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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Libyan National Army | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Libyan Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Sabha, Libya | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,414 ft / 431 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°59′45″N014°28′09″E / 26.99583°N 14.46917°E | ||||||||||||||
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  Sabha Airbase Location in Libya | |||||||||||||||
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Sabha Airbase (also called Tamanhent Airbase) is a Libyan Air Force base southeast of Sabha, Libya. [1]
The airport shares its runway with Sabha Airport.
The airbase used to support the Tupolev Tu-22 bomber, these have been non-operational since at least 1992. [2]
The base is home to the 1st and 1025th Squadrons of Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 fighter aircraft.
It was bombed by coalition aircraft during the 2011 Libyan civil war. [3]
Google Earth shows the construction of 36 aircraft revetments in the South East corner.
MiG-25 fighter jets are seen on the large rectangular tarmac in the south-west quadrant of the base.
Libyan Airlines currently serves the airport.
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