Kuwait making progress on moving airbase

Kuwaiti Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Bandar Al-Muzain inspects the new Abdullah al-Mubarak Air Base site. (Kuwait Armed Forces)

The Kuwait Armed Forces revealed that progress is being made on relocating Abdullah al-Mubarak Air Base when they announced on 28 May that Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Bandar al-Muzain had inspected the project.

Abdullah al-Mubarak is the airbase at Kuwait International Airport, but it is in the process of being moved due to a major expansion of the civilian airport.

The Kuwait Armed Forces released photographs showing Lt Gen Al-Muzain inspecting a hangar with one of the air force's Sikorsky S-92A VIP passenger helicopters and a second larger hangar that is under construction.

The photographs enabled the new Abdullah al-Mubarak site to be identified next to Cargo City, which was opened in May 2019 as an interim location for the US Air Force's presence at the Kuwaiti airbase. The new bases are located between the old airport and the new third runway.

For more information on Cargo City, please seeUS opens interim cargo terminal at Kuwait International Airport .