Turkmen Air Force
The Turkmen Air Force was formed in 1992 from roughly 300 aircraft the Soviet Union left behind in the Turkestan Military District, spent two decades as a largely stored and little-seen force behind Turkmenistan’s UN-recognised permanent neutrality, and since 2020 has quietly bought Italian, Brazilian and Turkish aircraft and drones while still flying Su-25s refurbished in Georgia for gas and Soviet-built MiG-29s — all of it described by outside estimates, because Ashgabat publishes almost nothing.
The Turkmen Air Force story: a Soviet inheritance, Su-25s paid for in gas and a neutral state that publishes almost nothing
1992: an air force inherited from the Turkestan Military District
The Turkmen Air Force did not grow; it was left behind. When the Soviet Union dissolved, the aviation of the Turkestan Military District on Turkmen soil passed to the new state, and the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan were established on 27 January 1992. Wikipedia, drawing on Russian sources, puts the inheritance at about 300 aircraft from units that included the 67th Mixed Aviation Regiment, the 179th Fighter Aviation Regiment, the 217th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment and the 366th Independent Helicopter Squadron, with MiG-23s and MiG-25s at Ak-Tepe outside Ashgabat, MiG-23Ms at Balkanabat and a storage base at Kyzyl-Arvat. Mary had been a frontline Soviet airfield: Tu-22M3 bombers of the 185th Guards Heavy Bomber Regiment flew against Afghanistan from Mary-2 in 1987–1989, and from 1989 the 1521st Aviation Base at Mary-1 flew MiG-29s as an aggressor unit for Soviet fighter pilots. Some of those MiG-29s were flown to Russia in August 1992; the rest stayed.
Neutrality and the long storage years
What Turkmenistan did with this fleet was, for the most part, very little. A 1992 treaty put Turkmen forces briefly under joint command with Russia, but Ashgabat declined to sign the Tashkent collective security treaty that May, wrote neutrality into its first military doctrine in 1994, and on 12 December 1995 had its permanent neutrality recognised by the UN General Assembly. An air force with no alliance and no declared enemy had little reason to spend money. Su-17 fighter-bombers were inherited but, according to Yefim Gordon as cited by Wikipedia, never put into service; the Russian Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies counted up to 250 aircraft and helicopters in 2002, and the IISS in 2012 credited 94 combat-capable aircraft while calling the armed forces poorly maintained and funded. How many of the stored Soviet airframes could ever fly again has never been published.
Frogfoots for gas: the Georgian refurbishment deal
The one large programme of those years came through gas. According to Gordon and Dawes, 46 Su-25 attack aircraft had been stored disassembled in Turkmenistan in 1991, and under a 1999 agreement Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing in Georgia refurbished 45 of them as payment for Turkmen natural gas; other Wikipedia articles give 41. By 2004, 18 operational Su-25s were known at Ak-Tepe. That same year, Russian-language reports cited by Wikipedia described a visit to Mary-2 by the US military attaché’s office and building work by Emirati contractors, fuelling speculation about foreign use of the base that never produced a confirmed foreign presence. On 26 June 2008 President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov flew over Ashgabat for about 30 minutes in a MiG-29 from Akdepe airfield, Izvestia reported, and thanked the pilots on landing.
2010–2021: buying from Italy, Brazil, Turkey and China
From 2010 the purchases changed character. Surveillance drones for the border service were demonstrated at Akdepe on 29 May 2010; AW139 helicopters appeared in the 2016 parade; Chinese CH-3A and WJ-600 drones and Italian Falco drones entered the inventory, according to the IISS and Wikipedia. Then came a cluster of Western aircraft: five Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos delivered in 2020–2021, two Leonardo C-27J Spartans (the first on 6 June 2021) and six Leonardo M-346s, four M-346FA light combat aircraft and two trainers. On 27 September 2021, at the parade for the 30th anniversary of independence, Turkmenistan showed its first Bayraktar TB2, which Defense News linked to a 37 million dollar Turkish aerospace export of July 2021. None of these deals was announced by Ashgabat, and almost everything known about them comes from parade imagery.
