El Minya Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located west of Minya, Minya Governorate, Egypt.
El Minya Air Base | |||||||||
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Arabic: قاعدة المنيا الجوية | |||||||||
| Minya, Minya Governorate in Egypt | |||||||||
 El Minya Air Base Shown within Egypt | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°05′42″N 030°44′08″E | ||||||||
| Type | Air Base | ||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defense (Egypt) | ||||||||
| Operator | Egyptian Air Force | ||||||||
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| Elevation | 38 metres (125 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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The base is home to the Silver Stars demonstration team which is part of 201 Air Wing of the Egyptian Air Academy flying the Karakorum-8E, 57 and 58 Squadrons flying the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet MS1/2 as part of 308 Close Air Support Tactical Wing of 139 Air Division.[1]
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