Rayak Air Base

ICAO OLRAMedium airport

Rayak Air Base is a medium airport near Rayak in Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. It is listed as ICAO OLRA. The airport is located at 33.8508° / 35.9877° at an elevation of 920 m (3,018 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 2,969 m. The nearest airport is Baalbek Airfield, 28 km (17 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Rayak Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Rayak Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`OLRA`
Identifier	`OLRA`
Type	Medium airport
City	Rayak
Region	Beqaa Governorate
Country	Lebanon
Coordinates	33.85080, 35.98770
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	33° 51′ 02.88″ N 35° 59′ 15.72″ E
Elevation	920 m (3,018 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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