2026: what the parades show, and what nobody publishes
The parade of 27 September 2026, for the 35th anniversary of independence, repeated the pattern. News Central Asia reported Mi-17V-5 and Mi-24P helicopters, a C-27J, A-29 Super Tucanos and M-346s in the air, with Su-25s closing the air parade and TB2s carried on vehicles; MiG-29s were not mentioned. Outside counts, taken from FlightGlobal via Wikipedia, give 22 MiG-29s and two trainers, 18 Su-25s and seven two-seaters, six TB2s and about 3,000 personnel. Reports of a Bayraktar Akinci purchase and of new overhauls of the Su-25 and MiG-29 fleets could not be confirmed from any source reachable for this page. The commander named by Wikipedia, Colonel Ali Muhammetow, is uncited. For a neutral state that neither fights nor explains itself, that is the honest summary: a small, modernising force whose real size is known only to Ashgabat.
The Turkmen Air Force in numbers
Dienst
- Inheemse naam
- Türkmen Howa GüýçleriTurkmen form given by the English Wikipedia article; no official Turkmen defence page giving the name could be reached. Turkmen is the only official language
- Opgericht
- 1992The Armed Forces of Turkmenistan were established on 27 January 1992; a separate founding date for the air force was not found
- Onderdeel van
- Armed Forces of TurkmenistanAlongside the Ground Forces, Navy and other formations; the service is also described as the Air Force and Air Defence Forces
- Hoofdkwartier
- AshgabatPer Wikipedia; Akdepe (Ak-Tepe) airfield outside the capital is the main airfield
- Commandant
- Col. Ali Muhammetow (unverified)Named in the Wikipedia infobox without a citation; date of appointment unknown
- Supreme Commander-in-Chief
- President Serdar BerdimuhamedovSworn in on 19 March 2022
Kracht
- Personeel
- About 3,000IISS figure for 2012, repeated by Wikipedia; no newer official figure
- Gevechtsvliegtuigen
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- MiG-29 — 22 plus 2 MiG-29UB
- Su-25 — 18 plus 7 Su-25UB
- M-346FA — 4 plus 2 trainers
- A-29 Super Tucano — 5
Figures from the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read); Turkmenistan publishes none
- Vervoer
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- C-27J Spartan — 2
- An-74 — 2
- An-26 — 1
Same attributed source
- Helikopters
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- Mi-17 — 15
- Mi-24 — 10
- AW109 — 1
- AW139 — 8 on order
Attributed to FlightGlobal via Wikipedia. The EC145, AS365 and AW139 seen at parades belong to the interior ministry, security ministry and border service, per News Central Asia
- Drones
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- Bayraktar TB2 — 6
- Falco — 3
- CH-3A and WJ-600 — numbers unknown
TB2 first shown on 27 September 2021; CH-3A listed by IISS 2024 (cited by Wikipedia). Drones featured in the national exercise of 29 May 2024
- Soviet inheritance
- About 300 aircraft (1992)Wikipedia’s estimate; CAST counted up to 250 aircraft and helicopters in 2002, and the IISS 94 combat-capable aircraft in 2012. How many stored airframes survive is unknown
Infrastructuur
- Main air bases
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- Akdepe (Ak-Tepe), Ashgabat — main airfield
- Mary-2 — MiG-29 and Su-25
- Turkmenabat (Chardzhou)
- Balkanabat
Base list and units per Wikipedia; operational status of each not officially confirmed
- Storage
- Kyzyl-Arvat (Serdar)Wikipedia lists the 56th Storage Base there with MiG-23s
- Status
- Permanently neutral since 12 December 1995Recognised by the UN General Assembly; Turkmenistan belongs to no military alliance. A national concept on international law and neutrality was approved on 23 September 2026
- Public data
- Almost noneNo official order of battle, budget line or fleet figure is published; all counts on this page are outside estimates
How the Turkmen Air Force is organised
One of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, formed in 1992 from about 300 Soviet aircraft by Wikipedia’s estimate, with its main airfield at Akdepe outside Ashgabat and its MiG-29s and Su-25s at Mary-2. Turkmenistan publishes no order of battle: the units here come from the list reproduced by Wikipedia, and the fleet counts from FlightGlobal via Wikipedia. The M-346s, A-29 Super Tucanos, C-27Js and Bayraktar TB2s acquired since 2020 have been seen at parades; their bases are not named in the sources checked.
