Ramon Airbase ( he, בסיס חיל-האוויר רמון , ''Basis Hayil-HaAvir Ramon'', lit. ''Ramon Air Force Base'') is an
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defens ...
base southwest of
Beersheba
Beersheba or Beer Sheva, officially Be'er-Sheva ( he, בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע, ''Bəʾēr Ševaʿ'', ; ar, بئر السبع, Biʾr as-Sabʿ, Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. ...
, near the town of
Mitzpe Ramon
Mitzpe Ramon ( he, מִצְפֵּה רָמוֹן, Ramon Lookout; ar, متسبي رمون) is a local council in the Negev desert of southern Israel. It is situated on the northern ridge at an elevation of 860 meters (2,800 feet) overlo ...
. Also titled Kanaf 25 ( he, כנף 25, lit. ''Wing 25''), it was formerly known as Matred. It was built as the result of joint Israeli and US government funding as part of the IAF's redeployment out of its bases in the
Sinai after the peninsula was handed over to Egypt following the 1978
Camp David Accords. It was constructed between 1979 and 1982 by Air Base Constructors, a joint venture of Guy F. Atkinson Company, sponsor, (San Francisco); Dillingham Corporation (Honolulu); and
Nello L. Teer Company (Durham, N.C.) in association with Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton (New York City).
Its current commander is Col. Zvi Levi.
Units
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113th Squadron – operating AH-64D
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119th Squadron – operating F-16I
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190th Squadron – operating AH-64A
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201st Squadron – operating F-16I
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253rd Squadron – operating F-16I
See also
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List of airports in Israel
This is a list of airports in Israel, Jerusalem and the Golan Heights sorted by types of airport.
Airports
International airports
Currently there are three international airports operational in Israel, all managed by the Israel Airports Aut ...
References
External links
Ramon Airbase
Airports in Israel
Israeli Air Force bases
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