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Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport

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Airport type
  
Civil

Location
  
Libya

07/25
  
1,785

Elevation
  
610 m

Operator
  
Government

Elevation AMSL
  
2,000 ft / 610 m

1,785
  
5,855

Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport

Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport is an airport in the former Mizda District of Libya, located approximately 266 km south-southwest of Tripoli in the Libyan desert. Its primary use is the transportation of oilfield workers from production facilities in the area.

World War II

During World War II the airfield, then known as Tmed El Chel Airfield was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Force during the North African Campaign against Axis forces.

USAAF Ninth Air Force units which used the airfield were:

  • 81st Bombardment Squadron, (12th Bombardment Group), 11 January-3 February 1943, B-25 Mitchell
  • 82d Bombardment Squadron, (12th Bombardment Group), 10 January-4 February 1943, B-25 Mitchell

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