Bezmer Air Base

Bezmer Air Base
Авиобаза Безмер
Yambol, Bulgaria
American and Bulgarian leaders and airmen group photo at Bezmer during Thracian Viper 24
Bezmer Air Base is located in Bulgaria
Bezmer Air Base
Bezmer Air Base
Location within Bulgaria
Coordinates42°27′17″N 026°21′08″E / 42.45472°N 26.35222°E / 42.45472; 26.35222
TypeMilitary Air Base
Site information
OperatorBulgarian Air Force
Controlled byBulgarian Air Force
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: JAM, ICAO: LBIA
Elevation155 metres (509 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
12/30 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) Concrete
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Bezmer Air Base (IATA: JAM, ICAO: LBIA) is an air base for the Bulgarian Air Force. The base is situated in the eastern part of the Upper Thracian Lowland, in Yambol Oblast (Region), 10 km west of the city of Yambol and 30 km southeast of the city of Sliven, between the villages of Bezmer and Bolyarsko, and near the Sofia-Burgas railway. The base takes its name from the nearby village, which is named after Khan Bezmer of Bulgaria (7th Century AD).

  1. ^ "Airport information for LB44". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for JAM at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).