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]