Ankara Etimesgut Air Base

Etimesgut Air Base is an airbase of the Turkish Air Force located 15 km west of , . It is owned by Turkish Air Force and jointly operated by the air force and the Turkish Aeronautical Association.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Airport
  • Description: military aerodrome in Ankara, Turkey
  • Also known as: “ANK”, “Ankara Airport”, “Etimesgut Air Base”, “Etimesgut Airbase”, and “Etimesgut Airport”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Havadurağı railway station and Ankara Aviation Museum.

Railway station
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is a railway station in , , currently being rebuilt. The station was a stop on the Ankara suburban from the 1930s to 2016 when it was closed and demolished shortly after, in order to rebuild and expand the railway.

Museum
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is a military-based museum for aviation, owned and operated by the Turkish Air Force. The museum is located in district of , Turkey. The area of the museum is 64,321 m2.

Railway station
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is a railway station in , , currently under renovation. The station was a stop on the Ankara suburban from 1972 to 2016, when the station was closed for renovation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Etimesgut and Batıkent.

Town
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, formerly Ahimesut, is a municipality and metropolitan district of , . Its area is 273 km2, and its population is 614,891.

Quarter
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is a city near , . It is a suburban residential area located 16 kilometres west of the city, and Ankara's largest suburb. The population is approximately 200,000, mainly middle-class families; it is a popular residential area for students and government workers. is situated 3½ km northeast of Ankara Etimesgut Air Base.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Located 28 km west of the city centre of Ankara, its population is 30,275 as of 2022. is situated 6 km northwest of Ankara Etimesgut Air Base.

Ankara Etimesgut Air Base

Latitude
39.94983° or 39° 56′ 59″ north
Longitude
32.68862° or 32° 41′ 19″ east
Elevation
808 metres (2,651 feet)
IATA airport code
ANK
ICAO airport code
LTAD
Open location code
8GFJWMXQ+WC
Geo­Names ID
6301794
Wiki­data ID
Q4819031
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Ankara Etimesgut Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ankara Etimesgut Air Base”
  • Chinese: “埃泰姆斯古特空軍基地”
  • French: “ANK”
  • German: “ANK”
  • German: “Militärflugplatz Ankara-Etimesgut”
  • Japanese: “アンカラ空港”
  • Japanese: “エチメスガット空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “エティメスグット空港”
  • Japanese: “エティメスグット空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Etimesgut”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Etimesgut flystasjon”
  • Norwegian: “Etimesgut flystasjon”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی اتیمسگوت”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ отимсгут”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Етимесгут”
  • Turkish: “ANK”
  • Turkish: “Ankara Havalimanı”
  • Turkish: “Etimesgut Askerî Havalimanı”
  • Turkish: “Etimesgut Hava Üssü”
  • Turkish: “Etimesgut Havaalanı”
  • Turkish: “Etimesgut Havalimanı”
  • Urdu: “عتیمیسگوت ایئر بیس”
  • “LTAD”

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