Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport
Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport is an airport in the Jabal al Gharbi District of Libya, located approximately south-southwest of Tripoli in the Libyan desert. Its primary use is the transportation of oilfield workers from production facilities in the area.
World War II
During World War II the airfield, then known as Tmed El Chel Airfield was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Force during the North African Campaign against Axis forces.USAAF Ninth Air Force units which used the airfield were:
- 81st Bombardment Squadron,, 11 January-3 February 1943, B-25 Mitchell
- 82d Bombardment Squadron,, 10 January-4 February 1943, B-25 Mitchell