Fayid Air Base | |||||||
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Arabic: قاعدة فايد الجوية | |||||||
Fayed, Ismailia Governorate in Egypt | |||||||
Coordinates | 30°19′49″N 032°16′11″E / 30.33028°N 32.26972°E | ||||||
Type | Fayid Air Base | ||||||
Site information | |||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defense (Egypt) | ||||||
Operator | Egyptian Air Force | ||||||
Site history | |||||||
Built | 1980 | ||||||
In use | 1980 - present | ||||||
Airfield information | |||||||
Elevation | 21 metres (69 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Fayid Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located west of Fayed, Ismailia Governorate, Egypt.
The base is home to both 86 and 88 Squadrons of 282 Tactical Fighter Wing of 149 Air Division, both squadrons fly the General Dynamics F-16C/D-40 Fighting Falcon.[1]