Sedes Air Base
Sedes Airport is a military airport 15 km east of Thessaloniki, Greece, and 3 km northeast of Thessaloniki's Makedonia International Airport. Sedes airport started operating during the Balkan Wars[1] and has since been exclusively used by the Hellenic Air Force. Nowadays it also houses an aviation museum, displaying a variety of old aircraft types.
Sedes Airport Αεροδρόμιο Σέδες | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Hellenic Air Force | ||||||||||
| Serves |  Thessaloniki | ||||||||||
| Location |  Central Macedonia, Greece | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 81 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°32′01.83″N 23°01′26.83″E | ||||||||||
| Website | (Website) | ||||||||||
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Sedes is home to the Air Force's 350th Guided Missile Wing and hosts
- Guided Missile Maintenance Squadron
- Guided Missile Training Squadron
- 23rd Guided Missile Squadron - operating MIM-104 Patriot PAC-3 batteries
References
- Η Ιστορία του Αεροδρομίου Σέδες και της 113 ΠΜ. Archived from the original on 2007-04-26. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
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