For the Swedish DJ and musician known as 'Airbase', see Airbase (DJ).
An airbase[1][2] (stylised air base in American English), sometimes referred to as a military airbase, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base, is an aerodrome or airport used as a military base by a military force for the operation of military aircraft.
Some airbases have dispersed aircraft parking, revetments, hardened aircraft shelters, or even underground hangars, to protect aircraft from enemy attack. Combat aircraft require secure protected storage of aircraft ordnance and munitions. Other facilities may also include technical buildings for servicing and support of survival equipment (including flying helmets and personal liquid oxygen), flight simulator for synthetic training, servicing facilities for all aircraft systems (airframes, propulsion, avionics, weapons systems)[3] and associated ground support systems (including mechanical transport). All military airbases will have buildings for military administration (station headquarters, squadron briefing and operations), and larger bases will also include medical and dental facilities for military personnel (and sometimes their dependents), along with dining (mess, informally known as the 'cook house'), accommodation (single living accommodation for junior ranks, Sergeants' and Officers' Mess for senior non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers), recreational facilities (club house for socialising), shopping facilities (NAAFI shops, base exchange, commissary), and sports facilities (gymnasium, swimming pool, sports pitches). An airbase may be defended by anti-aircraft weapons and force protection troops.
A dispersal (or dispersed) airbase is an airfield that is used for the purpose of dispersing air units in the event of conflict, so to minimise the vulnerability of aircraft and its supporting units whilst on the ground.[4] Dispersal airbases are not necessarily ordinarily operational in peace time, and may only be activated when needed. Airfields used as dispersal bases can either be auxiliary military airfields, civilian airports, or highway strips. Examples of uses of dispersal bases are the SwedishBas 60 and Bas 90 systems, the British V-Bomber dispersal bases, and NATO's Dispersed Operating Bases in France.
An aircraft carrier is a type of naval ship which serves as a seaborne airbase, the development of which has greatly enhanced the capabilities of modern air forces and naval aviators. In many countries, they are now a key part of the military, allowing for their military aircraft to be staged much nearer the area of conflict. Aircraft carriers were vital to the United States during World War II, and to the United Kingdom in the 1982 Falklands War. They retain modern roles as well as "several acres of sovereign territory a nation can move about at will", which allows greater flexibility in diplomacy as well as military affairs. Aircraft carriers may also used in disaster relief.
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^"Mirage 2000 fighter jet test-lands on Yamuna Expressway near Delhi as part of trials". ndtv.com. from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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For the Swedish DJ and musician known as Airbase see Airbase DJ This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Air base news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message An airbase 1 2 stylised air base in American English sometimes referred to as a military airbase military airfield military airport air station naval air station air force station or air force base is an aerodrome or airport used as a military base by a military force for the operation of military aircraft Part of Spangdahlem Air Base in 1990 Finnish Airforce BAe Hawk Mk51A fighter HW 355 at Kauhava Airport in Kauhava Finland in 2008 Osan Air Base an airbase shared by United States Air Force and Republic of Korea Air Force in South Korea Contents 1 Airbase facilities 2 Dispersal airbase 3 Road airbase 4 Aircraft carrier 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksAirbase facilities EditAn airbase typically has some facilities similar to a civilian airport for example air traffic control and firefighting Some military aerodromes have passenger facilities for example RAF Brize Norton in England has a terminal used by passengers for the Royal Air Force s passenger transport flights A number of military airbases may also have a civil enclave for commercial passenger flights e g Beijing Nanyuan Airport China Chandigarh Airport India Ibaraki Airport Japan Burlington International Airport USA Sheikh Ul Alam International Airport Srinagar India Taipei Songshan Airport Taiwan Eindhoven airport The Netherlands Likewise the opposite also occurs large civilian airports may contain a smaller military airbase within their environs such as Royal Brunei Air Force Base Rimba located within Brunei International Airport Some airbases have