Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 683 m / 2,241 ft 3,000 9,843 Address Al-Mafraq, Jordan | Serves Mafraq, Jordan 13/31 3,000 9,843 Asphalt Code OMF | |
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King Hussein Air Base also known as Mafraq Air Base (IATA: OMF, ICAO: OJMF) and King Hussein Air College, is an air base 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of the city of Mafraq, in the Mafraq Governorate of Jordan.
History
The site has been used as an aviation hub since the 1920s. New buildings and a concrete runway were built in an expansion that took place in 1951. It became an asset of the Jordanian government on 31 May 1957 and sat unused for a year. It was renamed King Hussein Air Base in June 1959, with No.1 Fighter Squadron (Hunters) and later No.2 Squadron (Vampires) of the Royal Jordanian Air Force moving from Amman.
One of the hangars, some aircraft, and a runway were destroyed in the Six-Day War (1967). Since 1978 it has been named King Hussein Air College. It is home to the Flying School, the Staff School, the Junior Command, and Number 2, 4, 5, and 11 Squadrons.