Al Jufra Airbase


































Al Jufra Airbase


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Al Jufra-Hun Airbase


  • IATA: none

  • ICAO: HL69

Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Libyan Air Force
Serves Hun, Libya
Elevation AMSL
 846 ft / 258 m
Coordinates 29°11′53″N 16°00′04″E / 29.19806°N 16.00111°E / 29.19806; 16.00111
Map


Al Jufra is located in Libya

Al Jufra

Al Jufra



Location of the airport in Libya


Runways


















Direction
 Length
 Surface
m
 ft
14/32
 3,805
 12,484
 Concrete

Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Al Jufra Airbase (ICAO: HL69) is a Libyan Air Force base 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of Hun, a desert city in the Jufra District of Libya. It was originally used by the Libyan Arab Air Force from 1969 to 2011.


The runway length does not include 198 metres (650 ft) paved overruns on each end.


The Hon non-directional beacon (Ident: HON) is located 4.7 nautical miles (8.7 km) southwest of the airport.[3]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 No-Fly Zone enforcement


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History



The Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-25 PDS Foxbat Based at Al Jufra Airbase.

The Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-25 PDS Foxbat Based at Al Jufra Airbase.


Prior to the First Libyan Civil War, during the 1980s, the No. 1025 Squadron operated Mig-25PDs at the Al Jufra-Hun Airbase for defense of the north coast. TU-22, G.222, and An-26 were based at Jufra, parked on open pavement, sand berm shielded pads, and in aircraft shelters.[4] Considering the positioning of many of the aircraft visible in the satellite imagery, and what is known of the maintenance record of the Libyan Air Force, the operational inventory of combat aircraft based at Jufra in 2011 can be assumed to be quite low. The G.222 is believed to have not flown for more than a decade.



No-Fly Zone enforcement


The airbase was bombed on 24 March 2011 by French aircraft, in accordance with the UN-backed enforcement of the No-Fly Zone over Libya.[5] Over two and a half months later, on 13 June, the area was again struck by NATO forces.[6]



See also



  • Transport in Libya

  • List of airports in Libya



References





  1. ^ Airport information for Al Jufra Airport at Great Circle Mapper.


  2. ^ "al Jufrah Airbase". Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 17 September 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Hon NDB". Our Airports. Retrieved 17 September 2018.


  4. ^ Al Jufra - Google Maps


  5. ^ Libyan Air Force Forbes


  6. ^ Stike on Libyan airbase Irish Times




External links



  • OpenStreetMap - Al Jufra Air Base

  • OurAirports - Al Jufrah Airport


  • Airport information for Al Jufra at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
















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