Pápa Air Base

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Pápa Air Base
  • AMSL
476 ft / 145 m
Coordinates47°21′50″N 17°29′50″E / 47.36389°N 17.49722°E / 47.36389; 17.49722
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Pápa is located in Hungary
Pápa
Pápa
Location of air base in Hungary
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
16/34 2,399 7,869[1] Concrete

Pápa Air Base (

military airbase located near Pápa, Hungary. The building of the airport started in 1936.[2] The Hungarian Air Force has three active air bases, and is the only active air base in western Hungary
.

During

Vitéz
Árpád Bertalan. The company was expanded to battalion level in the end of August 1940, and named the Royal Hungarian Army's 1st Honvéd Parachute Battalion.

After World War II, a Soviet fighter regiment was stationed in Pápa. The Soviet Air Force used the base from 1945 until 1961. In 1961 the

MiG-23MF and four MiG-23UB type aircraft
.

In 1962 and 1984 the runway was renovated.[2] In 1992 the regiment changed name to Hungarian Air Force 47th Pápa Tactical Regiment. Following the reorganization, and disbandment of the regiment on June 30, 2001, the Hungarian Air Force Pápa Air Base was established on 1 July 2001.[2]

After that, Pápa Air Base was designated a

Main Operating Base (MOB) hosting three SAC C-17 aircraft for NATO in 2007.[3]
Its multinational strategic airlift unit was officially activated on 27 July 2009 as part of the multinational

References

  1. ^ Airport information for LHPA at airport-data.com
  2. ^ a b c History of Pápa Air Base
  3. ^ a b "Pápa Air Base - SAC Main Operating Base". www.nspa.nato.int. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  4. ^ 12 nations activate groundbreaking Heavy Airlift Wing