Tympaki Airport ( el, Αεροδρόμιο Τυμπακίου) is a military airport in
Tympaki
Tympaki ( el, Τυμπάκι) is a town and a former municipality in the Heraklion (regional unit), Heraklion regional unit, Crete, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reforms it is part of the municipality of Faistos, of which it is a municipa ...
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Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, ...
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Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
. It has also been used for car racing but it belongs to the
Hellenic Air Force
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.The 138 Σ.Μ of H.A.F. operates at the airport. The airport also has a
TACAN
A tactical air navigation system, commonly referred to by the acronym TACAN, is a navigation system used by military aircraft. It provides the user with bearing and distance (slant-range or hypotenuse) to a ground or ship-borne station. It is a mor ...
system for the aircraft. The airport used to have another runway (16/34) but now it's closed. Also home base airport of H.A.T. (Heraklion Airclub Talos) for Gliders KA-7, KA-8 and Ultralight Tucano flights.
See also
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List of airports in Crete
The Greek island of Crete
Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...
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Airports-Worldwide profilePilotinfo profileWorld Aero Data:LG54Airliners.gr Tympaki
Airports in Greece
Buildings and structures in Heraklion (regional unit)
Hellenic Air Force bases
Airports in Crete
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