| Al Minhad Air Base قاعدة المنهاد الجوية | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: NHD – ICAO: OMDM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 165 ft / 50 m | ||
| Coordinates | 25°01′36″N 055°22′10″E / 25.02667°N 55.36944°ECoordinates: 25°01′36″N 055°22′10″E / 25.02667°N 55.36944°E | ||
| Map | |||
  NHD | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 09/27 | 3,953 | 12,969 | Asphalt |
| Sources:[1] | |||
Al Minhad Air Base (Arabic language: قاعدة المنهاد الجوية) (IATA: NHD, ICAO: OMDM) is a military installation in the United Arab Emirates. The base is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Dubai and is operated by the United Arab Emirates Air Force.
Facilities[]
The airport resides at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway, 09/27 which has an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 45 metres (13,123 ft × 148 ft).[1] and a parallel taxiway with a width of 38 metres (125 ft).
Foreign users[]
Several foreign countries allied to the United Arab Emirates are believed to have made use of Al Minhad Air Base since the early 2000s to support the logistics supply chain for their army operations in Afghanistan. Use of the Al Minhad Air Base is a sensitive matter for the Government of the United Arab Emirates, which imposes a diplomatic agreement stating that the militaries of foreign governments not advertise the host nation nor location of their operations in the United Arab Emirates due to "local sensitivities" about allowing a foreign military presence within its borders.[2]
The British Armed Forces have operations at the base.[2][3][4] No. 906 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF was stood up at the base on 15 January 2013.[5] 906 Wing, one of the RAF's Expeditionary Air Wings, was an expansion of the RAF's presence; previously, prior to Christmas 2012, No. 6 Squadron RAF had exercised their Eurofighter Typhoons from the UAE.
The Canadian Forces operated a forward logistics support facility in the Middle East which they had codenamed Camp Mirage. It is widely believed that Camp Mirage was located at Al Minhad Air Base from its founding in fall 2001 until its closure in fall 2010 due to an unrelated disagreement over securing additional landing rights for UAE's civilian airlines at Canadian airports.
The Australian Defence Force maintains a facility at Al Minhad,[6] as do the New Zealand Defence Force and the Military of the Netherlands.[2][4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Airport information for OMDM from DAFIF (effective October 2010)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 $87.5m for new Mid-East army base
- ↑ Frank Gardner (29 April 2013). "'East of Suez': Are UK forces returning?". BBC News. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22333555. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 10ABUDHABI69, 'UAE - Scenesetter for visit of CJCS,' 9 February 2010, Wikileaks, via United States diplomatic cables leak
- ↑ British Government, 906 Expeditionary Air Wing Stands Up in the United Arab Emirates, January 2013
- ↑ "Al Minhad Air Base - Global Collaborative". Australian Bases Abroad. Nautilus Institute. 2009. http://www.globalcollab.org/Nautilus/australia/bases/mirage. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
External links[]
- Al Minhad Air Base at GlobalSecurity.org
- Current weather for OMDM at NOAA/National Weather Service
- Airport information for Al Minhad Air Base at Search (for) Travel website.
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