Prince Hassan Air Base

Prince Hassan Air Base (H5) is a Royal Jordanian Air Force base, located 72.4 miles east-northeast of Amman, Jordan.

Prince Hassan Air Base (H-5)
Near Amman in Jordan
Prince Hassan Air Base
Shown within Jordan
Coordinates32°9′39″N 37°8′59″E
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerJordanian Armed Forces
OperatorRoyal Jordanian Air Force
Site history
Built1966 (1966)-69
In use1969-present
Airfield information
Elevation676 metres (2,218 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
13/31 3,000 metres (9,843 ft) Asphalt

History

H5 used to be a pumping station for the oil pipeline from Iraq to Haifa and had a landing strip which was used by Royal Air Force and Iraq Petroleum Company mail aircraft flying between Baghdad/Amman/Cairo.

The base was opened in 1969 and named after Prince El Hassan. No. 9 Squadron RJAF was established there with Lockheed F-104A/B Starfighters.

No. 6 Fighter Reconnaissance Squadron RJAF has been based there in the past but has since moved to Muwaffaq Salti Air Base

Current use

Presently No. 17 Squadron RJAF with Northrop F-5E/F Tiger IIs, are based there.[1] In 1994 the Fighter Weapons Instructor School came to H5.

The United States Air Force has used the base occasionally since the 1980s.

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References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. "Hotel Five (H5) (OJHF) - Prince Hassan AB". Scramble. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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