Samandıra Army Air Base

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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.

Samandıra Army Air Base Samandıra Kara Hava Üssü
IATA: none ICAO: LTBX
Summary
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 m
Coordinates	40°59′34″N 029°12′56″E
Map
Istanbul Location of airport in Turkey
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 04/22 1,372 4,500 concrete 18/36 764 2,506 concrete
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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]

Other airports in Istanbul

• Atatürk Airport
• Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
• Hezarfen Airfield
• Istanbul Airport