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King Khalid Air Base

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Type
  
Air Base

In use
  
1960-present

Identifiers
  
IATA: KMX, ICAO: OEKM

Year built
  
1960

Operator
  
Royal Saudi Air Force

Garrison
  
RSAF Wing 5

Phone
  
+966 17 222 2200

King Khalid Air Base

Elevation
  
2,050 metres (6,726 ft) AMSL

Address
  
Khamis Mushait 62443, Saudi Arabia

Hours
  
Open today · 12AM–11:59PMTuesday12AM–11:59PMWednesday12AM–11:59PMThursday12AM–11:59PMFriday12AM–11:59PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday12AM–11:59PM

Owner
  
Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia

Similar
  
King Khalid University, Technical College for Girls in K, Military Hospital khamis, King Faisal Military City, McDonal

King Khalid Air Base is an airbase of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) sited in the south-west of Saudi Arabia, near Khamis Mushait.

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History

The airbase, with code KMX, has a 12,400 ft (3,780 m) paved runway without customs facilities. The base was designed and built by United States Army and United States Air Force (USAF) engineers in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and has McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle service facilities.

Gulf war

During the Gulf War in 1991, the USAF had a base here from which they launched bombers on Baghdad, Iraq. On the opening night of the war Vickers VC10 tankers from No. 101 Squadron RAF launched here refueled Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR1's.

Current use

  • RSAF Wing 5:
  • No. 6 Squadron RSAF with McDonnell Douglas F-15S Strike Eagle's
  • No. 15 Squadron RSAF with the Northrop F-5E/F
  • No. 55 Squadron RSAF with F-15S Strike Eagle's
  • No. 99 Squadron RSAF with the Eurocopter AS532M Cougar
  • No. 14 Squadron RSAF Detachment with the Bell 412EP

    • References

    King Khalid Air Base Wikipedia
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