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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Moroccan Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | Ben Guerir, Morocco | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 430 m / 1,400 ft | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°7′50″N 7°54′39″W / 32.13056°N 7.91083°W | ||||||||||
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Ben Guerir Air Base is a Royal Moroccan Air Force base in the Marraksh-Safi region, located about 58 kilometres (36 mi) north of Marrakech, near the town of Ben Guerir. It previously served as a United States Air Force base and Transatlantic Abort Landing (TAL) site for the Space Shuttle.