Hamadan Airbase

Hamadan Airbase


Persian: پایگاه هوایی شهید نوژه
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner/OperatorIslamic Republic of Iran Air Force
LocationHamadan
Elevation AMSL5,613 ft / 1,711 m
Coordinates35°12′42″N 48°39′12″E / 35.21167°N 48.65333°E / 35.21167; 48.65333[2]
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Hamadan Airbase is located in Iran
Hamadan Airbase
Hamadan Airbase
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
05/23 3,936 12,915 Asphalt
13R/31L 4,359 14,300 Asphalt

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]

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  2. ^ OpenStreetMap contributors (17 October 2023). "Hamadan Airbase, Kabudarahang County" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ بمب‌افکن‌های روسیه از پایگاه هوایی همدان عازم ماموریت جنگی در سوریه شدند, BBC Persian
  4. ^ "eaip.austrocontrol.at link" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2016 census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "زندگینامه: محمد نوژه (1324 - 1358)". hamshahrionline.ir.
  7. ^ Emery, Chris (2013). "Reappraising the Carter Administration's response to the Iran-Iraq war". The Iran-Iraq War: New International Perspectives. Routledge. ISBN 9780415685245.