Ämari Air Base
Ämari Air Base | |||||||
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Keila, Harju County in Lithuania | |||||||
![]() Insignia of Ämari Air Base | |||||||
Coordinates | 59°15′44″N 024°13′07″E / 59.26222°N 24.21861°ECoordinates: 59°15′44″N 024°13′07″E / 59.26222°N 24.21861°E | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Estonian Defence Forces | ||||||
Operator | Estonian Air Force | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
In use | Unknown - present | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: EEEI | ||||||
Elevation | 20 metres (66 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Sources: Estonian AIP[1] |
Ämari Air Base [note 1] (ICAO: EEEI) is a military airbase in Harjumaa, Estonia located 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Lake Klooga and 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi) southwest of Tallinn.[1]
History[edit]
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In Soviet times, Ämari was home to 321 and/or 170 MShAP (321st and/or 170th Naval Shturmovik Aviation Regiment) flying Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft.[2]
The Estonian Air Force Air Surveillance Wing was created on 1 January 1998 and is located at the Ämari Air Base.
After Estonia's accession to NATO in 2004, Ämari Air Base was made NATO interoperable. NATO aircraft have been stationed at the base since 2014.[3]
Current use[edit]
Since April 2014, Ämari Air Base has hosted NATO Baltic Air Policing patrols.[4] On 30 April 2014 this mission began with the arrival of four Danish F-16s.[5]
During 2015 it was announced that the aerial assets from the American Operation Atlantic Resolve would be based there.[6]
In September 2015, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor fighters visited Ämari.[7]
References and notes[edit]
- References
- ^ a b "eAIP Estonia". Estonian Air Navigation Services (ANS). Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ^ "Aviatsiya VMF". Aviabaza KPOI.
- ^ "Estonia". CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Augmenting Baltic Air Policing Nations hand over responsibility". NATO. 2016.
- ^ "NATO opens an air base in Estonia". estonianworld.com. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. November 2015. p. 15.
- ^ Glorious photos of US F-22 fighter jets arriving in Russia's backyard in Business Insider, published September 2015
- Notes
- ^ Also given in references as Suurküla (original Estonian name), Vasalemma, Emari, Suurkyul, Shuurkyul, and Shuurkul - last forms of the Estonian names are derivates of names Russian-speaking military personnel used when it was used by the Soviet military."
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