Hama Air Base

Hama Air Base (Arabic: مطار حماة العسكري) (IATA: OS58) is an airbase located west of Hama, Syria.

Hama Military Airport مطار حماة العسكري
IATA: OS58 ICAO: none
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	35.118156°N 36.711186°E / 35.118156; 36.711186
Map
Hama Military Airport Location in Syria
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 9,130 2,783 Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Facilities

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]

During Syrian Civil War

The airbase was used extensively by the Syrian 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][unreliable source?]}

On 1 March 2020, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Turkish drones bombed the 47th brigade which was located in the airbase.^[5]

On 5 December 2024, HTS forces took control of the base after Syrian government forces retreated from Hama.^{[citation needed]}