Editing Air base (section)

==Airbase facilities==
An airbase typically has some facilities similar to a [[Civil aviation|civilian]] [[airport]]; for example, [[air traffic control]] and [[Aircraft rescue and firefighting|firefighting]].  Some military aerodromes have passenger facilities; for example, [[RAF Brize Norton]] in [[England]] has a terminal used by passengers for the [[Royal Air Force]]'s passenger transport flights.  A number of military airbases may also have a [[civil enclave]] for commercial passenger flights, e.g. [[Beijing Nanyuan Airport]] (China), [[Chandigarh Airport]] (India), [[Ibaraki Airport]] (Japan), [[Burlington International Airport]] (USA),
[[Sheikh Ul-Alam International Airport Srinagar]] (India), [[Taipei Songshan Airport]] (Taiwan), [[Eindhoven airport]] (The Netherlands).  Likewise, the opposite also occurs; large civilian airports may contain a smaller military airbase within their environs, such as [[Royal Brunei Air Force Base, Rimba]] (located within [[Brunei International Airport]]).

Some airbases have dispersed aircraft parking, [[Revetment (aircraft)|revetment]]s, [[hardened aircraft shelter]]s, or even [[underground hangar]]s, to protect aircraft from enemy attack.  [[Combat aircraft]] require secure protected storage of [[aircraft ordnance]] and munitions.  Other facilities may also include technical buildings for servicing and support of survival equipment (including [[flying helmet]]s and personal liquid oxygen), flight simulator for synthetic training, servicing facilities for all aircraft systems (airframes, propulsion, avionics, weapons systems)<ref>{{Cite web|author=Ronald V.|date=20 December 2010|url=https://forgottenairfields.com/airfield-breuggen-442.html|title=Brüggen|website=ForgottenAirfields.com|location=Netherlands|publisher=Abandoned forgotten & little known airfields in Europe|access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref> and associated ground support systems (including mechanical transport).  All military airbases will have buildings for [[military administration]] (station headquarters, squadron briefing and operations), and larger bases will also include medical and dental facilities for military personnel (and sometimes their dependents), along with dining ([[mess]], informally known as the 'cook house'), accommodation (single living accommodation for [[junior ranks]], Sergeants' and Officers' Mess for senior non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers), recreational facilities (club house for socialising), shopping facilities ([[NAAFI]] shops, base exchange, commissary), and sports facilities (gymnasium, swimming pool, sports pitches).  An airbase may be defended by [[anti-aircraft weapon]]s and [[force protection]] troops.
[[File:Gripen taking off from road runway.jpg|thumb|A  [[Saab JAS 39 Gripen|JAS 39 Gripen]] of the [[Swedish Air Force]] taking off from a road runway, as part of a dispersal airbase.|alt=]]