Overview

Sabha Air Base is a Libyan Air Force

Libyan Air Force

The Libyan Air Force is the branch of the Libyan Armed Forces responsible for aerial warfare. In 2010, before the 2011 Libyan civil war, the Libyan Air Force personnel strength was estimated at 18,000, with an inventory of 374 combat capable aircraft operating from 13 military airbases in...

 base southeast of Sabha, Libya. The base is home to the 1st and 1025th Squadrons of MiG-25 fighter aircraft.

It also supports the Tu-22 bomber, but it is unclear if any of these aircraft are operational.

It was bombed by coalition aircraft during the 2011 Libyan civil war

2011 Libyan civil war

The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...

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Construction

Google Earth shows the construction of 36 aircraft pens in the South East corner.

MiG-25 fighter jets on the large rectangular tarmac in the south-west quadrant of the base here http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=26.99,14.46&aq=&sll=26.880431,14.459381&sspn=0.233958,0.528374&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=26.983238,14.459757&spn=0.001673,0.00228&z=18