The Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base "Mihail Kogălniceanu" is an air base located near Constanța, at the Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport. It is home to the 572nd Helicopter Squadron. The current base commander is Comandor Nicolae Crețu, succeeding Comandor Adrian Popescu.
Aircraft stationed at the air base, February 2022
A MiG-29 parked at the base
An IAR 330 of the 572nd Helicopter Squadron unloads troops of the 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne by fast rope
Romanian and US F-16s fly in formation alongside British and Italian Typhoons.
The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) (Romanian: Forțele Aeriene Române) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters, an operational command, five airbases and an air defense brigade. Reserve forces include one air base and three airfields.
Romanian F-16 at the 86th Fetești Air Force Base
A. Vlaicu Nr. I at military exercises 27 Sept. 1910
A Romanian Nieuport 11. The blue color on the tail appears nearly white in the black and white photograph.
A pair of IAR 80 fighters on patrol during World War II