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H-4 Air Base
Ruwaished, Mafraq Governorate in Jordan
H-4 AB is located in JordanH-4 ABH-4 ABShown within Jordan
Coordinates32°32′20″N 38°11′45″E / 32.53889°N 38.19583°E / 32.53889; 38.19583
TypeAir Base
Site information
OwnerJordanian Armed Forces
OperatorRoyal Jordanian Air Force
Site history
Built1932–1934
Built byIraq Petroleum Company
In useUnknown–present
Airfield information
IdentifiersICAO: OJRW
Elevation681 metres (2,234 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
10/28 2,480 metres (8,136 ft) Asphalt

H-4 Air Base (ICAO: OJRW) is a Royal Jordanian Air Force base located near Ruwaished in Mafraq Governorate, Jordan.

Overview

This airfield was built to support the H4 oil pumping station of the Kirkuk–Haifa oil pipeline built by the Iraq Petroleum Company between 1932 and 1934 in the Emirate of Transjordan at that time a protectorate of the British Empire. The airfield was used by the RAF during World War II as the Advanced Headquarters for operations against the rebels in Iraq during the Anglo-Iraqi War. The Airbase is now operated by the Royal Jordanian Air Force.

Between November 2014 and January 2015, the United States began positioning MQ-9 Reaper UAVs at the base.

The base also houses AH-1F Cobras, believed to be from the 10th and 12th Squadrons of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, and a Cessna 208B Caravan from the 15th Squadron and the Air Tractor 802i from the 25th Squadron

References

  1. "AIP Jordan Supplement 2/20, Location Indicators" (PDF). Jordan Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission. 16 July 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  2. ^ Kaplan, George (3 July 2017). "We've Spotted a Secret American Drone Base in Jordan". War is Boring. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017.


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