.
The airfield resides at anelevation of 1,014 feet (309 m) abovemean sea level. It has oneasphalt pavedrunway, which measures 2,783 by 45.5 metres (9,131 ft × 149 ft).[1]
The airbase was used extensively by the Syrian Air Force during theSyrian 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][unreliable source?]
On 1 March 2020, according to theSyrian Observatory for Human Rights, Turkish drones bombed the 47th brigade which was located in the airbase.[5]
On 5 December 2024,HTS-ledopposition forcestook control of the base afterBa'athist Syrian forces retreated from Hama.[6]
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