RAF Safi Maintenance Base | |
|---|---|
| Malta Near Ħal Safi | |
  RAF Safi Shown within Malta | |
| Coordinates | 35°50′30″N 014°29′30″E / 35.84167°N 14.49167°E |
| Type | Diversion airfield then Maintenance Base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Now Government of Malta |
| Controlled by | Malta Industrial Parks Ltd |
| Condition | Extensively developed as a hangar site |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941 |
| Built by | The Malta Police and Royal Hampshire Regiment |
| In use | 1943-1979 |
Royal Air Force Safi was a Royal Air Force maintenance base located on the island of Malta, which started life in 1941 as a diversion airstrip for the main operating bases such as nearby RAF Luqa. Other diversion airstrips similar in function to Safi were located at RAF Krendi and on Malta's second island of Gozo.