Al Mansurah Air Base is an Egyptian Air Force airbase located within Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt.
Al Mansurah Air Base | |||||||||
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قاعدة المنصورة الجوية | |||||||||
| Dakahlia Governorate in Egypt | |||||||||
  Al Mansurah Air Base Shown within Egypt | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°57′54″N 031°25′58″E / 30.96500°N 31.43278°E | ||||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defense (Egypt) | ||||||||
| Operator | Egyptian Air Force | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1985 | ||||||||
| In use | 1985 - present | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 4 metres (13 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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The air base is home to both No. 57 Squadron and No. 58 Squadron as part of 308 Close Air Support Tactical Wing of the 139 Air Division which flies the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet MS1/2.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Egypt - Air Force - Al Mansurah". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 6 October 2024.