Balıkesir Airport
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Balıkesir Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a public/military airport in the city center of Balıkesir, Turkey.[1] No available flights operate from the airport. A new terminal building opened in 2020.[2]
Military usage
Balıkesir is home to the 9th Air Wing (Ana Jet Üs or AJÜ) of the 1st Air Force Command (Hava Kuvvet Komutanligi) of the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri). Other wings of this command are located in Eskişehir (LTBI), Konya (LTAN), Ankara Akıncı (LTAE) and Bandırma (LTBG).[3]
TUSLOG Detachment 184 used to be stationed here during the Cold War, supporting any required nuclear strike operations by the 191 and 192 Filos with the Lockheed F-104G/S. Some 25 nuclear weapons were reportedly stored at the base.[4]
Traffic statistics
| Year (months) | Domestic | % change | International | % change | Total | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 286 | Decrease 46% | - | - | 286 | Decrease 46% |
| 2014 | 534 | Decrease 81% | - | - | 534 | Decrease 81% |
| 2013 | 2,876 | Decrease 75% | - | - | 2,876 | Decrease 75% |
| 2012 | 11,573 | Increase 73% | - | - | 11,573 | Increase 73% |
| 2011 | 6,674 | - | - | - | 6,674 | - |
| 2010 | - | Decrease 100% | - | - | - | Decrease 100% |
| 2009 | 256 | - | - | - | 256 | - |
| 2008 | - | Decrease 100% | - | - | - | Decrease 100% |
| 2007 | 1,313 | - | - | - | 1,313 | - |
See also
References
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- ↑ William M. Arkin and Richard M. Fieldhouse, "Nuclear Battlefields," 1985, p233; Duke, USMF & Installations in Europe, 1989.
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