Rayak Air Base
Rayak Air Base is Lebanon's first air base and the place where the Lebanese Air Force was born on June 1, 1949. In the 1950s, the RAF sent its own instructors to help the Lebanese Air Force.
- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Lebanon
- Also known as: “base aérienne de Rayak” and “OLRA”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Temnine El Tehta and Fourzol.
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Photo: Nmaluf, Public domain.Rayak Air Base
- Categories: airbase, military installation, and transport
- Location: Bekaa, Lebanon, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
33.85022° or 33° 51′ 1″ north
Longitude
35.98911° or 35° 59′ 21″ east
Elevation
912 metres (2,992 feet)
Open location code
8G5QVX2Q+3J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tajik—“Rayak Air Base” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قاعدة رياق الجوية”
- Arabic: “مطار رياق”
- French: “Aéroport de Rayak”
- French: “Base aérienne de Rayak”
- French: “base de Rayak”
- German: “Flughafen Rayak”
- Hebrew: “שדה התעופה ריאק”
- Japanese: “リヤーク空軍基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Rayak AB”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی ریاق”
- Polish: “Baza lotnicza Rijak”
- Portuguese: “Base aérea de Rayak”
- Russian: “Авиабаза Раяк”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ риоқ”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Райақ”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Houch Hala and Rayaq.
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Highlights: Église Saint Roch and Église orthodoxe arménienne.
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