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This is a list of Romanian Air Force air bases/airfields, past and present.
| Romanian Air Force |
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| |
| History |
| Aircraft |
| Structure |
| Personnel |
This is a list of Romanian Air Force air bases/airfields, past and present.
| Air base | IATA airport code | Headquarters | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57th Air Base | CND | Mihail Kogălniceanu | Constanța |
| 71st Air Base | – | Câmpia Turzii-Luna | Cluj |
| 86th Air Base | – | Fetești-Borcea | Ialomița |
| 90th Airlift Base | OTP | București-Otopeni | Ilfov |
| 95th Air Base | BCM | Bacău | Bacău |
| Air base | IATA airport code | Headquarters | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93rd Air Base | TSR | Timișoara-Giarmata | Timiș |
| Air base | IATA airport code | Headquarters | County |
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| 49th Air Base | – | Ianca | Brăila |
| 58th (Helicopter) Air Base | SBZ | Sibiu | Sibiu |
| 59th (Helicopter) Air Base | – | Tuzla | Constanța |
| 60th (Helicopter) Air Base | – | Tecuci | Galați |
| 61st (Helicopter) Air Base | – | Titu-Boteni | Dâmbovița |
| 67th Air Base | CRA | Craiova | Dolj |
| 73rd (Helicopter) Air Base | CSB | Caransebeș | Caraș-Severin |
| 91st Air Base | – | Caracal-Deveselu | Olt |
| 94th (Helicopter) Air Base | – | Alexeni | Ialomița |
| Airfield | Headquarters | County |
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| Air Force Application School "Aurel Vlaicu" | Boboc | Buzău |
| Henri Coandă Air Force Academy | Brașov-Ghimbav | Brașov |
| Airfield | County |
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| Balaci | Teleorman |
| Boteni | Dâmbovița |
| Buzău | Buzău |
| Focșani | Vrancea |
| Pipera | Ilfov |
| Someșeni | Cluj |
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