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Etimesgut Air Base

Ankara, Turkey

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LTAD

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2653 ft

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Location

Ankara · 06 · Turkey

Position

39.950°, 32.689° · 2653 ft elev.

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Historic military air base serving Turkey's capital, Ankara.

Opened

1916

Location

Ankara, Turkey

Etimesgut Air Base (IATA: ANK, ICAO: LTAD) is a Turkish Air Force installation located in the Etimesgut district of Ankara, Turkey. It has historically served both military and limited civilian aviation functions, though it is primarily operated as a military facility. The base played a significant role in Turkish aviation history, having served as one of Ankara's key airfields before Esenboğa International Airport became the primary civilian hub for the capital. Today, Etimesgut functions mainly as a military air base and is not open to regular commercial airline traffic. The IATA code ANK, historically associated with Etimesgut, is now generally used as a city code representing all airports serving Ankara, with Esenboğa (ESB) handling virtually all commercial passenger traffic.

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Etimesgut is accessible via road from central Ankara, and the district is served by the Ankara Metro's Etimesgut line, though the base itself is not a public transit destination.

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›One of Turkey's oldest aviation facilities, with origins dating to the early 20th century.
›Primarily operated as a Turkish Air Force base with no scheduled commercial service.
›The IATA code ANK now functions as a metropolitan area code for all Ankara airports.
›Located approximately 15 km west of central Ankara in the Etimesgut district.
›Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) has replaced Etimesgut as Ankara's main commercial gateway.

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Etimesgut Air Base, officially Ankara Airport, is an airbase of the Turkish Air Force located 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Ankara, Turkey. It is owned by Turkish Air Force and jointly operated by the air force and the Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK). International Defense Industry, Aerospace and Maritime Fair (IDEF) and civil aviation airshows are being held at this airport.

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