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Såtenäs Air Base

Såtenäs, Sweden

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ESIB

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181 ft

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Såtenäs · Q · Sweden

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58.426°, 12.714° · 181 ft elev.

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Swedish Air Force base and home of fighter wing F 7.

Opened

1940

Location

Såtenäs, Sweden

Såtenäs Air Base (ICAO: ESIB) is a Swedish military airfield located near Lidköping in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It serves as the home of Flygflottilj 7 (F 7), a wing of the Swedish Air Force responsible for operating the Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft. The base plays a central role in Swedish air defense and hosts training, operational sorties, and occasional public airshows. It is a restricted military installation and does not serve commercial passenger traffic.

Notable facts

›Home to Flygflottilj 7 (F 7), a Swedish Air Force fighter wing.
›Primary aircraft operated is the Saab JAS 39 Gripen multirole fighter.
›Located near Lidköping in Västra Götaland County, western Sweden.
›Hosts the Swedish Air Force's central flight training for Gripen pilots.
›The base has been used for the Lidköping Air Show open to the public on select occasions.

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