Riffa Air Base
{{short description|Air base in Riffa, Bahrain}}
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| name = Riffa Air Base
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| location = Riffa, Southern Governorate
| country = Bahrain
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| type = Helicopter base
| coordinates = {{Coord|26|06|30|N|050|34|45|E|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Bahrain
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| ownership = Bahrain Defence Force
| operator = Royal Bahraini Air Force
| controlledby = Helicopter Wing
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| elevation = {{Convert|36|m|0}}
| h1-number = 13/31
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Riffa Air Base is an air base of the Royal Bahraini Air Force located {{Convert|3.2|km}} south east of Riffa, Southern Governorate, Bahrain and home to the Helicopter Wing of the RBAF.
It is home to the:
- 3rd Helicopter Squadron with the Bell AB212 and Bell 412EP{{cite web|url=https://www.scramble.nl/planning/orbats/bahrain/bahrain-air-force#OB01116|title=Royal Bahraini Air Force - Riffa|publisher=Scramble.nl|access-date=28 March 2023}}
- 8th Helicopter Squadron with the Bell AH-1FB Cobra{{cite book|title=AirForces Monthly|date=January 2023|publisher=Key Publishing Ltd|location=Stamford, Lincolnshire, England|pages=24}}
- 9th Helicopter Squadron with the AH-1FB
- 10th Helicopter Squadron with the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X
- 12th Helicopter Squadron with the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk
- 22nd Helicopter Squadron with the Bell AH-1Z Zulu