Air Police (Palestine)

Palestinian Air Police
الشرطة الجوية
Founded	1994;32 years ago (1994)
Country	Palestine
Type	Air force
Part of	Palestinian National Security Forces
Headquarters	Ramallah, Palestine

The Palestinian Air Police (PAP), also known as the Palestinian Air Force (PAF), is the aerial branch of the Palestinian National Security Forces (PNSF) that is responsible for all matters related to aircraft and airstrips in the State of Palestine. ^[1]

Origins

The Palestinian Air Police was established in 1994 following the issuance of a presidential decree changing the name of the Palestinian Air Force to Palestinian Air Police based on a decision of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat. ^[2]

Missions

The tasks of the Palestinian Air Police are to fully supervise the helicopters belonging to the Palestinian President, as the Air Police is responsible for the take-off, landing and security of all aircraft entering the territory of the State of Palestine, in addition to supervising all approved airstrips in the Palestinian governorates. ^[3]

West Bank landslides

The Palestinian Air Force has helipads in the cities of Ramallah, Tulkarm, Bethlehem and Jenin.

See also

• Palestinian National Authority
• Palestinian Airlines

References

1. ما هي مهام الشرطة الجوية الفلسطينية؟ Archived 2020-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
2. هيئة التوجيه السياسي والوطني\الشرطة الجوية الفلسطينية Archived 2020-01-26 at the Wayback Machine
3. الشرطة الجوية\موقع قوات الأمن الوطني الفلسطيني Archived 2018-01-28 at the Wayback Machine