Airport type Military In use Unknown-present 00/00 0,000 | Operator Syrian Air Force Elevation AMSL 1,027 ft / 313 m Owner Syrian Armed Forces | |
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Location Taftanaz, Idlib Governorate | ||
Taftanaz Air Base is a Syrian Air Force installation located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south of Taftanaz, Idlib Governorate and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east of Ta'um, Idlib Governorate, Syria.
Taftanaz is a home to two squadrons of Mil-8/17 Hip helicopters.
Led by jihadist fighters from the Al-Nusra Front and an Ahrar ash-Sham battalion Syrian rebels overran Taftanaz during the second week in January, 2013.
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