Turkmen Air Force
In Ashgabat per Wikipedia, one of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, whose Supreme Commander-in-Chief is President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. Wikipedia’s infobox names Col. Ali Muhammetow as commander without a citation; no official page naming the air force commander could be reached.
99th Aviation Base
The former 67th Mixed Aviation Regiment, with the MiG-29s and Su-25s, per Wikipedia. Its MiG-29s came from the Soviet aggressor unit at Mary-1 when that unit was disbanded in 1993. Turkmenistan confirms none of this.
47th Separate Mixed Aviation Squadron
An-26 and An-24 transports and Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters in the order of battle reproduced by Wikipedia; its formation date and current status are not published. About 18 Su-25s refurbished in Georgia were at Ak-Tepe by 2004, their unit unnamed.
1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment "Turkmenbashi"
Listed by English Wikipedia at Akdepe, without a citation that could be checked.
56th Storage Base
MiG-23s, per Wikipedia: part of a Soviet inheritance it puts at about 300 aircraft in 1992. How many stored airframes survive, and in what state, has not been published.
What the Turkmen Air Force flies today
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| Type | Rol | In dienst | Sinds | Eenheden | Notities | |
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| Mikoyan MiG-29 and MiG-29UBIn dienst | Vechter | 24 | 1992 | — | 22 single-seaters and two MiG-29UB according to the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read).
MeerWikipedia’s operator list gives 24 in 2022 and 24 inherited (10 MiG-29A, 12 MiG-29 9.13, two UB); The Aviation Geek Club, citing Gordon and Komissarov, says several were flown from Mary-1 to Russia in August 1992, so the inherited total is uncertain. |
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| Sukhoi Su-25 and Su-25UBIn dienst | Grondaanval | 25 | 1992 | — | 18 single-seaters and seven Su-25UB according to the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read); FlightGlobal 2021 (cited in Wikipedia’s Su-25 operator list) gave 20 operational.
Meer45 refurbished in Georgia according to Gordon and Dawes; 41 in another Wikipedia article. |
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| Leonardo M-346FA and M-346 trainerIn dienst | Light combat and advanced trainer | 6 | 2021 | — | Four M-346FA and two trainer/reconnaissance aircraft ordered and in service, according to Wikipedia’s M-346 article and the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read). | |
| Embraer A-29 Super TucanoIn dienst | Lichte aanval | 5 | 2020 | — | Five delivered in 2020–2021; order size not disclosed (Wikipedia). | |
| Baykar Bayraktar TB2In dienst | Armed drone | 6 | 2021 | — | Six according to the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read); Turkmenistan has not published a number. | |
| CASC Rainbow CH-3AIn dienst | Armed drone | — | — | Number unknown. | ||
| CASIC WJ-600A/DIn dienst | Drone | — | — | Number unknown. | ||
| Selex ES FalcoIn dienst | Verkenningsdrone | 3 | — | Per the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read). | ||
| Leonardo C-27J SpartanIn dienst | Tactisch transport | 2 | 2021 | — | Two ordered (Wikipedia). | |
| Antonov An-74In dienst | STOL transport | 2 | — | Per the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read). | ||
| Antonov An-26In dienst | Vervoer | 1 | 1992 | — | Per the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read); Wikipedia’s armed forces article also gives one. | |
| Mil Mi-17 (Mi-17V-5)In dienst | Transporthelikopter | 15 | — | Per the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read). | ||
| Mil Mi-24 (Mi-24P)In dienst | Aanvalshelikopter | 10 | 1992 | — | Per the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read); Wikipedia’s armed forces article also gives 10. | |
| AgustaWestland AW109In dienst | Hulphelikopter | 1 | — | Per the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read). |
Op bestelling
| Type | Besteld | Eerste levering | Notities | |
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| AgustaWestland AW139Op bestelling | 8 | Eight on order according to the inventory table in the English Wikipedia article, which cites FlightGlobal’s World Air Forces 2026 (the Turkmenistan entry of the directory itself could not be read).
