Al Dhafra Air Base
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| Al Dhafra Air Base قاعدة الظفرة الجوية |
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World Trade Center memorials at Al Dhafra, June 2004
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| IATA: DHF – ICAO: OMAM | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | United Arab Emirates Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Abu Dhabi, UAE | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Mussafah, UAE | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 77 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°14′24″N 054°32′54″E / 24.24000°N 54.54833°ECoordinates: 24°14′24″N 054°32′54″E / 24.24000°N 54.54833°E | ||||||||||||||
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Al Dhafra Air Base (Arabic:قاعدة الظفرة الجوية) (IATA: DHF, ICAO: OMAM) is a military installation in the United Arab Emirates. The base is located approximately 20 mi (32 km) south of Abu Dhabi and is operated by the United Arab Emirates Air Force.
Facilities[edit]
The airport resides at an elevation of 77 ft (23 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways, 13L/31R and 13R/31L, each having an asphalt surface measuring 3,661 m × 46 m (12,011 ft × 151 ft).[1]
History[edit]
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Current use[edit]
The United States Air Force's 380th Air Expeditionary Wing has a number of aircraft based here, including: Lockheed U-2S's,[2] McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extenders, Boeing E-3 Sentrys (AWACS) and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks.
On 1 September 2008 the French Air Force opened their own military settlement within the base operating Dassault Rafales and Boeing KC-135FR Stratolifters.[citation needed]
Due to the 2014 military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant the French have also deployed Breguet Atlantique II maritime patrol aircraft.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Airport information for OMAM from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. September 2014. p. 7.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. November 2014. p. 4.
External links[edit]
- Al Dhafra Air Base at GlobalSecurity.org
- Current weather for OMAM at NOAA/NWS
- Al Dhafra Air Base at OSGEOINT