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.
King Abdullah II Air Base | |||||||
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قاعدة الملك عبدالله الثاني | |||||||
Zarqa, Zarqa Governorate in Jordan | |||||||
![]() Two RJAF UH-60 Black Hawks taxi at the base, 2019 | |||||||
Coordinates | 32°00′19″N 036°13′26″E / 32.00528°N 36.22389°E | ||||||
Type | Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Operator | Royal Jordanian Air Force | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
In use | 1999–present | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: OJKA | ||||||
Elevation | 692 metres (2,270 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Sources: AIP Jordan[1] |
History
editThe base was opened by King Abdullah II of Jordan, for whom it is also named, on 26 November 1999.[2]
Based units
editThe 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
edit- ^ "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.
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