| Ämari |
| IATA: none – ICAO: EEEI |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
military |
| Operator |
Estonian Air Force, NATO |
| Serves |
Keila |
| Elevation AMSL |
66 ft / 20 m |
| Coordinates |
59°15′36″N 024°12′30″E / 59.26°N 24.20833°E / 59.26; 24.20833 |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 07/25 |
9,022 |
2,750 |
Concrete |
Ämari Air Base (also given in references as Suurküla (original Estonian name), Vasalemma, Emari, Suurkyul, Shuurkyul, and Shuurkul - last forms of the Estonian names are derivates of names Russian-speaking military personnel used when it was used by the Soviet military.") (ICAO: EEEI) is an air base in Harjumaa, Estonia located 7 km south of Lake Klooga. The length of the runway does not include a 250 m overrun at each end.
During the Soviet occupation Ämari was home to 321 and/or 170 MShAP (321st and/or 170th Naval Shturmovik Aviation Regiment) flying Su-24 aircraft .
Ämari Air Base will be a NATO interoperable airfield in the future. Works to this effect are scheduled for completion in 2012. In September 2010, the renewed runway was officially inaugurated.
Estonian Air Force Air Surveillance Wing was created on 1 January 1998 and is located at the Ämari Air Base.
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| General Info
|
| Country |
Estonia
|
| ICAO ID |
EEEI
|
| Time |
UTC+2(+3DT)
|
| Latitude |
59.260286
59° 15' 37.03" N
|
| Longitude |
24.208467
024° 12' 30.48" E
|
| Elevation |
65 feet
20 meters
|
| Magnetic Variation |
006° E (01/06)
|
| Operating Agency |
MILITARY
|
| Alternate Name |
VASALEMMA
|
| Operating Hours |
SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS
|
| Daylight Saving Time |
Last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October
|
| Communications
|
INFO
.
|
120.9
|
| Runways
|
| ID |
Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
|
| 07/25 |
6562 x 148 feet
2000 x 45 meters |
CONCRETE. |
068RCWT |
NO
|
| Remarks
|
| OPR HOURS |
Opr HX.
|
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