Gabrovnitsa Air Base ( bg, авиобаза Габровница) or 2nd Fighter Air Base is a former
Bulgarian Air Force
The Bulgarian Air Force ( bg, Военновъздушни сили, Voennovazdushni sili) is one of the three branches of the Military of Bulgaria, the other two being the Bulgarian Navy and Bulgarian land forces. Its mission is to guard and p ...
air base
An air base (sometimes referred to as a military air base, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base) is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force for the operation ...
. It was built outside
Gabrovnitsa near Montana in north western
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
. The base was home to the 11th FAR, then the 2nd Sqn of the 18th FAR, 1st Air Defence Division. It closed in 1998 and was demolished.
See also
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List of Bulgarian Air Force Bases
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List of airports in Bulgaria
This is a list of airports in Bulgaria. It is a partial list of public active aerodromes (airports and airfields), grouped by type and sorted by location.
The Republic of Bulgaria is a country in the Balkans in southeastern Europe. It borders ...
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List of Bulgarian military bases {{Short description, none
* Vrazhdebna Air Base, Sofia
* Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Plovdiv region
* Krumovo Air Base, Plovdiv region
* Bezmer Air Base, Yambol region
* Nebneb Air Base, Burgas region
* Dolna Mitropoliya Air Base, Pleven region
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28th Air Detachment
References
Airports in Bulgaria
Military installations of Bulgaria
Bulgarian Air Force
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