MeerAW139s have flown in Turkmen parades since 2016, and in 2026 News Central Asia attributed the parade example to the State Border Service; whether the air force order is separate is not clear. |
Every type the Turkmen Air Force has retired
11 types, from the Mil Mi-8 to the Mil Mi-8. De piekcijfers hebben betrekking op het aantal vliegtuigen dat gedurende de gehele levensduur in gebruik is genomen, niet op de vlootsterkte op een bepaalde datum.
| Type | Rol | Piek | Geserveerd | Vervangen door | Notities | |
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| Mil Mi-8 | Transporthelikopter | 8 | 1992– | — | Wikipedia’s armed forces article gives eight at an unstated date. | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 and MiG-23M | Vechter | 38 | 1992– | — | 38 with the 107th regiment at Ak-Tepe, plus MiG-23Ms of the 55th regiment at Balkanabat and more at the Kyzyl-Arvat storage base (Wikipedia). Total not known. | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 | Onderschepper | 24 | 1992– | — | 20 with the 107th regiment at Ak-Tepe (Wikipedia’s air force article, which calls them not operational); 24 in 1995 in Wikipedia’s MiG-25 operator list. | |
| Sukhoi Su-17 | Jachtbommenwerper | 65 | 1992– | — | 65 inherited (Wikipedia). | |
| Sukhoi Su-24 | Strike aircraft | 23 | 1992– | — | 23 in Wikipedia’s historical inventory, date not given. | |
| Sukhoi Su-7 | Jachtbommenwerper | 3 | 1992– | — | Three (Wikipedia, undated). | |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | Vechter en trainer | — | 1992– | — | Number unknown. | |
| Aero L-39 Albatros | Straaltrainer | — | 1992– | — | Number unknown. Wikipedia’s L-39 article still lists Turkmenistan as an operator (citing Jane’s), but the 2026 inventory table does not; status uncertain. | |
| Yakovlev Yak-28 | Trainer and support | — | 1992– | — | Number unknown. | |
| Antonov An-12 and An-24 | Vervoer | — | 1992– | — | Numbers unknown. | |
| Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin | Hulphelikopter | — | — | — | Number unknown. |
Where the Turkmen Air Force flies from
Zwarte pinnen geven actieve bases aan, holle pinnen de vliegvelden die gesloten zijn. Akdepe outside Ashgabat is the main airfield and Mary-2 the fighter base, per Wikipedia; the Soviet aggressor base at Mary-1 closed in 1993. Turkmenabat and Balkanabat appear in Wikipedia’s order of battle with aircraft marked not operational, Kyzyl-Arvat is a storage base, and Turkmenbashi, once a Soviet interceptor base, is a civil international airport. Entries with no published aerodrome data carry no pin.
