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Al-Quwwat Al-Jawiyah Al-Amiriyah Al-Qatariyah
| Al Udaid |
| Al-Shamal |
| Doha |
| Dukhan/Tamim |
| Leeming |
The Qatar Emiri Air Force ordered 24 EF2000 Typhoon fighters. The EF2000s are operating in 7 and 12 Squadron from Flying Wing 1 "Al Thariyat" at Tamim Airbase.
Frank Noort
No more than 24 AH-64E Apache helicopter has been delivered to form 41 Squadron under Flying Wing 4 at Doha airbase.
Lars Kitschke
| Al Udaid (OTBH) Al-Udeid AB | ||||||
RWY 16/34 POS 25°07'02"N 051°18'54"E ELEV 130ft | ||||||
| Group | Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Badge / Tail | ||
Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air College |
Flying Wing Al Zaeem Air Academy |
6th Squadron | H125 AW169 (sold to Dominican Republic) |
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| 31st Squadron | MFI-395 Super Mushshak PC-21 |
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| ?? Squadron | PC-24 (2 for pilot training, VIP transportation) |  |
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| IFTS (International Flight Training School) | M346 (6 on order) |  |
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Airlift Group |
Flying Wing 8 |
10th Squadron | C-17A |  |
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| 12th Squadron | C-130J-30 |  |
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| Flying Wing 7 (?) |
?? Squadron | Viking DHC-6-400 Falcon 2000LXS |
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Helicopter Group |
Flying Wing 3 |
20th Squadron | AW139 |  |
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| 21st Squadron | AW139 |  |
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| 22nd Squadron | AW139 |  |
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| Flying Wing 4 Aniq ('Stylish')  |
41st Squadron | AH-64E (QRA) |  |
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Air Combat Group |
Flying Wing 5 Ababil ('Flock of Birds')  |
51st Squadron | F-15QA |  |
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| 52nd Squadron | F-15QA |  |
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| 53rd Squadron | F-15QA |  |
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The Qatar Emiri Air Force took delivery of 36 F-15QA Ababil fighters to equip three squadrons. No. 51 Squadron was the first established unit, part of Flying Wing 5 at Al Udaid airbase.
Frank Noort
The Qatar Emiri Air Force operates 39 AW139s in 3 squadrons (20, 21 and 22 Sq) of Flying Wing 2 from Doha airbase.
Lars Kitschke
| Al-Shamal (--) | ||||||
RWY 18/36 POS 25°45'50"N 051°17'30"E ELEV 110 ft | ||||||
| Group | Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Badge / Tail | ||
UAV Group |
Reconnaissance and Surveillance Center |
UAV Training Unit | MQ-9B Sea Guardian (?) |  |
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Tactical Wing 9 |
91st squadron (??) | Bayraktar TB2 | |
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| The designation of the UAV squadron at Al-Shamal is not clear. It seems to operate under the flag of te Department of Defense "Reconnaissance and Surveillance Center" or RCS. | ||||||
No. 9 Squadron operates some 20 NH90-TTH helicopters under Flying Wing 2 from Doha airbase for troop and transport missions.
Lars Kitschke
The Qatar Emiri Air Force is going to operate 36 Rafale fighters in two squadrons. The first Rafale unit, 1 Squadron 'Al Adiyat', part of Flying Wing 6 is based at Tamim airbase.
(Konya, June 2021, Marijn van den Burgt)
| Doha (OTBD) | ||||||
RWY 16/34 POS 25°15'40"N 051°33'54"E ELEV 35 ft | ||||||
| Group | Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Badge / Tail | ||
| Helicopter Group |
Flying Wing 2 |
8th Squadron | NH90-NFH |  |
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| 9th Squadron | NH90-TTH |
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| Flying Wing 3 |
23rd Squadron (Life Flight) | AW139 |  |
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| Flying Wing 4 Aniq ('Stylish') |
41st Squadron | AH-64E | |
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| 42nd Squadron (??) | AH-64E | |
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| At least one LifeFlight AW139 helicopter is usually present at Hamad General Hospital, Doha. | ||||||
Qatar received eight Boeing C-17A Globemaster IIIs. They are flying in 10 Squadron from Flying Wing 8. Some of them look like civil aircraft, but real military spotters prefer the all grey military looks
(Doha, December 2012, Martin Fox)
A QEAF C-130J-30 Hercules from 12 Squadron during its visit at Amsterdam Schiphol in 2014.
(Amsterdam-Schiphol, January 2014, Danny Reijnen)
| Dukhan/Tamim (--) | ||||||
RWY (16L/34R) 16R/34L POS 25°28'06"N 050°59'59"E ELEV 90 ft | ||||||
| Group | Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Badge / Tail | ||
| Air Combat Group |
Flying Wing 1 Al Dhariyat (The Winnowing Winds)  |
7th Squadron | Typhoon Typhoon T |
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| 11th Squadron | Hawk Mk167 (Leeming, UK) |  |
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| 12th Squadron | Typhoon Typhoon T |
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| Flying Wing 6 Al Adiyat ('The War Horses')  |
1st Squadron | Rafale EQ Rafale DQ |
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| 61st Squadron | Rafale EQ Rafale DQ |
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| 62nd Squadron | Rafale EQ Rafale DQ |
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Qatar Turkish Combined Joint Forces Command |
Qatar Turkish Joint Squadron | Typhoon (QEAF - Flying Wing 1) Rafale (QEAF - Flying Wing 6) F-16C/D (TüAF - 132/191/192 Filo) |
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| The first Typhoons arrived Qatar on August 27th, 2022. In August 2024 a new Qatar Turkish Joint Squadron was established at Dukhan AB. The Turkish AF operates with 6 F-16s beside Typhoons and Rafales from the resident QEAF units. | ||||||
Elementary pilot training is being carried out by the MFI-395 Super Mushaks of the Al Zaeem Air College at Al Udaid airbase.
Ali Almuhannadi
Advanced training is taking place on the PC-21s from 31 Squadron from the Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air College at Al Udaid.
Ali Almuhannadi
| Leeming (EGXE) RAF | ||||||
RWY 16/34 POS 54°17'32"N 001°32'07"W ELEV 132 ft | ||||||
| Group | Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Badge / Tail | ||
| Joint Hawk Training Squadron | Hawk Mk167 | |
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| The Joint Hawk Training Squadron (JHTS) is a joint Royal Air Force (RAF) - Qatari Emirati Air Force (QEAF) training unit, using Hawk Mk167 jets owned by the QEAF | ||||||
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