Samandıra Army Air Base
Military airport in Turkey
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Samandıra Army Air Base, (Turkish: Samandıra Kara Hava Üssü) (ICAO: LTBX) is a military airport of the Turkish Army located in Sancaktepe district of Istanbul, Turkey. The air base is home to 4th Army Aviation Regiment of the Turkish First Army.
AirporttypeMilitary
OwnerTurkish Army
Operator4th Army Aviation Regiment, First Army
ServesIstanbul, Turkey
Samandıra Army Air Base Samandıra Kara Hava Üssü | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Turkish Army | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | 4th Army Aviation Regiment, First Army | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Samandıra, Istanbul | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 403.5 ft (123.0 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°59′34″N 029°12′56″E | ||||||||||||||
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  Istanbul Location of airport in Turkey | |||||||||||||||
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The facility is situated within the Gen. İsmail Hakkı Tunaboylu Barracks just north of the Anatolian Motorway 
O-4. Two helicopter squadrons are stationed at the army air base, each operating ten UH-1H Iroquois and ten UH-60A Black Hawk. In addition, eight UH-1H and three Cessna T182TSkylane are available for use to the HQ of the regiment.[2]