| Baseren | ICAO | Status | Startbaan | Eenheden en vliegtuigen |
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| AkdepeAk-TepeAhal Region, on the north-western edge of Ashgabat | Actief | — |
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| Mary-2Mary Region, north of the city of Mary | Actief | — |
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| Kyzyl-Arvat (Serdar) storage baseBalkan Region | Reserveren | — |
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| BalkanabatNebit-DagBalkan Region | Gesloten | — |
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| TurkmenabatChardzhouLebap Region | Gesloten | — | ||
| Turkmenbashiformer KrasnovodskBalkan Region, on the Caspian Sea | UTAK | Gesloten | 16R/34L3.500 mconcreet | |
| Mary-1former Soviet aggressor baseMary Region | Gesloten in 1993. | — |
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Who is stationed where in the Turkmen Air Force
Vliegende eenheden per basis, met de huidige eenheden eerst. Most units here are known only from the order of battle reproduced by Wikipedia, several with aircraft marked not operational; the Soviet units at Mary-1 and Mary-2, among them the Tu-22M3s that bombed Afghanistan in 1987–1989, are marked as not Turkmen. Where a unit’s present status is not published, the entry says so.
- 47th Separate Mixed Aviation SquadronMixed transport and helicopter squadron · active
- An-26 and An-24, Mi-24, Mi-8
- Su-25 attack aircraft (unit not published)Attack aircraft · active
- Su-25 and Su-25UB (refurbished in Georgia)
- 1st Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment "Turkmenbashi"Ground-based air defence · active
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- 107th Fighter Aviation Regiment—
- MiG-23, MiG-25
- 99th Aviation Base (former 67th Mixed Aviation Regiment)Fighter and attack aircraft base · active
- MiG-29 en MiG-29UB, Su-25
- 185th Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment, two squadrons (Soviet Air Forces)1987–1989
- Tu-22M3
- 56th Storage BaseAircraft storage · active
- MiG-23
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Turkmen Air Force milestones, 1914 to today
December: two squadrons of Tu-22M3 bombers of the 185th Guards Heavy Bomber Regiment deploy from Poltava to Mary-2 to strike targets in Afghanistan.
January: last Tu-22M3 operation over Afghanistan, at the Salang pass. The 1521st Aviation Base at Mary-1 receives its first MiG-29s.
27 October: Turkmenistan declares independence.
27 January: the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan are established, inheriting about 300 aircraft (Wikipedia’s estimate). August: several MiG-29s are flown from Mary-1 to Russia.
The 1521st Aviation Base is disbanded; its MiG-29s go to the 67th composite regiment at Mary-2.
The first military doctrine sets out Turkmenistan’s neutral stance.
12 December: the UN General Assembly recognises Turkmenistan’s permanent neutrality.
Agreement with Georgia: Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing is to refurbish stored Su-25s in payment for Turkmen gas.
18 refurbished Su-25s are reported at Ak-Tepe. September: a US military attaché representative visits Mary-2 (Russian-language reports cited by Wikipedia).
26 June: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov flies over Ashgabat in a MiG-29 from Akdepe, for about 30 minutes.
29 May: surveillance drones for the border forces are demonstrated at Akdepe.
June: plans announced to open military Akdepe to domestic flights for the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
First A-29 Super Tucanos delivered; five by 2021.
6 June: first C-27J delivered. 27 September: the 30th-anniversary parade shows the Bayraktar TB2, A-29, C-27J and M-346 for the first time.
29 May: national exercise in Balkan province with land, air and sea forces and drones.
27 September: 35th-anniversary parade with Su-25, M-346, A-29, C-27J, Mi-24P and Mi-17V-5 in the air and TB2 drones on vehicles.
Every war the Turkmen Air Force has fought
Uitvallen en verliezen waar de gegevens die vermelden, en een eerlijke blanco waar die ontbreken.
- Soviet–Afghan War 1979–1989 Airfields later inherited by Turkmenistan were used for Soviet strikes and support in Afghanistan, notably Tu-22M3 bomber operations from Mary-2 in 1987–1989
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Alle feiten gecontroleerd
- FlightGlobal: World Air Forces 2026 (Craig Hoyle)Cited by Wikipedia for the current inventory; the Turkmenistan entry could not be read directly, so figures are used only as reproduced by Wikipedia.
