Someșeni Helicopter Air Base
Someșeni Helicopter Air Base (ICAO LRCL) is a closed military air base in Romania, operated by the Romanian Air Force.
Facility Details
46.7833°N, 23.6333°E · 315 m elevation
| Operating Country | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Location | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| Status | Closed |
| Usage | Military only |
| Operating Organization | Romanian Air Force |
| Elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
| ICAO code | LRCL |
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Description
Someșeni Helicopter Air Base is located in the Someșeni district of Cluj-Napoca, at Cluj International Airport. The facility served as a helicopter base during the late Cold War and post-Cold War period. The airfield hosted Escadrila 132 Elicoptere, which operated Mil Mi-8 transport helicopters and IAR-316B Alouette III helicopters, and later received IAR-330L Puma. The squadron remained active through the 1990s, conducting transport and support missions in the region. As part of early-2000s restructuring and force consolidation, Escadrila 132 Elicoptere formally ceased activity on 31 May 2002, and its personnel and aircraft were reassigned to Câmpia Turzii.
- AUG 142026 Verified Checked for resident units: none, the base is closed
- AUG 132026 Updated Aerodrome elevation sourced from OpenStreetMap
- APR 102026 Created Page created: Someșeni Helicopter Air Base