Al-Safran Air Base

Liwa Air Base
Liwa Air Base
	IATA: none; ICAO: OMLW;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	United Arab Emirates Air Force
Elevation AMSL	394 ft / 120 m
Coordinates	23°39′7″N 53°49′14″E / 23.65194°N 53.82056°E
Map
	Liwa AB Location in the United Arab Emirates
Runways

The Al-Safran Air Base (ICAO: OMLW,^[1] alternatively called Liwa^[2]) is a military air base operated by the United Arab Emirates Air Force, located approximately 80 miles southwest of Abu Dhabi, near Madinat Zayed.^[3]^[4]

^ "UAE Aeronautical Information Publication GEN 2.4" (PDF). www.gcaa.gov.ae. General Civil Aviation Authority. 2018-11-08. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-04-03. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
^ Olson, Richard Gustave (February 9, 2010). "US embassy cables: UAE prince fears 'logic of war'". The Guardian. The UAE recently hosted an AFCENT survey team to consider U.S. access to Liwa (Safran) Air Base in support of contingency operations.
^ Tim Ripley (1 January 2010). Middle East Air Power in the 21st Century. Casemate Publishers. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-84884-099-7.
^ Sweetman, Bill; Osborne, Tony. "It's Open Season For Defense Sales To UAE". Aviation Week. Al-Dhafra AB, a major hub for USAF operations in the region, is the main UAE fighter base, while a new facility called Al-Safran, built in the desert near Madinat Zayed, is home to Mirage 2000 units.