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Coordinates: 30°19′49″N 032°16′11″E / 30.33028°N 32.26972°E / 30.33028; 32.26972
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Not to be confused with RAF Fayid.
Fayid Air Base
Arabic: قاعدة فايد الجوية
Fayed, Ismailia Governorate in Egypt
Air Base is located in Egypt
Air Base
Air Base
Shown within Egypt
Coordinates30°19′49″N 032°16′11″E / 30.33028°N 32.26972°E / 30.33028; 32.26972
TypeFayid Air Base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defense (Egypt)
OperatorEgyptian Air Force
Site history
Built1980 (1980)
In use1980 - present
Airfield information
Elevation21 metres (69 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) Asphalt

Fayid Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located west of Fayed, Ismailia Governorate, Egypt.

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

  1. ^ "Egypt - Air Force - Fayid (--) (Faid)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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