Agrinion

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ICAO Code LGAG/AGQ
Last Validated
City Agrinion
Position 38°36'07"N 021°21'04"E
Runway(s) 09/27
Elevation 154 ft

General

This airfield has a renowned storage of many Starfighters. It also holds detachments for firefighting and SAR duties governed by 132nd Combat Group (Σμηναρχία Μάχης - SM). It is open to general aviation by appointment only.

Layout

The single runway is bordered to the north by a taxi way. There is a small shelter area on the north side of each end of the runway. Only the northwestern one is actively used, the northeastern one holds about 50 stored aircraft. There is a track that enables you to follow the perimeter all the way around although it is bad and sometimes nearly completely overgrown.

Getting There

From national road 5/E951 Ioannina-Patra, take the Agrinio (Αγρίνιο) centre / airfield exit in town towards Dokimio (Δοκίμιο) and Kalyvia (Καλύβια). Do not led the signs 'airport' mislead you, although the general direction is good, the actual old airport is not the air base but is sued for light aviation and RC kit planes only!

Around the Airport

1East side storage

From the road to Kalyvia, make a left into Dokimio (Δοκίμιο) village and keep left at the Y-junction in town. Make a right afterwards. After a left and another right, this street becomes a gravel track leading out of town into the farmland. You can see the airfield on your far right and the starfighter tails will pop up behind the hedge that lines the perimeter. The track meets another road. Make a right onto this and a right turn again into a dirt track at the airfield perimeter fence. By going up and down this track along the threshold of runway 27 you can make a lot of the stored aircraft, and from the rouad on the south side as well. Gain height by standing on your car's roof will help a lot! The aircraft are parked tight so it will take a while to get the complete picture.

2Southwest side ramp view

To see any aircraft that are parked on the active ramp, drive along the south side of the airfield. On the lefthand side there are some farmland tracks. Cross the ditch into the one near a small house. Climb on the stone bridge wall to gain height and you will see part of the northwest side ramp.

3West side approach runway 09

Should you want to stay and capture any flying firefighter, the best bet will be the track just after the perimeter ends on the west side. The undergrowth can be very high, so no clear viws of the base itself.

Frequencies

122.100Tower
123.650Tower
257.800Tower

Based Operators

132 SMdetachments, air defence and storage

Preserved

6639/FG-6639F-104G, gate
7433/FG-433F-104G, on base nr HQ
Storage/dump - southern group
F-86D, fuselages51-6168, 51-6234, (51-8330?) burnt
F-104G fuselages21+88, 22+10, (6666)/FG-666, (6670)/FG-670, 6700/FG-700, (7167)/FG-167
F-104G6642, 6690, 6693/FG-693
RF-104G6676, 7201, 7207
TF-104G fuselage5906/TF-906
Storage - northern group
F-104G7152/FG-152, 7172/FG-172, 7180/FG-180, 7183/FG-183, 7195/FG-195, 7203/FG-203, 7409/FG-7409, 7422/FG-422, (7426)/FG-7426, (7428)/FG-428, 7429/FG-429, 7434/FG-434, 22317/FG-317, 32706/FG-706, 32710/FG-710, 32717/FG-717/tail '32712', 32724/FG-724, 32734/FG-734, 33643/FG-643, 47781/FG-781
RF-104G6629/RF-629, 6672/RF-672, 6674/RF-674, 7206/RF-206, 8176/RF-176
TF-104G5719/TF-719, 5733/TF-733, 5910/TF-910, 5916/TF-916, 5917/TF-917, 5928/TF-5928, 5954/TF-954, 5959/TF-959, 13044/TF-044

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