Sarajevo Air Base (Sarajevo International Airport)
Sarajevo Air Base (also Sarajevo International Airport; ICAO LQSA) is an active joint civil-military airfield in Bosnia and Herzegovina, operated by the Air Force and Air Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has 1 runway (2,600 m). Home to the 2nd Helicopter Squadron, Air Defence Battalion, Flight Support Battalion.
Facility Details
43.8247°N, 18.3314°E · 521 m elevation
| Operating Country | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Location | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Status | Active |
| Usage | Dual |
| Year built | 1969 |
| Operating Organization | Air Force and Air Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Units |
2nd Helicopter SquadronAir Defence BattalionFlight Support Battalion
|
| Elevation | 521 m (1,709 ft) |
| IATA code | SJJ |
| ICAO code | LQSA |
| Runways |
11/29 · 2,600 m (8,530 ft) · Asphalt
|
| Website | www.sarajevo-airport.ba |
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Description
Sarajevo Air Base is the military component of Sarajevo International Airport at Butmir, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The airport reopened to civilian traffic in 1996 after the Bosnian War and remains one of the operating bases of the Air Force and Air Defence Brigade of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina stations the 2nd Helicopter Squadron and the Air Defence Battalion here, with flight support detachments also present.
- AUG 132026 Updated Facility details completed (construction year, usage, host country)
- AUG 132026 Updated Runway records recorded, with elevation, airport codes and official website
- APR 102026 Created Page created: Sarajevo Air Base