Satellite and aerial maps of RAF Muharraq with nearby locations | |
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| Km | Bearing | ||
| 0.7 | 175 | OBBI | Muharraq Intl Airport, Al Manama |
| 7.9 | 227 | Manama Police Fort, | |
| 8.0 | 190 |  Mina Salman Port, Manama | |
| 18.7 | 196 | Rifa'a Air Base, | |
| 28.3 | 202 | OBKH | Sakhir Air Base, Awali |
| 39.3 | 186 | OBBS | Shaikh Isa Air Base, Shaikh Isa |
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History of this Location | |
Originally established as a civil airport on Muharraq Island in 1932, it was upgraded by the Royal Air Force as renamed RAF Bahrain in 1943. Post WWII, it was considered a peaceful posting, but in Jun 1961, the tempo of operations stepped up when it was the main land base for Operation Vantage until Aug. It was renamed RAF Muharraq in 1963 and the RAF left the base in 1971. 
List of units at RAF Muharraq | Login to Edit | |
| Years | Rotary Wing Aircraft Unit | bold : Current Model normal: Unit no longer at this base |
| 1959/71 |  Wessex (SAR) Flight | Wessex 1967/71 |
| 1959/71 | SAR Flight, Muharraq | Wessex 1967/71 |
List of aircraft and events at RAF Muharraq | Login to Edit | |
| Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||
| 1967-may | Fleet Air Arm | Wasp | XS562 | ||
