Ras Lanuf Oil Airport (ICAO: HLNF) is an airport in the Sirte District of Libya, located on the Mediterranean coast 227 kilometres (141 mi) south-southwest of Benghazi. Its primary use is the transportation of oilfield workers from production facilities in the area.
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Ras Lanuf, Libya | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 42 ft / 13 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°30′00″N 18°31′35″E / 30.50000°N 18.52639°E | ||||||||||||||
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  HLNF Location of the airport in Libya | |||||||||||||||
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The Ras Lanuf V40 non-directional beacon (Ident: VR) is located on the field.[3]
World War II
editDuring World War II the airfield, then known as Hamraiet Airfield was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Force Ninth Air Force 57th Fighter Group during the North African Campaign against Axis forces. The 57th flew P-40 Warhawks from the airfield between 3–19 January 1943 before moving forward with the British Eighth Army. [4]
Further reading
edit- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. 521 p. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-405-12194-6. LCCN 70605402. OCLC 72556.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Airport information for HLNF at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Maps - Ras Lanuf
- ^ "Ras Lanuf V40 NDB (VR) @ OurAirports". ourairports.com. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
External links
edit- OurAirports - Ras Lanuf
- SkyVector - Ras Lanuf
- FallingRain - Ras Lanuf Oil Airport
- Accident history for Ras Lanuf Airport at Aviation Safety Network
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