Wujah Al Hajar Air Base

Hamat, Lebanon

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Wujah Al Hajar Air Base

Hamat, Lebanon

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Lebanese military air base in the northern Akkar region.

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Hamat, Lebanon

Wujah Al Hajar Air Base, also known as Hamat Air Base, is a Lebanese Armed Forces military installation located near the town of Hamat in the northern Akkar governorate of Lebanon. The base has historically served as a key facility for the Lebanese Air Force, supporting rotary-wing and fixed-wing military operations. The base gained international attention during Lebanon's periods of civil conflict and has been used by various military forces over the decades. It is not open to civilian commercial traffic and serves exclusively military and government purposes. The ICAO code Z19O is associated with this installation, though it does not appear in standard civilian aviation databases. Operational details about the base remain limited due to its military nature.

Notable facts

›Serves as a Lebanese Armed Forces military air base.
›Located in the Akkar region of northern Lebanon near the town of Hamat.
›Not open to civilian or commercial aviation traffic.
›Has been associated with Lebanese Air Force rotary-wing operations.
›Operational details are restricted due to the facility's military classification.

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Hamat Air Base, formerly known as Pierre Gemayel International Airport, is a Lebanese Air Force base in Hamat, Lebanon. It was built in the mid-1970s. The airport was however never used for civilian purposes. Although its heavily damaged runway has been patched, the airfield is currently used only by the Lebanese Air Force with MD-530F Defenders helicopters and Super Tucano light attack aircraft. The airfield is also used by the Special Forces school.

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