Ramon Military Air Base

Ramon Air Wing 25 military airfield ; , location in Israel:
	Ramon Airbase
	Ramon Airbase
Characteristics
ICAO code	LLRM
Coordinates	30 ° 46 ′ 29 " N , 34 ° 40 ′ 4" E Coordinates: 30 ° 46 ′ 29 " N , 34 ° 40 ′ 4" E
Height above MSL	648 m (2126 ft )
Basic data
opening	1982
operator	Israeli Air Force
Runways
07R / 25L	3010 m of asphalt
07L / 25R	2700 m of asphalt

The Ramon Military Airfield ( ICAO Code: LLRM for Israeli Air Force Base Ramon ) is a base of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) . It is located in the southern district of Israel in the Negev desert, northwest of the town of Mitzpe Ramon, around 17 km from the Egyptian border. It has two runways of 2,700 and 3,010 m in length.

history

The military airfield was built between 1979 and 1982 together with the airfields Nevatim and Ovda by US companies as a replacement for the bases Eitam, Etzion, Ofira and Refidim on the Sinai Peninsula , which were abandoned after the Camp David Agreement (see gallery). In January 2005, the "Bat" squadron on Ramon was the first to fly the new F-16I jet, which was adapted to Israeli needs . Shortly afterwards, the squadrons “Negev” and “One” were also equipped with F-16I jets.

Current

Currently (2020), in addition to the three F-16 squadrons, there are also two AH-64A / D Apache attack helicopters stationed at the military airfield , the only ones in Israel. For several years there have been considerations to purchase new Apache attack helicopters of the type AH-64E from the US manufacturer Boeing , but this has so far failed because of the costs.

units

113 Squadron AH-64D Apache Sharaf attack helicopter ("Hornet" Squadron)
119th Squadron F-16I Sufa combat aircraft ("Bat" Squadron)
190th Squadron AH-64A Apache Peten attack helicopter ("Magic Touch" Squadron)
201st Squadron F-16I Sufa fighter aircraft ("One" Squadron)
253rd Squadron F-16I Sufa fighter aircraft ("Negev" Squadron)

AH-64D Apache Sharaf attack helicopter of the "Hornet" squadron on Independence Day
F-16I Sufa of the 119th Squadron "Bat" (see stern) during an exercise, stationed on Ramon
AH-64A Apache Peten attack helicopter of the "Magic Touch" squadron on Independence Day
F-16I Sufa of the 201st Squadron “One” (see stern) during an exercise, stationed on Ramon
F-16I Sufa of the 253rd Squadron "Negev" (see stern) during an exercise, stationed on Ramon
Abandoned bases on the Sinai Peninsula (4) and newly established bases in southern Israel (3)