King Abdullah II Air Base
King Abdullah II Air Base (ICAO OJKA) is an active military air base in Jordan, operated by the Royal Jordanian Air Force. It has 1 runway (2,120 m). Home to Sahel Nassab Group, No. 10 Squadron RJAF, No. 12 Squadron RJAF, Prince Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II ISR Wing and 8 other units, flying S-100 Camcopter, OA-1K Skyraider II / AT-802U, UH-60 Black Hawk.
Facility Details
32.0053°N, 36.2239°E · 692 m elevation
| Operating Country | 🇯🇴 Jordan |
| Location | 🇯🇴 Jordan |
| Status | Active |
| Usage | Military only |
| Year built | 1999 |
| Operating Organization | Royal Jordanian Air Force |
| Units |
Sahel Nassab GroupNo. 10 Squadron RJAFNo. 12 Squadron RJAFPrince Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II ISR WingNo. 9 Squadron RJAFNo. 15 Squadron RJAFNo. 25 Squadron RJAFPrince Hashim Bin Abdullah II Royal Aviation BrigadeNo. 8 Squadron RJAFNo. 28 Squadron RJAFNo. 30 Squadron RJAFNo. 32 Squadron RJAF
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| Elevation | 692 m (2,270 ft) |
| ICAO code | OJKA |
| Runways |
13/31 · 2,120 m (6,955 ft) · Concrete
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Description
King Abdullah II Air Base is a Royal Jordanian Air Force facility located near Zarqa, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan. King Abdullah II opened the installation on 26 November 1999.
The base hosts multiple Royal Jordanian Air Force operational groups. The Sahel Nassab Group comprises No. 10 Squadron and No. 12 Squadron, both operating Bell AH-1F Cobra attack helicopters.
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions are conducted by the Prince Al-Hussein Bin Abdullah II ISR Wing. This wing consists of No. 9 Squadron operating Schiebel Camcopter S-100 unmanned aerial vehicles, No. 15 Squadron operating Cessna 208 B-ISR and Cessna 208B EX Caravan aircraft, and No. 25 Squadron operating Air Tractor AT-802 aircraft.
The Prince Hashim Bin Abdullah II Royal Aviation Brigade is also stationed at the facility. Its assigned units include No. 8 Squadron with Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks, No. 30 Squadron with Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawks, No. 28 Squadron with McDonnell Douglas MD 530FF Defender helicopters, and No. 32 Squadron with CASA/IPTN AC-235 aircraft.
- AUG 142026 Updated Based aircraft recorded: Air Tractor AT-802, S-100 Camcopter, UH-60 Black Hawk
- AUG 132026 Updated Runway records recorded, with elevation, airport codes and official website
- AUG 12026 Created Page created: King Abdullah II Air Base