El Minya Air Base

El Minya Air Base is a Air base of the Egyptian Air Force located west of Minya, Minya Governorate, Egypt.
The base is home to the Silver Stars demonstration team which is part of 201 Air Wing of the Egyptian Air Academy flying the Karakorum-8E, 57 and 58 Squadrons flying the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet MS1/2 as part of 308 Close Air Support Tactical Wing of 139 Air Division.

History

In the 1950s, a new concrete runway measuring 8200 feet long and 110 feet wide was constructed over the site of the old airfield. A parallel taxiway was also built on the east side with six hardstands.