Tympaki Airport

Tympaki Airport Αεροδρόμιο Τυμπακίου
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Hellenic Air Force
Location	Tympaki
Elevation AMSL	7 ft / 2 m
Coordinates	35°03′48.74″N 24°45′57.23″E
Map
Tympaki Location in Greece
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 8,900 2,713 Asphalt 16/34 2,302 700 Concrete
World Aero Data [usurped]

Tympaki Airport (Greek: Αεροδρόμιο Τυμπακίου) is a military airport in Tympaki, Crete, Greece. It has also been used for car racing but it belongs to the Hellenic Air Force.The 138 Σ.Μ of H.A.F. operates at the airport. The airport also has a TACAN 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.

Tympaki Air Base

The airport is home to the 24thnd Guided Missile Squadron attached to 350th Guided Missile Wing of the Hellenic Air Force and operates MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 batteries.

See also

• List of airports in Crete

External links

• Airports-Worldwide profile
• Pilotinfo profile
• World Aero Data:LG54^[usurped]
• Airliners.gr Tympaki