King Abdullah II Air Base
Jordan military air base
32°00′19″N 036°13′26″E / 32.00528°N 36.22389°E / 32.00528; 36.22389
| Runways | |
|---|---|
| Direction | Length and surface |
| 13/31 | 2,120 metres (6,955 ft) Concrete |
King Abdullah II Air Base (ICAO: OJKA; Arabic: قاعدة الملك عبدالله الثاني) is a Royal Jordanian Air Force base located near Zarqa, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan.
History
The base was opened by King Abdullah II of Jordan, for whom it is also named, on 26 November 1999.[2]
Based units
The following units are stationed at King Abdullah II Air Base as of 2022:[3]
- Sahel Nassab Group
- No. 10 Squadron RJAF with the Bell AH-1F Cobra (SES)
- No. 12 Squadron RJAF with the AH-1F
- Prince Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II ISR Wing
- No. 9 Squadron RJAF with the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAV
- No. 15 Squadron RJAF with the Cessna 208 B-ISR Caravan & Cessna 208B EX Caravan
- No. 25 Squadron RJAF with the Air Tractor AT-802
- Prince Hashim Bin Abdullah II Royal Aviation Brigade
- No. 8 Squadron RJAF with the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk[4]
- No. 28 Squadron RJAF with the McDonnell Douglas MD 530FF Defender
- No. 30 Squadron RJAF with the Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk
- No. 32 Squadron RJAF with the CASA/IPTN AC-235
References
- ^ "AIP Jordan Supplement 2/20, Location Indicators" (PDF). Jordan Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission. 16 July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "King Abdullah II Air Base". Royal Jordanian Air Force. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "King Abdullah II AB (OJKA)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. November 2022. p. 27.
