Elefsina Air Base

Elefsina Air Base is a military air base situated in Elefsina, Greece. It is used as the home-base of the 112th Combat Wing of the Hellenic Air Force.

History

In its current form, the airfield was opened in 1946. However, there had been an airfield and operations on the site from 1937.
Elefsina played a crucial role in the final British evacuation during the 1941 Battle of Greece, as recounted by Roald Dahl in his autobiography Going Solo.

Operations

The 112th Combat Wing includes the following units:

352 VIP Transport Squadron
354 Tactical Transport Squadron
355th Tactical Transport Squadron
356 Tactical Transport Squadron
358 Search and Rescue Squadron
384 Search and Rescue Squadron

Approach operations are handled by the Athens Control Centre, in common with all the other airfields in the area.

Use for support of Israel

Greece is leaving the base to the US forces as a transportation hub to support Israel during the Gaza war, Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis confirmed the use of the base for transport aircraft at a press conference.