HE37
Bilbeis Air Base
VFR
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Name
Bilbeis Air Base
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ICAO
HE37
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
11:36 pm (EGY)
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Municipality
Bilbeis
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Coordinates
30° 23′ 41″ N 31° 36′ 5″ E
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Elevation
90 ft (27 m MSL)
About Bilbeis Air Base
The Egyptian Air College (Arabic: الكلية الجوية المصرية) One of the colleges of the Egyptian Military Academy, is a college in Bilbeis, Sharqia Governorate, Egypt, tasked with training officer candidates for the Egyptian Air Force. Established in 1951, the Egyptian Air College is one of seven military academies administered by the various branches of the Egyptian Armed Forces. The current director of the Egyptian Air Academy is Air Vice-Marshal Abd-El Moneam Hassan Shouman.
In addition to Egyptian Air Force personnel, the academy has also trained cadets from a large number of other Arab countries, as well as cadets from Malaysia and parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.