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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]

Ämari Air Base
Keila, Harju County in Estonia
Insignia of Ämari Air Base
Ämari Shown within Estonia Show map of Estonia Ämari Ämari (Europe) Show map of Europe
Coordinates	59°15′44″N 024°13′07″E
Site information
Owner	Estonian Defence Forces
Operator	Estonian Air Force
Site history
In use	1945 - present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: EEEI
Elevation	20 metres (66 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 06/24 2,750 metres (9,022 ft) Asphalt/Concrete
Sources: Estonian AIP[1]

History

Ämari Air Base was built between 1940–1952 under an agreement signed by the Estonian SSR and the Soviet Union. In 1945, the USSR Ministry of Defense established a naval reserve airfield of its Baltic Fleet there, where the amphibious seaplanes of the 69th Long-Range Reconnaissance Regiment Catalina PBY-5A and the escort fighter jets Yak-9P began to be based. It became the main airport of the units located in Ämari in 1952. At Vietnum War Ämari Air Base was a training base of Soviet pilot to fly MiG-15, MiG-15bis, Mig-17 and MiG-19 before deplayment in Vietnum as a advisor pilots and deployment to Arab countries for war against Israel. After 1975 the base get replaced obsolit MiGs for Su assalt plains. Later, Ämari was home to 321 and/or 170 MShAP (321st and/or 170th Naval Shturmovik Aviation Regiment) flying Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft.[2] After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Russian Air Force continued to administer Ämari Air Base until it was handed over to Estonia in 1994.

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

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]

See also

• Lielvārde Air Base
• Šiauliai Air Base

Paplaka Air school, https://www.mil-airfields.de/lv-latvia/paplaka-heliport.htm

Kaliningrad KVATU, https://abandonedway.com/2021/04/abandoned-military-aviation-technical-school-in-kaliningrad-russia/

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На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Ämari

Der Flughafen Ämari (estnisch: Ämari lennuväli) ist ein Militärflugplatz in Estland. Er liegt auf dem Gebiet des Dorfs Ämari (deutsch veraltet: Habbinem) in der Landgemeinde Lääne-Harju. Ämari ist der wichtigste Stützpunkt der estnischen Luftstreitkräfte und inzwischen auch zweite Basis für das Air Policing Baltikum.

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- [en] Ämari Air Base

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[fr] Base aérienne d'Ämari

La base aérienne d'Ämari est une base aérienne militaire en Harjumaa, en Estonie, située à 7 kilomètres au sud du lac Klooga (en) et à 37 kilomètres au sud-ouest de Tallinn. La longueur de la piste ne comprend pas un dépassement de 250 mètres à chaque extrémité.

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[it] Aeroporto di Ämari

L'aeroporto di Ämari, citato anche come base aerea di Ämari, già noto come aeroporto di Suurküla (designazione originale estone), Vasalemma, Emari, Suurkyul, Shuurkyul, e Shuurkul,[1] è un aeroporto militare situato nella contea di Harjumaa, nei pressi del comune rurale di Vasalemma e del lago Klooga, in Estonia.

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[ru] Эмари (аэродром)

Авиационная база Эмари (эст. Ämari), в советское время аэродром Сууркюла (эст. Suurküla) — военный аэродром в уезде Харьюмаа Эстонии, расположенный к северо-западу от посёлка Эмари[en].

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