🇦🇪 Al Minhad Air Base

Al Minhad Air Base (IATA: NHD, ICAO: OMDM) is a military installation operated by the United Arab Emirates Air Force, located approximately 24 km (15 miles) south of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

Type of Facility and Operations:

• It is a military airport, designated as "Public / Military".
• The base serves as a critical logistics and transport hub for allied nations operating in the Middle East.
• It has been used by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) as their main transport and logistics hub in the Middle East since 2008, with the ADF maintaining a facility named Camp Baird at the base.
• The British Armed Forces also have operations at the base, with No. 906 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF stood up there in 2013, and a permanent facility called "Donnelly Lines" opened in March 2024 to support British operations.
• Historically, it was a critical hub for Coalition/ISAF partners in Afghanistan, including Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, the UK, and New Zealand.

Notable Features:

• The airfield has one runway, 09/27, which is 3,953 meters (12,970 feet) long and 45 meters (148 feet) wide with an asphalt surface,.
• It has a parallel taxiway with a width of 38 meters (125 feet).
• The elevation of the airfield is 50 meters (165 feet) above mean sea level.

Current Status:

• Al Minhad Air Base is operational,.

*Sources researched: airportguide.com, en.wikipedia.org, flightradar24.com, metar-taf.com*