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| Abu Sultan Air Base RAF Deversoir LG-209  | |||||||||
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| Abu Sultan, Ismailia Governorate, Egypt | |||||||||
 RAF Deversoir – Airfield about 1945 mosaic | |||||||||
  Deversoir Air Base Location in Egypt | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°25′22″N 032°20′07″E / 30.42278°N 32.33528°E | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Egyptian Armed Forces | ||||||||
| Operator | Egyptian Air Force (1956–Present) Royal Air Force (1935–1956) United States Army Air Forces (1942–45) | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Egyptian Air Force Middle East Air Force Ninth Air Force | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Battles/wars | Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 8.8 metres (29 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Abu Sultan Air Base (LG-209) is an airbase of the Egyptian Air Force located approximately 19 km south-southeast of Ismailia (Al Isma`iliyah); 116 km northeast of Cairo, Egypt. It was formerly a major Royal Air Force station known as RAF Deversoir built before the Second World War.
The remaining RAF units vacated Deversoir following the coup that saw Gamal Abdel Nasser seize power in June 1956.
The base is home to both 30 and 56 Squadrons which fly the Aérospatiale SA-342L Gazelle.[1]
- ^ "Egyptian Air Force – Abu Sultan". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 28 August 2024.