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Baalbek Ayat (Iaat) Airfield (Iaat Airfield)

Facility Details

Summary
Operating Country 🇱🇧 Lebanon
Location🇱🇧 Lebanon
Status Closed
UsageMilitary only
Year built1942
Operating OrganizationLebanese Air Force
Location & Technical Details
Coordinates34.0483°N, 36.1744°E
Map
Map of Baalbek Ayat (Iaat) Airfield
Nearby Bases
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  2. 51 km Hamat Air Base
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  4. 68 km Beirut Air Base
  5. 72 km Al-Dumayr Air Base · 🇸🇾 Syria
  6. 83 km Shayrat Airbase · 🇸🇾 Syria
Related
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Operating forces
🇱🇧 Lebanon Lebanon Air Force

Description

Baalbek Ayat (Iaat) Airfield is a closed Lebanese Air Force base located in the town of Iaat, north of Baalbek in the Bekaa Valley. The British constructed the facility during World War II. The Lebanese Air Force assumed control of the installation following Lebanon's independence from French administration in 1943.

During its operational history, the Lebanese Air Force utilized the base for landing and takeoff training with piston-engine aircraft. When the runways degraded and became non-serviceable for flight operations, the military repurposed the site for air-to-ground shooting training. The airfield closed in the 1960s.

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  1. AUG 132026 Created Baalbek Ayat (Iaat) Airfield page created (specs, description, operators, static map)