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Syrian military air base in Idlib Governorate.
Location
Abu ad Duhur, Syria
Abu ad Duhur Air Base is a Syrian Arab Air Force installation located near the town of Abu ad Duhur in the Idlib Governorate of northwestern Syria. The base has served as a significant military airfield for Syrian government forces throughout the country's civil war, which began in 2011.
The base gained international attention during the Syrian Civil War when it was besieged and eventually captured by opposition forces in 2015, before being retaken by Syrian government forces in 2018. Its strategic location in Idlib made it a focal point of military operations in the region.
Abu ad Duhur is strictly a military installation with no commercial aviation services. It carries the ICAO identifier OS57 and has no assigned IATA code, reflecting its exclusive military function.
Notable facts
- ›Operated by the Syrian Arab Air Force as a military installation.
- ›Located in the Idlib Governorate of northwestern Syria.
- ›The base was captured by rebel forces in 2015 during the Syrian Civil War.
- ›Syrian government forces retook the base in February 2018.
- ›Has no commercial aviation function and no assigned IATA code.
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