Hamadan Airbase Persian: پایگاه هوایی شهید نوژه | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force | ||||||||||||||
Location | Hamadan | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5,613 ft / 1,711 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°12′42″N 48°39′12″E / 35.21167°N 48.65333°E[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Hamadan Airbase (IATA: NUJ, ICAO: OIHS) or Shahrokhi Airbase[3] or Noje Airbase[4] (Persian: پایگاه هوایی شهید نوژه) is an Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) base located 47 km north of Hamadan in the Central District of Kabudarahang County, Hamadan province.[5] The airbase is named after Captain Mohammad Noje who became, on August 16, 1979, the first IRIAF pilot to be killed in action.[6] The Nojeh coup plot took place there in 1980.[7]
2016 Hamadan Province
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