Deversoir Air Base

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Deversoir Air Base RAF Deversoir LG-209
Near Abou Sultan, Egypt
RAF Deversoir - Airfield about 1945 mosaic
RAF Deversoir Location in Egypt
Coordinates	30°25′22″N 032°20′07″E / 30.42278°N 32.33528°E / 30.42278; 32.33528
Site information
Owner	Egyptian Armed Forces
Operator	Royal Air Force  United States Army Air Forces  Egyptian Air Force
Controlled by	Royal Air Force (1935-1956) Ninth Air Force (1942-45) Egyptian Air Force (1956-Present)
Site history
Battles/wars	World War II Western Desert Campaign Yom Kippur War Operation Abirey-Halev

Deversoir Air Base (LG-209) is an active airbase of the Egyptian Air Force, known as 'Abu Sultan', located approximately 19 km south-southeast of Ismailia (Al Isma`iliyah); 116 km northeast of Cairo. It was formerly a major Royal Air Force airfield known as RAF Deversoir built before World War II. A helicopter unit with SA-342 Gazelle helicopters is based here.

The remaining RAF units vacated Deversoir following the coup that saw Gamal Abdel Nasser seize power in June 1956.