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Coordinates: 38°50′7″N 065°54′35″E / 38.83528°N 65.90972°E / 38.83528; 65.90972
| Karshi-Khanabad Air Base |
| IATA: KSQ – ICAO: UTSK |
| Summary |
| Location |
Karshi, Uzbekistan |
| Elevation AMSL |
1365 ft / 416 m |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 07/25 |
8195 |
2498 |
Asphalt |
| Source: Falling Rain [1] |
Karshi-Khanabad airbase welcome sign as seen by 210RQS: June 2003
Karshi-Khanabad (IATA: KSQ, ICAO: UTSK) is an airbase in south-eastern Uzbekistan, just east of Karshi, and is home to the 60th Separate Mixed Aviation Brigade. Between 2001 and 2005 the United States Air Force used the base, also known as K2 and "Stronghold Freedom", for support missions against al-Qaeda in neighbouring Afghanistan. On July 29, 2005, amid strained relations caused by the May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan, the United States was told to vacate the base within six months. It was vacated by the United States in November 2005.
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