El Minya Air Base
| El Minya Air Base | |||||||||
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Arabic: قاعدة المنيا الجوية | |||||||||
| Minya, Minya Governorate in Egypt | |||||||||
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| Type | Air Base | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense (Egypt) | ||||||||
| Operator | Egyptian Air Force | ||||||||
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El Minya Air Base Shown within Egypt | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°05′42″N 030°44′08″E / 28.09500°N 30.73556°E | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 38 metres (125 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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El Minya Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located west of Minya, Minya Governorate, Egypt.
The base is home to the Silver Stars demonstration team which is part of 201 Air Wing of the Egyptian Air Academy flying the Karakorum-8E, 57 and 58 Squadrons flying the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet MS1/2 as part of 308 Close Air Support Tactical Wing of 139 Air Division.[1]
History
In the 1950s, a new concrete runway measuring 8200 feet long and 110 feet wide was constructed over the site of the old airfield. A parallel taxiway was also built on the east side with six hardstands.[2]
References
- ^ "Egypt - Air Force - El Minya". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "CIA-RDP78T05447A000100010090-5" (PDF). CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room. Central Intelligence Agency. 17 May 1958. Retrieved 16 January 2026.