Ras Lanuf Oil Airport is an airport in the Sirte District of Libya, located on the Mediterranean coast south-southwest of Benghazi. Its primary use is the transportation of oilfield workers from production facilities in the area.
The Ras Lanuf V40 non-directional beacon (Ident: VR) is located on the field.
World War II
During World War II the airfield, then known as Hamraiet Airfield was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Force Ninth Air Force 57th Fighter Group during the North African Campaign against Axis forces. The 57th flew P-40 Warhawks from the airfield between 3–19 January 1943 before moving forward with the British Eighth Army.
Further reading
* Maurer, Maurer
''Air Force Combat Units of World War II''.Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. 521 p. .
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See also
*Transport in Libya
*List of airports in Libya
References
External links
OpenStreetMap - Ras Lanuf Oil AirportSkyVector - Ras Lanuf
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Ras Lanuf, Airport
Airports in Libya
Tripolitania
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Libya
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