King Abdullah II Air Base

King Abdullah II Air Base (ICAO: OJKA; Arabic: قاعدة الملك عبدالله الثاني) is a Royal Jordanian Air Force base located near Zarqa, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan.

King Abdullah II Air Base
قاعدة الملك عبدالله الثاني
Zarqa, Zarqa Governorate in Jordan
Two RJAF UH-60 Black Hawks taxi at the base, 2019
Site information
Type	Air Base
Operator	Royal Jordanian Air Force
Location
King Abdullah II Air Base Shown within Jordan
Coordinates	32°00′19″N 036°13′26″E
Site history
In use	1999–present
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: OJKA
Elevation	692 metres (2,270 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 13/31 2,120 metres (6,955 ft) Concrete
Sources: AIP Jordan[1]

History

The base was opened by King Abdullah II of Jordan, for whom it is also named, on 26 November 1999.^[2]

Based units

The following units are stationed at King Abdullah II Air Base as of 2022:^[3]

• Sahel Nassab Group
  • No. 10 Squadron RJAF with the Bell AH-1F Cobra (SES)
  • No. 12 Squadron RJAF with the AH-1F
• Prince Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II ISR Wing
  • No. 9 Squadron RJAF with the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAV
  • No. 15 Squadron RJAF with the Cessna 208 B-ISR Caravan & Cessna 208B EX Caravan
  • No. 25 Squadron RJAF with the Air Tractor AT-802
• Prince Hashim Bin Abdullah II Royal Aviation Brigade
  • No. 8 Squadron RJAF with the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk^[4]
  • No. 28 Squadron RJAF with the McDonnell Douglas MD 530FF Defender
  • No. 30 Squadron RJAF with the Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk
  • No. 32 Squadron RJAF with the CASA/IPTN AC-235