King Hussein Air Base
| King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base مطار الملك الدولي | |||||||||||
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| IATA: OMF – ICAO: OJMF | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mafraq, Jordan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 683 m / 2,241 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°21′23″N 036°15′33″E / 32.35639°N 36.25917°ECoordinates: 32°21′23″N 036°15′33″E / 32.35639°N 36.25917°E | ||||||||||
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  OMF Location of the airport in Jordan | |||||||||||
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King Hussein Air Base also known as Mafraq Air Base (IATA: OMF, ICAO: OJMF) and King Hussein Air College, is an air base 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of the city of Mafraq, in the Mafraq Governorate of Jordan.
History
In 1951 the station in Mafraq was expanded to include new buildings and a runway laid.[5] It became an asset of the Jordanian government on 31 May 1957.[5] It was not used until 1958. Then it was owned by the Royal Jordanian Air Force the same year and named King Hussein Air Base in June 1959 with No 1 Fighter Squadron (Hunters) and later No 2 Squadron (Vampires) moving from Amman.[5]
It was attacked in the Six-Day War, and aircraft, runway, and one of the hangers was destroyed.[6]
Since 1978 it has been named King Hussein Air College.[7] It contains the Flying School with Number 2, 4, 5, and 11 Squadrons, the Junior Command, and the Staff School, which was formed in 1979.[8]
References
- ↑ Airport information for OJMF at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for OJMF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ↑ Accident history for OMF at Aviation Safety Network
- ↑ Airport information for King Hussein Air Base at Search (for) Travel website.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "King Hussein Air College – Mafraq". Royal Jordanian Air Force. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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