Estimating which air force bases have the most fighter jets present is difficult for a range of reasons. One factor is that units, especially in the United States, are rotated and deployed around the world. This means that numbers are constantly fluctuating. Another factor is that there just isn’t a good open-source dataset available for many of the world’s air force bases, such as those of North Korea, China, and Russia.
Indeed, a country like North Korea may have a load of fighter jets parked at a base visible from satellite imagery, but these are mostly obsolete aircraft that belong in a museum. Furthermore, most of these in-service museum pieces are likely not operational. North Korea, Syria (before 2024), and Iran (before 2026) are examples of countries with fighter jet…
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