King Faisal Air Academy

The King Faisal Air Academy (Arabic: كلية الملك فيصل الجوية) is a military officers' academy and flight school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia founded in 1968.[1][2]

King Faisal Air Academy (KFAA)
Active	10 January 1968[3] – present
Country	Saudi Arabia
Branch	Royal Saudi Air Force
Type	Training academy
Role	Initial Officer training, Flight Training
Ship's name	Riyadh Air Base
Nickname(s)	KFAA
Motto(s)	الله ثم المليك والوطن (God then the King then the Homeland)
Commanders
Ceremonial Chief	Lt Gen Prince Turki bin Bandar
Commander	Hazem bin Abdul Rahman bin Ghoshyan

History

Founded on 10 January 1968, by Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Defense and Aviation, King Faisal Air Academy was officially opened on 20 May 1970 under the auspices of King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz.[4]

The college has an internal and external scholarship system to study other aviation sciences such as aviation engineering, as well as accounting and law.[5]

Present

Training lasts for twenty-seven months, with bachelor's degrees in aeronautical sciences awarded to aircrew and engineering degrees awarded to graduates in technical specialties.

Programs include fighter pilot, weapon director, air traffic controller, and information technology training. Because most of the Royal Saudi Air Force's equipment is made by the United Kingdom and the United States, instruction is in English, and much of the faculty is British.[6] Unlike other officer training schools, graduates of KFAA are trained as both pilots and officers simultaneously and are fully qualified for both flight and command duties upon graduation. Some graduates go on to further training with the United States Air Force at Columbus Air Force Base.[7]

References

1. Tawalbeh, Sofhan (1 January 2014). "80 students graduate from King Faisal Air Academy". Arab News. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
2. "King Faisal Air Academy Information". Archived from the original on 2018-12-03.
3. "بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم" [In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful]. Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
4. "King Faisal Academy History". Archived from the original on 2018-12-03.
5. "KFAA - curriculum". Archived from the original on 2017-04-24.
6. Military training in Saudi Arabia at Global Security
7. "Saudi Air Academy leadership team visits CAFB, Capt. Marc Miedziak, 14th Operations Group, Columbus AFB". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-30.