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İstanbul Samandıra Army Air Base

Ümraniye, Istanbul, Turkey

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LTBX

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Ümraniye, Istanbul · 34 · Turkey

Position

40.993°, 29.216° · 400 ft elev.

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Turkish Army aviation base serving Istanbul's eastern districts.

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Istanbul, Turkey

İstanbul Samandıra Army Air Base (ICAO: LTBX) is a military airfield located in the Ümraniye district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It serves as a Turkish Land Forces aviation facility and is not open to commercial or civilian traffic. The base supports rotary-wing and light fixed-wing military operations for the Turkish Army, including logistics, training, and utility missions in the Istanbul region. Its proximity to the dense urban environment of Istanbul makes it a strategically positioned military asset. As a restricted military installation, Samandıra does not operate passenger terminals, commercial airline services, or public ground transportation links. Public information about its operational details is limited.

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›Operated exclusively by the Turkish Land Forces (Army).
›Located on the Asian side of Istanbul in the Ümraniye district.
›Primarily supports rotary-wing (helicopter) military operations.
›Not open to civilian or commercial aviation.
›ICAO designator is LTBX; it has no assigned IATA code.

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Samandıra Army Air Base

Military airport in Turkey

Samandıra Army Air Base, is a military airport of the Turkish Army located in Sancaktepe district of Istanbul, Turkey. The air base is home to 4th Army Aviation Regiment of the Turkish First Army.

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