Royal Moroccan Air Force base Kenitra (Kenitra)

Morocco / Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen / Kenitra
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Kenitra Air Base (Arabic: [كنيترا] مطار) (IATA: NNA, ICAO: GMMY) is a military airport in Kenitra,[1] the capital city of the Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen region in Morocco. It is also known as the Third Royal Air Force Base,operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force.

The airport resides at an elevation of 16 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 07/25 with a concrete surface measuring 2,437 by 46 metres (7,995 × 151 ft) and 03/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,839 by 46 metres (6,033 × 151 ft). Since its inception, the 3rd Air Force Base (3ieme BAFRA) has been the home of the military air cargo transport. The working horse for this has been and remains the C 130 Hercules by Lockheed. Also since 1982 a training wing for air force transport pilots was added, the training starts with King Air Beechcraft.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenitra_Air_Base
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Coordinates:   34°17'25"N   6°36'39"W

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