İncirlik Air Base (UAB): Codes, Runways & Location

İncirlik Air Base is classified in the OurAirports dataset as a medium-sized airport, serving the area of Sarıçam in Turkey. It is identified by the IATA code UAB and the ICAO code LTAG. It is not recorded as having scheduled commercial airline service, so it mainly serves general, charter or regional aviation.

İncirlik Air Base has 1 runway recorded. Its longest runway is about 3048 m (10000 ft) long. A runway of that length can physically support the largest wide-body jets, including the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380, though actual limits also depend on elevation, temperature, payload and local procedures. Runway surface: concrete. At least one runway has lighting for night operations. The field elevation is 238 ft (73 m); higher-elevation airports need longer takeoff runs in thin air.

Other airports lie nearby: 6 are within reach, the closest being Adana Şakirpaşa Airport (ADA) about 13 km away.