King Hussein Air Base

King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base مطار الملك الدولي
IATA: OMF ICAO: OJMF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Serves	Mafraq, Jordan
Elevation AMSL	683 m / 2,241 ft
Coordinates	32°21′23″N 036°15′33″E / 32.35639°N 36.25917°E / 32.35639; 36.25917Coordinates: 32°21′23″N 036°15′33″E / 32.35639°N 36.25917°E / 32.35639; 36.25917
Map
OMF Location of the airport in Jordan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 3,000 9,843 Asphalt
Sources: www.aac.jo, WAD, GCM, ASN, STV

King Hussein Air Base also known as Mafraq Air Base (IATA: OMF, ICAO: OJMF) and King Hussein Air College, is an air base 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of the city of Mafraq, in the Mafraq Governorate of Jordan.

The site has been used as an aviation hub since the 1920s. New buildings and a concrete runway were built in an expansion that took place in 1951. It became an asset of the Jordanian government on 31 May 1957 and sat unused for a year. It was renamed King Hussein Air Base in June 1959, with No.1 Fighter Squadron (Hunters) and later No.2 Squadron (Vampires) of the Royal Jordanian Air Force moving from Amman.

One of the hangars, some aircraft, and a runway were destroyed in the Six-Day War (1967). Since 1978 it has been named King Hussein Air College. It is home to the Flying School, the Staff School, the Junior Command, and Number 2, 4, 5, and 11 Squadrons.