73rd Helicopter Air Base (Caransebeș Air Base)
Summary
| Operating Country | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Location | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Status | ◉ Closed |
| Usage | Dual |
| Year built | 1953 |
| Operating Organization | Romanian Air Force |
Location & Details
| Coordinates | 45.4200°N, 22.2533°E |
| IATA code | CSB |
| ICAO code | LRCS |
Description
The 73rd Helicopter Air Base is located 1.8 km east northeast of Caransebeș in Caraș-Severin County. The facility served as a jet fighter base from 1953, operating Yak-23 aircraft before fighter activity ceased in 1960. Reactivated in 1984 as a helicopter base, it later hosted the 73rd Helicopter Group until its disbandment in the early 2000s restructure. The airfield subsequently transitioned to civilian control, with use by IGAv and for multinational exercises.