dispersed aircraft parking revetments hardened aircraft shelters or even underground hangars to protect aircraft from enemy attack Combat aircraft require secure protected storage of aircraft ordnance and munitions Other facilities may also include technical buildings for servicing and support of survival equipment including flying helmets and personal liquid oxygen flight simulator for synthetic training servicing facilities for all aircraft systems airframes propulsion avionics weapons systems 3 and associated ground support systems including mechanical transport All military airbases will have buildings for military administration station headquarters squadron briefing and operations and larger bases will also include medical and dental facilities for military personnel and sometimes their dependents along with dining mess informally known as the cook house accommodation single living accommodation for junior ranks Sergeants and Officers Mess for senior non commissioned officers and commissioned officers recreational facilities club house for socialising shopping facilities NAAFI shops base exchange commissary and sports facilities gymnasium swimming pool sports pitches An airbase may be defended by anti aircraft weapons and force protection troops JAS 39 Gripen of the Swedish Air Force taking off from a road runway as part of a dispersal airbaseDispersal airbase EditA dispersal or dispersed airbase is an airfield that is used for the purpose of dispersing air units in the event of conflict so to minimise the vulnerability of aircraft and its supporting units whilst on the ground 4 Dispersal airbases are not necessarily ordinarily operational in peace time and may only be activated when needed Airfields used as dispersal bases can either be auxiliary military airfields civilian airports or highway strips Examples of uses of dispersal bases are the Swedish Bas 60 and Bas 90 systems the British V Bomber dispersal bases and NATO s Dispersed Operating Bases in France Highway strip on the Autobahn A29 near Ahlhorn 5 Road airbase EditMain article Highway strip Road airbases are highways constructed to double as auxiliary airbases in the event of war Nations known to utilise this strategy are India 6 Sweden 7 Finland Germany formerly 5 Singapore Switzerland 8 South Korea Turkey Poland Pakistan and the Czech Republic In the case of Finnish road airbases the space needed for landing aircraft is reduced by means of an arrestor wire similar to that used on some aircraft carriers Finnish Air Force uses F 18s which can land on aircraft carriers 9 Aircraft carrier EditSee also Unsinkable aircraft carrier An aircraft carrier is a type of naval ship which serves as a seaborne airbase the development of which has greatly enhanced the capabilities of modern air forces and naval aviators In many countries they are now a key part of the military allowing for their military aircraft to be staged much nearer the area of conflict Aircraft carriers were vital to the United States during World War II and to the United Kingdom in the 1982 Falklands War They retain modern roles as well as several acres of sovereign territory a nation can move about at will which allows greater flexibility in diplomacy as well as military affairs Aircraft carriers may also used in disaster relief See also EditList of Royal Air Force stations List of Royal Australian Air Force installations List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations List of United States Air Force installations List of Soviet Air Force bases Naming of military air bases Satellite airfieldReferences Edit airbase Dictionary Cambridge org Cambridge England Cambridge Dictionary n d Retrieved 17 April 2023 airbase CollinsDictionary com Collins Dictionary n d Retrieved 17 April 2023 Ronald V 20 December 2010 Bruggen ForgottenAirfields com Netherlands Abandoned forgotten amp little known airfields in Europe Retrieved 17 April 2023 Halliday John M February 1987 Tactical Dispersal of Fighter Aircraft PDF RAND Corporation a b Ronald V 9 September 2011 Ahlhorn highway strip ForgottenAirfields com Netherlands Abandoned forgotten amp little known airfields in Europe Retrieved 17 April 2023 Mirage 2000 fighter jet test lands on Yamuna Expressway near Delhi as part of trials ndtv com Archived from the original on 5 June 2016 Retrieved 6 May 2018 1 Archived February 2 2007 at the Wayback Machine Uno Zero Zero Ein Jahrhundert Schweizer Luftwaffe lw admin ch Aeropublications 324 pages Swiss Air Force 2013 ISBN 978 3 9524239 0 5 Archived from the original on 15 August 2016 Puolustusvoimat Forsvarsmakten The Finnish Defence Forces Finnish Defence Forces Archived from the original on 25 June 2009 Retrieved 26 November 2015 External links Edit The dictionary definition of airbase at Wiktionary Media related to Military airports at Wikimedia CommonsPortals Aviation History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Air base amp oldid 1150396318, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
