Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport
IATA: none ICAO: HL78
Summary
Airport type	Civil
Operator	Government
Location	Libya
Elevation AMSL	2,000 ft / 610 m
Coordinates	30°42′00″N 12°29′05″E / 30.70000°N 12.48472°E / 30.70000; 12.48472
Map
HL78
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 17/35 2,360 7,743 Asphalt
Source: GCM[1] Google Maps[2]

Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport is an airport in the Jabal al Gharbi District of Libya, located approximately 266 kilometres (165 mi) south-southwest of Tripoli in the Libyan desert. Its primary use is the transportation of oilfield workers from production facilities in the area.

World War II

During World War II the airfield, then known as Tmed El Chel Airfield was used as a military airfield by the United States Army Air Force during the North African Campaign against Axis forces.

USAAF Ninth Air Force units which used the airfield were:

• 81st Bombardment Squadron, (12th Bombardment Group), 11 January-3 February 1943, B-25 Mitchell
• 82d Bombardment Squadron, (12th Bombardment Group), 10 January-4 February 1943, B-25 Mitchell^[3]