Hmawbi Air Base | |||||||
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မှော်ဘီ-လေတပ် | |||||||
Hmawbi in Myanmar | |||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Myanmar Armed Forces | ||||||
Operator | Myanmar Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | Eastern SOC | ||||||
Location | |||||||
Coordinates | 17°07′14″N96°04′05″E / 17.12056°N 96.06806°E | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1945 | ||||||
In use | 1945 - | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Elevation | 22 metres (72 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Hmawbi Air Base is an airbase of the Myanmar Air Force in Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar (Burma).
The base is home to 56 Squadron which flies the Mil Mi-17. [1]
The base was formerly used by the British Royal Air Force as RAF Hmawbi, the following units were here at some point: