Gabrovnitsa Air Base () or 2nd Fighter Air Base is a former
Bulgarian Air Force
The Bulgarian Air Force () 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 protect the sovereignty of Bulgarian airspace, and jointly with ...
air base
An airbase (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 mi ...
. It was built outside
Gabrovnitsa near Montana in north western
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
. 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
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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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