Uthman Air Base
Uthman Air Base | |||||||||||
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Arabic: قاعدة عثمان الجوية | |||||||||||
| Siwa Oasis, Matrouh Governorate in Egypt | |||||||||||
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| Type | Air Base | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense (Egypt) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Egyptian Air Force | ||||||||||
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  Uthman Air Base Shown within Egypt | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°33′20″N 025°35′15″E / 29.55556°N 25.58750°E | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 132 metres (433 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Uthman Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located north of the Siwa Oasis, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt.
The base is home to 26 Squadron with the Air Tractor AT-802, as part of 102 Tactical Air Wing of 149 Air Division, 22 Squadron with CAIG Wing Loong II as part of 702 Air Wing or 129 Air Division and a detachment from 13 Squadron with the Mil Mi-17V-5, part of 547 Air Wing of 119 Air Division.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Egypt - Air Force - Uthman". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 17 November 2024.