Tympaki Airport

Tympaki Airport (Greek: Αεροδρόμιο Τυμπακίου) is a military airport in Tympaki, Crete, Greece and belongs to the Hellenic Air Force. The 138 Σ.Μ of H.A.F. operates at the airport. The airport also has a TACAN system for the aircraft. There are two runways at the airfield. One of them is now closed, the second, with asphalt pavement and a length of 2713 m, is sometimes used for car racing.^[1] Also, home base airport of H.A.T. (Heraklion Airclub Talos) for Gliders KA-7, KA-8 and Ultralight Tucano flights.

Tympaki Airport Αεροδρόμιο Τυμπακίου
IATA: none ICAO: LGTY
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Hellenic Air Force
Location	Tympaki
Time zone	EEST (UTC+3)
Elevation AMSL	7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	35°03′48.74″N 24°45′57.23″E
Map
Tympaki Location in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 8,900 2,713 Asphalt 16/34 2,302 700 Concrete
World Aero Data [usurped]

Tympaki Air Base

The airport is home to the 24th Guided Missile Squadron attached to 350th Guided Missile Wing of the Hellenic Air Force and operates MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 batteries.

See also

• List of airports in Crete