Ismailia Air Base
| Ismailia Air Base RAF Ismailia RAF Moascar | |||||||
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Arabic: قاعدة الاسماعيلية الجوية | |||||||
| Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate in Egypt | |||||||
Members of No. 458 Squadron RAAF at RAF Ismailia, 1942 | |||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense (Egypt) | ||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces Egyptian Air Force | ||||||
| Controlled by | Royal Air Force (1935-1956) Ninth Air Force (1942) Egyptian Air Force (1956 – present) | ||||||
| Location | |||||||
| Coordinates | 30°35′53.75″N 32°14′12.86″E / 30.5982639°N 32.2369056°E | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 1915 | ||||||
| In use | 1915 - present | ||||||
| Battles/wars | World War II | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
| Elevation | 11 metres (36 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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Ismailia Air Base El Qūwāt El Gawīyä El Maṣrīyä is an air base of the Egyptian Air Force located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west-northwest of the city of Ismailia; 116 kilometres (72 mi) northeast of Cairo, Egypt.