Transit Center at Manas is a former U.S. military installation at Manas International Airport, near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. It was primarily operated by the U.S. Air Force. The primary unit at the base was the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing. On 3 June 2014 American troops vacated the base and it was handed over back to the Kyrgyzstan military.
A US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III assigned to the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Detachment 1 departs the Transit Center Manas during March 2014. The flight signified the end of the airlift mission into Afghanistan from the base.
Cap inscribed "U.S. Air Force – Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan"
A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flightline at Manas Air Base.
A C-5 Galaxy cargo plane being refuelled by a KrAZ tanker truck at Manas after arriving from Ramstein Air Base.
Manas International Airport
Manas International Airport is the main international airport in Kyrgyzstan, located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-northwest of the capital, Bishkek.
Manas International Airport