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Szolnok Air Base

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Szolnok Air Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
LocationSzolnok, Hungary
Elevation AMSL322 ft / 98 m
Coordinates47°07′22″N 020°14′07″E / 47.12278°N 20.23528°E / 47.12278; 20.23528
Map
Szolnok is located in Hungary
Szolnok
Szolnok
Location of air base in Hungary
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 2,000 6,562 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Szolnok Air Base (ICAO: LHSN) is a military air base located near Szolnok,[1] a city in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county, Hungary.

Facilities

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The air base resides at an elevation of 322 feet (98 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 02/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,000 by 70 metres (6,562 ft × 230 ft).[1]

Accidents and incidents

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  • On 24 April 1968, Lisunov Li-2 HA-LIO of Magyar Honvédelmi Szövetség was destroyed by fire in a refuelling accident.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Airport information for LHSN[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for LHSN at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "HA-LIO Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  4. ^ "HA-LIO". Li-2.hu. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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