Back قاعدة الوطية الجوية Arabic پایگاه هوایی الجویه Persian Base aérienne d'Al Watiya French Base aerea di Al-Watiya Italian Lapangan Terbang Okba Ibn Nafa, HL0W Malay Base Aérea Ocba ibne Nafa Portuguese Vatiyye Hava Üssü Turkish
Al-Watiya Air Base | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of National Unity | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Government of National Unity | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 253 ft / 77 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°28′20″N 11°54′00″E / 32.47222°N 11.90000°E | ||||||||||||||
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  al-Watiya A.B. Location of the airport in Libya | |||||||||||||||
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al-Watiya Air Base also known as Okba Ibn Nafa Air Base (ICAO: HL77) is a military airport in the Nuqat al Khams district of western Libya. It was named after Uqba ibn Nafi, the Islamic general who conquered North Africa. It is 27 kilometres (17 mi) east of the Tunisian border and 125 kilometres (78 mi) from Tripoli.[3][4]
- ^ Airport information for HL77 at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Google Map - Okba Ibn Nafa
- ^ "Libya's GNA recaptures strategic al-Watiya airbase". Al Jazeera. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Libyan forces aligned with Tripoli government capture key air base". Reuters. 18 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.