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The Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base "Captain Aviator Constantin Cantacuzino" (Romanian: Baza 57 Aeriană "Căpitan Aviator Constantin Cantacuzino"), also known as Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, is an air base located near Constanța, at the Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport. It is home to the 572nd Helicopter Squadron. [1]
Mihail Kogălniceanu Airport (IATA: CND, ICAO: LRCK) is situated in southeastern Romania, in the commune of Mihail Kogălniceanu, 26 kilometres (16 mi) north-northwest of Constanța. [1] It is the main airport of the Northern Dobruja region and provides access to Constanța County , the Port of Constanța and the Black Sea resorts .
Air base IATA airport code Headquarters County 57th Air Base: CND Mihail Kogălniceanu: Constanța: 71st Air Base – Câmpia Turzii-Luna: Cluj: 86th Air Base – Fetești-Borcea: Ialomița: 90th Airlift Base: OTP București-Otopeni: Ilfov: 95th Air Base: BCM Bacău: Bacău
In Romania prior to the first rotation in 2007, existing Mihail Kogălniceanu Airfield facilities were improved and temporary (prefabricated) facilities constructed to provide offices, billets, storage facilities, recreation and other life support needs to the JTF-East staff and rotational units.
In 1948, with the advent of the communist regime, the commune was given its current name, after the Romanian politician Mihail Kogălniceanu. Mihail Kogălniceanu is home to the Gheorghe Celea Museum, the first and only Aromanian museum in Romania, founded in 2006 by Willibard ("Willy") Wisoșenschi of the Mușata Armână Cultural Foundation ...
A US Air Force (USAF) C-9 Nightingale aircraft assigned to the 458th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG), taxies behind a flight line vehicle after arriving at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base (AB), Romania, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Camera manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION: Camera model: NIKON D1 : Exposure time: 1/5,000 sec (0.0002) F-number: f/2.8
Since 2016, it is the home base of the 53rd Fighter Squadron, the first Romanian Air Force squadron equipped with F-16s. [6] The MiG-21 LanceR was officially retired on 15 May 2023. Ceremonies were held at the 71st Air Base and at the 86th Air Base. The MiGs were then flown to the 95th Air Base in Bacău for storage. [7]
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