Tiyas

Back to Country
ICAO Code /
Last Validated May 2010
City Tiyas
Position 34°31'22"N 037°37'49"E
Runway(s) 09/27
Elevation 1805 ft

General

Tiyas can probably best be called the mother of all Syrian fighter bases, because it holds squadrons of MiG-25, Su-22, and Su-24 aircraft. It is situated along highway no.3 to tourist attraction Palmyra.

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

Layout

Tiyas features an east-west runway, with massive shelter areas around the thresholds, especially the south eastern one. There is a unpaved parallel runway as well as a north-south one, 17-35. Both are presumed to be out of use. Of course, the base is in the middle of desert land and various military areas surround it.

Getting There

There are two convenient routes. The first is most logical. Simply take highway 3 from Homs, or Hims (حمص), via Al Furqlus to Palmyra (رمدت). The other option when coming from Damascus, is to leave highway 5 at Duma, and use the no.7 road via Al Quaryatayn. Also see the airfield guide for An Nasriyah for a description. At the cross road north east of Al Quaryatayn, make a left and right; basically this means going straight. You will now approach Tiyas from the south and the large dome shelters are visible in the desert from afar.

Around the Airport

1West side approach

Distant views of the western approach can be had from the road connecting highway 3 with road no.7. Runway 09 is not the preferred runway, and you will be about 5.5 km from the threshold. The dome shelters look quite majestic from here though.

2North side view

The mighty MiG-25 lives in abundance here. Lots of them can be seen from afar. With some luck and perseverance, a couple of serials can be gleaned from the highway to Palmyra. The closest MiG dispersal is around 1.4 km from the main road, but excellent light conditions are needed. Moreover, you are between a military camp, the road to the gate and a military housing area; good luck!

Based Operators

1sqMiG-25PD/PU/RB
5sqMiG-25PD/PU/RB
827sqSu-22M-4K
819sqSu-24MK

Preserved

...2x Su-7, stored, in north east shelter area

Order of Battle Syria

Syrian Arab Air Force
Syrian Arab Naval Air Arm

Other Airfields

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  

Send Updates

Do you have updates? Or is something not listed correctly? Please let us know! You can help us and other spotters with your information.
Invalid Input
Invalid Input

0/255

Invalid Input
Invalid Input

Subscribe to Scramble

As a member you get access to all our
premium content and benefits learn more

 
Designed by Elastik and developed by V-Web Internet Solutions