In Desert Viper you guys on red need to attack and capture Khasab airbase just south of Bandar Abbas to gain a foothold so the flights are shorter just as blue has to do, if you go straight for the a2a action without any groundwork you must expect longer flight times and more difficult situations.
BTW there are tankers over Qeshm Island and the base itself isn't too far from the frontline, you don't need to keep flying back to Bandar Abbas.