Bilbays Air Base Explained

Bilbays Air Base
Ensign:Flag of Egypt.svg
Ensign Size:70px
Native Name:Arabic: قاعدة بلبيس الجوية
Location:Bilbeis, Sharqia Governorate
Country:Egypt
Type:Air Base
Pushpin Map:Egypt
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Egypt
Pushpin Label:Bilbays Air Base
Ownership:Ministry of Defense (Egypt)
Operator:Egyptian Air Force
Used:1985 - present
Elevation:27m (89feet)
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length:3470m (11,390feet)
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:09L/27R
R2-Length:1475m (4,839feet)
R2-Surface:Asphalt
R3-Number:09R/27L
R3-Length:2500m (8,200feet)
R3-Surface:Asphalt
R4-Number:17L/35R
R4-Length:2975m (9,760feet)
R4-Surface:Asphalt
R5-Number:17R/35L
R5-Length:1515m (4,970feet)
R5-Surface:Asphalt

Bilbays Air Base is an Egyptian Air Force airbase located near Bilbeis, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt. It was formerly RAF Bilbeis, a Royal Air Force station operational during the Second World War.

The air base is home to the Egyptian Air Academy that operates No. 3 & 5 Squadrons which flies the Grob G 115EG as part of 101 Air Brigade, along with No. 28 and 29 Squadrons which flies the Hongdu K-8E as part of the 201 Air Wing and No. 54 Squadron which flies the Aérospatiale SA342L Gazelle as part of 301 Air Wing.[1]

Former RAF units

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Egypt - Air Force - Bilbays / Belbes. Scramble.nl. 6 October 2024.