King Abdullah II Air Base
قاعدة الملك عبدالله الثاني
Zarqa, Zarqa Governorate in Jordan
Two RJAF UH-60 Black Hawks taxi at the base, 2019
King Abdullah II Air Base Shown within Jordan
Coordinates	32°00′19″N 036°13′26″E / 32.00528°N 36.22389°E / 32.00528; 36.22389
Type	Air Base
Site information
Operator	Royal Jordanian Air Force
Site history
In use	1999–present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: OJKA
Elevation	692 metres (2,270 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 13/31 2,120 metres (6,955 ft) Concrete
Sources: AIP Jordan [1]

King Abdullah II Air Base ( ICAO: OJKA; Arabic: قاعدة الملك عبدالله الثاني) is a Royal Jordanian Air Force base located near Zarqa, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan.

History

The base was opened by King Abdullah II of Jordan, for whom it is also named, on 26 November 1999. ^[2]

Based units

The following units are stationed at King Abdullah II Air Base as of 2022: ^[3]

• Sahel Nassab Group
  • No. 10 Squadron RJAF with the Bell AH-1F Cobra (SES)
  • No. 12 Squadron RJAF with the AH-1F
• Prince Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II ISR Wing
  • No. 9 Squadron RJAF with the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAV
  • No. 15 Squadron RJAF with the Cessna 208 B-ISR Caravan & Cessna 208B EX Caravan
  • No. 25 Squadron RJAF with the Air Tractor AT-802
• Prince Hashim Bin Abdullah II Royal Aviation Brigade
  • No. 8 Squadron RJAF with the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk ^[4]
  • No. 28 Squadron RJAF with the McDonnell Douglas MD 530FF Defender
  • No. 30 Squadron RJAF with the Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk
  • No. 32 Squadron RJAF with the CASA/IPTN AC-235

References