| King Faisal Air Base | |
| Ensign: | Air Force Ensign of Jordan.svg |
| Ensign Size: | 90px |
| Native Name: | مجموعة الملك فيصل بن عبد العزيز الجوية |
| Nearest Town: | Al-Jafr, Ma'an Governorate |
| Country: | Jordan |
| Pushpin Map: | Jordan |
| Pushpin Label: | King Faisal Air Base |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Jordan |
| Type: | Air Base |
| Operator: | Royal Jordanian Air Force |
| Built: | 1974–1981 |
| Used: | –present |
| Elevation: | 873m (2,864feet) |
| Icao: | OJKF |
| R1-Number: | 11/29 |
| R1-Length: | 3600m (11,800feet) |
| R1-Surface: | Paved |
| Footnotes: | Sources: AIP Jordan,[1] TPC H-5B[2] |
King Faisal Air Base (; Arabic: مجموعة الملك فيصل بن عبد العزيز الجوية) is a Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) installation near the town of Al-Jafr, Ma'an Governorate.
The installation is named for King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who financed the base's construction.[3]
Construction for the base began in 1974, with the first aircraft landing on 27 November 1980. The base was officially opened by King Hussein of Jordan on 24 June 1981.
A 1983 report indicated that the base was used to assemble parts of Chinese Shenyang J-6 fighter aircraft for subsequent delivery to Iraq.[4]
In 1987, Syrian president Hafez Assad and Iraqi president Saddam Hussein flew to the base to have a meeting in the nearby town Al-Jafr amidst the Iran–Iraq War.[5]
In October 1996, the airfield was used by an Antonov An-124 to fly in the ThrustSSC jet car for testing in the desert near Al-Jafr.[6]
On 4 November 2016, a Jordanian guard shot and killed three American soldiers and wounded another while they were returning to the base.[7]
The base frequently hosts military exercises,[8] a practice going back as far as the 1980s. Among the exercises that have been hosted at the base are Exercise Bright Star and Exercise Eager Lion.[9] [10] [11]
