Fayid Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located west of Fayed, Ismailia Governorate, Egypt.
Fayid Air Base | |||||||
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Arabic: قاعدة فايد الجوية | |||||||
| Fayed, Ismailia Governorate in Egypt | |||||||
  Air Base Shown within Egypt | |||||||
| Coordinates | 30°19′49″N 032°16′11″E / 30.33028°N 32.26972°E | ||||||
| Type | Fayid Air Base | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense (Egypt) | ||||||
| Operator | Egyptian Air Force | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1980 | ||||||
| In use | 1980 - present | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 21 metres (69 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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The base is home to both 86 and 88 Squadrons of 282 Tactical Fighter Wing of 149 Air Division, both squadrons fly the General Dynamics F-16C/D-40 Fighting Falcon.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Egypt - Air Force - Fayid (--) (Faid)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 15 November 2024.