Beni Suef Air Base
Beni Suef Air Base | |||||||||||
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قاعدة بني سويف الجوية | |||||||||||
| Beni Suef Governorate in Egypt | |||||||||||
  Beni Suef Air Base Shown within Egypt | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°12′43″N 031°00′57″E / 29.21194°N 31.01583°E | ||||||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defense (Egypt) | ||||||||||
| Operator | Egyptian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1985 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1985 - present | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 28 metres (92 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Beni Suef Air Base is an Egyptian Air Force airbase located within Beni Suef Governorate, Egypt.
The air base is home to No. 55 Squadron as part of 547 Air Wing of the 119 Air Division which flies the Mil Mi-17V-5. It is also home to No. 70 Squadron which flies the General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon as part of 242 Tactical Fighter Wing of 149 Air Division, No. 94 Squadron which flies the Hongdu K-8E of 770 Tactical Fighting Wing of 149 Air Division and a detachment from No. 87 Squadron which flies the Grumman E-2C Hawkeye as part of 601 Air Wing of the 159 Air Division.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Egypt - Air Force - Beni Suef (HEBS)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 6 October 2024.