Former Turtmann airbase (closed)
Switzerland /
Wallis /
Turtmann /
World
/ Switzerland
/ Wallis
/ Turtmann
World / Switzerland / Valais / Leuk
military airbase, closed / former military
Former Turtmann airbase was homebase for F-5 Tiger-Staffel 6. Base deactivated in 2002 due to restructuring the Swiss armed force; Sqn 6 relocated to Payerne. The base runway will be integrated in a new highway; the rest of the base will be no longer used in the future.
Former units:
Staff airbase dept 3 ; Flight staff company 3
Flight maintenance companies 7 and 8 ; Air force engineers company 3
Operational Flights (Staffel) 1 and 6 ; Air force security company II/1
Former units:
Staff airbase dept 3 ; Flight staff company 3
Flight maintenance companies 7 and 8 ; Air force engineers company 3
Operational Flights (Staffel) 1 and 6 ; Air force security company II/1
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 46°18'14"N 7°42'50"E
- Interlaken Air Force Base (closed) 44 km
- Fontaine aviation base (closed) 161 km
- Former Military Airfield 161 km
- "Gabriele d'Annunzio" International Airport of Brescia-Montichiari 223 km
- Monte Moscal - WestStar Bunker Area 249 km
- Baden Airpark (former Canadian Forces Base Baden Soelligen) 278 km
- Former Sheridan Kaserne 329 km
- air field Gersthofen Gablingen 337 km
- Chemilly-sur-Yonne Military Camp (closed) 364 km
- Coulommiers - Voisins Aerodrome 454 km
- Valais 11 km
- Oberems 12 km
- Crans-Montana Ski Resort 14 km
- Sierre 17 km
- Ski resort Grimentz-Bendolla 19 km
- Mont-Noble 22 km
- Saint-Martin VS 25 km
- Ski Resort Veysonnaz 30 km
- Les Quatre Vallées 39 km
- Bagnes 44 km