RoAF 71st Air Base

71st Air Base
71st Air Base
Baza 71 Aeriană "General Emanoil Ionescu"
Luna; Near Câmpia Turzii in Romania
	The Control Tower building at the 71st Air Base
	Coat of arms of the 71st Air Base
Coordinates	46°30′12″N 023°53′07″E / 46.50333°N 23.88528°E
Site information
Controlled by	Romanian Air Force
Site history
Built	1952
In use	1953 – Present
Garrison information
Current; commander	General de flotilă aeriană Cătălin "Miki" Micloș
Occupants	48th Fighter Squadron; 713th Helicopter Squadron; United States Air Force: 731st Expeditionary Attack Squadron; Royal Netherlands Air Force: No. 306 Squadron;
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: LRCT
Elevation	324 metres (1,063 ft) AMSL
Runways
15/33	2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Concrete

The Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base "General Emanoil Ionescu" (Romanian: Baza 71 Aeriană "General Emanoil Ionescu"), also known as Câmpia Turzii Air Base, is located in the commune Luna near the city of Câmpia Turzii, in Cluj County.^[2] The 71st Air Base was founded on 1 June 2002 from the previous 71st Fighter and Bombardment Base, according to the Romanian Armed Forces reorganization program. It is named after Emanoil Ionescu, a general who commanded the 1st Air Corps of the Royal Romanian Air Force during World War II.

The base is home to the 713th Helicopter Squadron, operating IAR-330. The 712th Helicopter Squadron is located at the Giarmata Airport. The base also hosts MQ-9 Reaper drones of the 31st Expeditionary Operations Group, maintained by the 731st Expeditionary Attack Squadron and operated remotely by the 25th Attack Group. Another three Reapers belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force No. 306 Squadron are also deployed at the base.

The current base commander is General de flotilă aeriană Cătălin "Miki" Micloș.^[1]