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Hamat Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة حامات الجوية) is a Lebanese Air Force base in Hamat, Lebanon. It was built in the mid-1970s and named Pierre Gemayel International Airport by the Kataeb Regulatory Forces during the Lebanese Civil War to honor the late Pierre Gemayel. The airport was however never used for civilian purposes. Although its heavily damaged runway (numerous holes as result of airstrikes) has been patched, the airfield is currently used only by the Lebanese Air Force with Puma helicopters and Super Tucano light attack aircraft. The airfield is also used by the Special Forces school.
Hamat Air Base Pierre Gemayel International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hamat | ||||||||||
| Location | Hamat, Lebanon | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 840 ft / 256 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°17′0″N 35°42′0″E | ||||||||||
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Air base aircraft
The base has the following air-crafts:[1]
- 6 Super Tucano counter insurgence planes
- 6 IAR 330 Puma multi-role helicopters
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References
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