Misbar Tracks Turkish Military Aircraft Landing at Egypt’s East Al Owainat Air Base

In a notable military aviation movement, Misbar tracked a round-trip flight by a Turkish Air Force military transport aircraft between northern Turkey and Egypt’s East Al Owainat Air Base in southwestern Egypt, near the border triangle where Egypt, Sudan and Libya meet.

Turkish Military Aircraft Lands at Egypt’s East Al Owainat Air Base

Flight-tracking data from Flightradar24 showed a Turkish Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas strategic transport aircraft, registered as 21-0118 and operating under the military call sign TUAF776, flying to Egypt on Monday, September 21.

The aircraft took off at 8:26 a.m. UTC from the Çorlu Military Air Base in Tekirdağ, northwestern Turkey, and flew south across the eastern Mediterranean. It then entered Egyptian airspace, cruising at an altitude of more than 30,000 feet at a speed of over 400 knots.

The aircraft landed at 1:42 p.m. UTC at East Al Owainat Airport and Air Base in Egypt’s New Valley Governorate. It remained on the ground briefly before departing at 3:04 p.m. UTC on a northbound return flight toward Turkey.

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Flight records show that the same aircraft previously landed at Egypt’s Berenice Air Base on September 22, 2025, after departing from Tekirdağ Airport in Turkey.

Egypt’s East Al Owainat Air Base

Turkey’s Tekirdağ Airport is known as a testing and export site for Bayraktar drones. Reuters previously published satellite images showing Bayraktar drones at Egypt’s East Al Owainat Airport. At the time, Reuters, citing security officials, reported that the deployment of advanced combat drones in Egypt pointed to an escalation in the war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces.

The New York Times also examined the strategic role of the Egyptian air base in an investigation titled “The Secret Egyptian Air Base Behind Sudan’s Drone War.” The investigation described the remote desert base as a key regional hub for military and logistical support.

It highlighted the airport’s isolated and fortified location near the Sudanese and Libyan borders, which makes it a potential staging point for the rapid deployment and resupply of military equipment and supplies to conflict zones in the region.

The investigation also documented the use of the base as a site for operating and assembling unmanned aircraft, which have become an important factor in the fighting and shifting military balance in Sudan.

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