King Faisal Air Base (Jordan)

King Faisal Air Base (ICAO: OJKF; Arabic: مجموعة الملك فيصل بن عبد العزيز الجوية) is a Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) installation near the town of Al-Jafr, Ma'an Governorate.

The installation is named for King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who financed the base's construction.

[3] A 1983 report indicated that the base was used to assemble parts of Chinese Shenyang J-6 fighter aircraft for subsequent delivery to Iraq.

[5] In October 1996, the airfield was used by an Antonov An-124 to fly in the ThrustSSC jet car for testing in the desert near Al-Jafr.

[6] On 4 November 2016, a Jordanian guard shot and killed three American soldiers and wounded another while they were returning to the base.

U.S. troops board a C-141 Starlifter during Exercise Bright Star '87 at the base.