- United Nations: International Day of NeutralityTurkmenistan recognised as permanently neutral since 12 December 1995; resolution 71/275 of 2 February 2017.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of TurkmenistanOfficial statement of the neutrality policy by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
- Defense News: In first, Turkmenistan shows off Bayraktar TB2 drone (Tayfun Ozberk, 1 October 2021)27 September 2021 parade: TB2 with MAM-L/MAM-C, A-29, C-27J, M-346; 37 million dollars of Turkish aerospace exports in July 2021.
- News Central Asia: Turkmenistan showcases defense capabilities at civil and military parade (29 September 2026)27 September 2026 parade: Mi-17V-5, Mi-24P, C-27J, A-29, M-346, Su-25 closing the air parade; TB2 and other drones on vehicles; EC145, AS365, AW139 of other ministries.
- News Central Asia: 35th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence, photo report (27 September 2026)Confirms the parade and an air display; no types named.
- News Central Asia: Turkmenistan celebrates anniversary of independence (30 September 2024)2024 parade near the Kopetdag foothills with land, sea and air capabilities.
- News Central Asia: Turkmen forces showcase skills in national military drills (30 May 2024)29 May 2024 exercise in Balkan province with drones.
- TDH (state news agency): President conferred ranks and awarded medals to military personnel for the 35th anniversary of independence (27 September 2026)Official confirmation of the 2026 ceremonial military parade; President Serdar Berdimuhamedov as Supreme Commander-in-Chief.
- TDH: The National concept "International law and neutrality of Turkmenistan" was approved (23 September 2026)Title and date read from the TDH news listing; the article body was not read.
- Izvestia: President of Turkmenistan flew over the capital in a MiG-29 (26 June 2008)About 30 minutes, from Akdepe military airfield.
- AviaPort: Military airfield near Ashgabat to take local flights (10 June 2015)Akdepe to handle domestic flights for the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games; air force improvements reviewed.
- Kazakhstan Today: First drones delivered to Turkmenistan’s border troops (29 May 2010)Demonstration at Akdepe military airfield; type and supplier not named.
- The Aviation Geek Club: The unknown story of the Soviet MiG-29 aggressor unit (Dario Leone, 15 August 2019)1521st Aviation Base at Mary-1, first MiG-29s 1989, 24 aircraft, several flown to Russia in August 1992; after Gordon and Komissarov.
- News Central Asia: Arkadag Berdimuhamedov made a working trip to Mary province (15 January 2024)Visit to an unnamed military airfield in Mary province on 11–12 January 2024; aircraft and helicopters inspected; runway standards for military aircraft.
- OurAirports: Airports in TurkmenistanPublic-domain airport database; used as a finding aid for identifiers.
- OurAirports: Airports in Mary RegionLists Mary International (UTAM) and Mary North (UT52) separately.
- OurAirports: Ashgabat Bezmein Air Base (UT1G)Alternate names Aktepe, Ak-Tepe, Ashkhabad Northwest; 38.0120 N, 58.1950 E; 920 ft; tagged military.
- OurAirports: Mary North Airport (UT52)37.6643 N, 61.8270 E; 728 ft; last updated 2009. Not confirmed as Mary-2.
- OurAirports: Türkmenabat International Airport (UTAV)Alternate name Chardzhou; 38.9307 N, 63.5640 E; 649 ft.
- OurAirports: Balkanabat Airport (UT1H), closedAlternate name Nebit Dag; 39.4806 N, 54.3660 E; marked closed.
- OurAirports: Balkanabat International Airport (UTAN)Jebel (Dzhebel); 39.6811 N, 54.2060 E; user comment: opened 19 May 2025, replacing the old airport.
- OurAirports: Kizyl-Arvat Airport (UT55)38.9842 N, 56.3570 E; 338 ft; small airport, last updated 2009.
- OurAirports: Turkmenbaşy International Airport (UTAK)Alternate name Krasnovodsk; 40.0628 N, 53.0051 E; 279 ft.
Figures verified 2026-09-30. Order of Battle pages are regenerated from a single dataset; if a number here disagrees with a Book of Beasts page, this page is the more recent of the two.
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