National Armed Forces (Nacionalo Brunoto Speku): Land Forces, Navy (Latvijas Juras Speki; includes Coast Guard (Latvijas Kara Flotes)), Latvian Air Force (Latvijas Gaisa Speki), Latvian Home Guard (Latvijas Zemessardze)
LATVIAN AIR FORCE • Latvijas Gaisa spēki
Air Force 319 personnel. Main tasks are air space control and defence, maritime and land SAR and air transportation.
Forces by Role & Equipment by Type
Comd 1 AF HQ: Surv 1 sqn; Spt 1 sqn
• AIRCRAFT No combat capable. Total 3 Aircrafts.
(1 Ac sqn with)
Transport 4 Tpt ac:
3 Antonov An-2R Colt;
1 LET L-410UVP Turbolet
• HELICOPTER No armed capable. Total 9 Helicopters.
(1 Hel sqn with)
Support 7 Spt hel:
4 Mil Mi-171V Hip-H;
3 Mil Mi-8MTV1 Hip-C;
Utility 2 Utl hel:
2 PZL Mi-2R/U Hoplite
• FACILITIES
Air Force Staff Heaquarters: Riga
Latvian AF Airfields and Airbase Organisation:
The Latvian Air Force is divided into three main areas: the flight season (Aviācijas Eskadriļa), the air defense - Division and air surveillance .
Lielvarde Air Base - 1. Aviation Squadron (1 Aviācijas Eskadriļa)
Helicopter Squadron (Helikopteru Posms): Mi-8, Mi-2
1. Transport Squadron (1 Transporta Posms): An-2, L-410
Lielvarde Air Base - National Guard Aviation Squadron (Zemessardze Aviacijas Eskadrila)
Patrol Squadron: An-2
Note: Latvia has 19 airports with paved runways (over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 7), and 23 airports with unpaved runways (under 914 m: 23)
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