Middle East
Lebanon
Beqaa Governorate

Rayak Air Base

Rayak Air Base is '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 Airforce.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Lebanon
  • Also known as: “OLRA”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Temnine El Tehta and Fourzol.

Village
Temnine Et Tahta is a village located in the of the in .

Village
Ferzol, also spelled Forzol, Ferzul or , is a village located in the of the in Lebanon. El is situated south of Nabi Ayla, and west of Ablah.

Village
Photo: Nmaluf, Public domain.
is a village in the Bekaa Valley about 18 km north of . It is famous for its Roman archeological ruins in the outskirts, and in particular two lower Roman temples that date back to the 1st century AD.

Rayak Air Base

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
way 197374098
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Geo­Names ID
11749473
Wiki­data ID
Q2916270
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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 aérienne de Rayak”
  • French: “base de Rayak”
  • German: “Flughafen Rayak”
  • Hebrew: “שדה התעופה ריאק”
  • Indonesian: “OLRA”
  • 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”

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