| Hmeymim Air Base (Latakia Air Base) | |||||||||
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Авиабаза «Хмеймим» قَاعِدَةُ حُمَيْمِيمِ الْجَوِّيَّةِ | |||||||||
| Bassel Al-Assad International Airport Near Latakia in  Syria | |||||||||
.jpg) A Russian Su-24 bomber at Khmeimim airbase, Syria | |||||||||
  Khmeimim Air Base Position in Syria | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°24′42″N 35°56′42″E / 35.41167°N 35.94500°E | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Syria | ||||||||
| Operator | Russian Air Force | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 2015 | ||||||||
| In use | 2015-present | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 48 metres (157 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Khmeimim Air Base (Russian: Хмеймим), also Hmeimim Air Base, is a Syrian airbase currently operated by Russia, located south-east of the city of Latakia in Hmeimim, Latakia Governorate, Syria. The airbase shares some airfield facilities with Bassel Al-Assad International Airport. The legal status of the base is regulated by a treaty Russia and Syria signed in August 2015. At the end of 2017, Russia said it had decided to turn the Khmeimim base into a component of its permanent military contingent stationed in Syria.