Rasin al Aboud

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ICAO Code /
Last Validated May 2010
City Rasin al Aboud (Rasm 'Abbud)
Position 36°11'15"N 037°34'56"E
Runway(s) 10/28
Elevation 1207 ft

General

Rasin al Aboud, or Rasm 'Abbud, is a training base 35 km east of Aleppo, or Halab (ﺣﻠﺐ). It is situated north of highway 4, west of Dayr Ha'fir (ديرحافر). Sister training base Jirah is some 35 km to the east as well.

Be aware, plane spotting is neither understood nor appreciated in the Syrian Arab Republic!

Layout

The airfield has an east-west runway. There used to be a north-south runway and a completely circular taxiway; both have been partly broken up. Along the northern half of this circle, various derelict Meteors can be found. The north west and north east thresholds have some shelters, but the main activity is from the main ramp south of the runway and both threshold ramps.

Getting There

Simply follow highway 4 from Aleppo to the east until you see the preserved MiG-21 on your left, go left there.

Around the Airport

1Preserved MiG-21

Marking the entrance road that leads to the gate and past the southern perimeter is a MiG-21.

2West side approach

Although runway 28 is the preferred runway, the west side offers good views of the approach to 10, the western threshold, the main ramp, and the nearest derelict Meteors. So spot 2 is a compulsory stop-over. Take the asphalt road along the eastern edge of the village that is just west of the base.

3North west side view

To have a look at the various Meteors you can best follow the canal road on the north side, stopping at several spots.

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4North side view

Proceed further down until you reach a sand track that heads south to a building site that is partly on base. Actually, they are dismantling the northern part of the base here, recovering the concrete. No idea if you can enter this site and if the Meteors are reachable. They will probably be scrapped soon now.

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5North east side view

Still further to the east, there is a track leading to a farm. It brings you somewhat closer to the fence and the eastern batch of Meteors. You might be able to see the eastern threshold flight line as well.

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6East side approach - near

Follow the road along the canal, it bends north east. Cross the canal and go right, through the village on the asphalt road. You will be driving along the eastern bank of another canal. Take one of the sand tracks on your left after passing the threshold. You will be about 1 km from the threshold and 100 metres south of the centre line.

This spot can also be reached by following the road from spot 1 all the way along the base. Go left at the cross road onto the asphalt road.

7East side view - distant

From the road that runs along the southern perimeter, you can keep a little bit more distance from the base. Position yourself north of this road, east of the cross road mentioned near the south east corner of the base.

8South side view

From the road running south of the base, you can have a peek onto the east side of the main ramp that is packed with Albatrosses. Buildings and trees on the base block most of your view though. Moreover, this spot is close to a farms and a small military camp.

9Gate guards

The gate is on the south side and has two preserved aircraft, so well worth a drive-by.

Based Operators

3 FTSL-39ZA, MB223

Preserved

Preserved aircraft outside base
189L-29, on gate
...MiG-21PFM, opposite the gate
...MiG-21PFM, at entrance road, spot 1
Preserved aircraft on base
...MB223, along entrance road
...MiG-15/17, on base west of entrance road
...Su-7, on base, between buildings
...2x L-29, 3x MiG-21, MiG-23, Mi-8, +2 unkn, base museum?
Derelict aircraft on base
...2x Meteor, north west side, east of fourth shelter
...2x Meteor, north west side, between two dispersals
...2x Meteor, north west side,
right of second dispersal
...2x Meteor, north west side, west of building site
...1x L-29, 3x Meteor, north side, east of building site
...2x L-29, 1x Meteor, north side, in old dispersal
...1x Meteor, north east side, south of last dispersal
...MB223, Meteor, MiG-15UTI, MiG-17 and several hulks, dumped, south side

Order of Battle Syria

Syrian Arab Air Force
Syrian Arab Naval Air Arm

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Ad Dumair  
Afis  
Aleppo Intl  
An Nasriyah (Jayrud)  
Damascus - Marj as Sultan North & South  
Damascus - Qabr as Sitt  
Damascus Intl
Deir Zzor  
Hama  
Jirah  
Khalkhalah  
Latakia - Bassel el Assad Intl  
Marj Ruhayyil  
Minakh  
Rasin al Aboud  
Tabqa  
Tiyas  

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