{"id":29229197,"date":"2026-10-23T10:23:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/eagle-44-oghab-44-underground-air-base-iran-rebuilt-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T10:24:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T08:24:45","slug":"eagle-44-oghab-44-underground-air-base-iran-rebuilt-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/eagle-44-oghab-44-underground-air-base-iran-rebuilt-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagle 44: Iran Rebuilds Its Underground Air Base After Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n\n\n\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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In 2026, the mountain got its test. Now satellite images suggest the diggers never really stopped.<\/p><p>Imagery taken by Planet Labs on 29 September 2026 and published by The War Zone on 22 October shows the main runway at Eagle 44, also known as Oghab 44, cleared of the obstacles that had blocked it, a new section of taxiway finished and the next one under construction. Craters, wrecked support buildings and scorch marks from at least three waves of strikes this year are still visible.<\/p><p>For an air force that, according to U.S. Central Command, has stopped flying combat sorties altogether, Iran is putting a lot of effort into a base built for exactly that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117;font-size:17px\">Quick Facts<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Base:<\/strong> Eagle 44 (Oghab 44), underground tactical air base<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Operator:<\/strong> Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (not the IRGC)<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Hormozgan province, Zagros foothills, about 100 miles (160 km) north-west of the Strait of Hormuz<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Unveiled:<\/strong> February 2023 on Iranian state media<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Built:<\/strong> Tunnels begun in 2013; main runway about 2.7 miles (4.3 km) long<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Aircraft shown:<\/strong> F-4D\/E Phantom II fighters; also able to shelter drones<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Struck in 2026:<\/strong> At least three times, including late March and 15 July<\/p><p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:15px;color:#333\"><strong>Latest imagery:<\/strong> Planet Labs, 29 September 2026<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What the September imagery shows<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>According to The War Zone&rsquo;s analysis, the runway on the valley floor north of the mountain, previously blocked with mounds, is clear again. A new section of the western taxiway is complete, and the next segment has a compacted dirt base waiting for paving. Militarnyi, reporting the same imagery, notes that only one of the two taxiways linking the runway to the tunnels currently appears usable.<\/p><p>The damage has not all been fixed. Impact craters near the western tunnel entrances remain, two dark streaks on the eastern taxiway look like wreckage bulldozed off the pavement, and of three support buildings that were hit, two are destroyed and a third is damaged, with no sign of rebuilding. The four tunnel entrances, in two pairs at the ends of the taxiways, appear intact, but the angle of the imagery makes it impossible to tell whether they are open or sealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 8px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IqI7cbTeZ4s\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin:0 0 24px;font-style:italic\">Iran reveals Eagle 44 in February 2023 (i24NEWS English).<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A base unveiled with a warning<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>Iranian state media first showed Eagle 44 in February 2023, with <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/f-4-phantom-ii\/\">F-4 Phantoms<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/islamic-republic-of-iran-air-force\/\">Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force<\/a> parked in long tunnels and armed with Maverick missiles, bombs and domestic anti-ship missiles. The armed forces chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, attended the unveiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;Any attack on Iran from our enemies, including Israel, will see a response&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri<\/strong> &mdash; then Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, at the unveiling of Eagle 44 in February 2023, as quoted by The War Zone<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bagheri was killed in the opening strikes of the Twelve-Day War in June 2025. Construction of the tunnel complex had begun in 2013, and the base is named for the 44th anniversary of the 1979 revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Three waves of strikes in 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>When the United States and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on 28 February 2026, low-resolution imagery through mid-March showed little visible damage at Eagle 44. In late March, The New York Times reported that the base had been hit again with greater effect: craters on the taxiways, a building flattened and mounds placed across the runway. The report did not say whose aircraft carried out the strike.<\/p><p>U.S. Central Command struck again on 15 July, and the open-source analysts of Soar Atlas identified four aimpoints the next day. The Pentagon has never publicly named the base as a target, and Iran has not acknowledged the strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/eagle-44-oghab-44-underground-air-base-iran-rebuilt-2026-img1.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Air Force F-4E Phantom II taking off\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An Iranian Air Force F-4E Phantom II takes off from Bushehr. F-4s are the aircraft Iranian state media showed inside Eagle 44 in 2023. (Photo: Shahram Sharifi \/ CC BY-SA 4.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why rebuild a base for an air force that is not flying?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p>The question hangs over the imagery. CENTCOM&rsquo;s commander has said Iran&rsquo;s air force no longer flies combat sorties at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><div><em>&ldquo;Before Operation Epic Fury, the Iranian Air Force flew between 30 and 100 sorties each day; today that number is zero.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Adm. Brad Cooper<\/strong> &mdash; Commander, U.S. Central Command, as quoted by The War Zone<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Iranian Air Force had roughly 60 F-4s when Eagle 44 was unveiled; how many remain, and how many can fly, is unknown. But a hardened mountain base can also store drones and possibly missiles, and Iran appears to be betting that what is inside the mountain will matter again. The repaired runway is the clearest sign yet that, for Tehran, Eagle 44 is not finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sources: The War Zone (22 Oct 2026; Planet Labs imagery), Militarnyi, The New York Times (as cited by TWZ), Soar Atlas, France 24, Iranian state media (2023)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n\n\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>What is Eagle 44?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Eagle 44, or Oghab 44, is an underground tactical air base of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, carved into a mountain in Hormozgan province about 100 miles north-west of the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media unveiled it in February 2023, showing F-4 Phantom fighters inside its tunnels.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Was Eagle 44 hit in the 2026 Iran war?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Yes. The base was struck at least three times in 2026. The New York Times reported a damaging strike in late March, and U.S. Central Command strikes hit it again on 15 July, according to Soar Atlas. The Pentagon has not publicly named the base as a target.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Is Iran rebuilding Eagle 44?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Satellite imagery from Planet Labs dated 29 September 2026 shows the runway cleared of obstacles, a new taxiway section completed and another under construction. Several destroyed or damaged support buildings had not been rebuilt, and craters near the western tunnel entrances were still visible.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Which aircraft are based at Eagle 44?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Iranian state media showed F-4D and F-4E Phantom II fighters at Eagle 44 in 2023, armed with Maverick missiles, bombs and anti-ship missiles. The base can also shelter drones. How many aircraft remain there today is unknown.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Who operates Eagle 44?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">Eagle 44 is operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, the regular air arm, rather than the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Why is it called Eagle 44?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The number refers to the 44th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution, which fell in February 2023, the month the base was unveiled. 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