Airport type Military Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 01/19 4,050 Code XXN | Operator Royal Saudi Air Force Elevation AMSL 635 m / 2,083 ft 4,050 13,287 Elevation 635 m | |
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Owner Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia | ||
Airbus a340 300 emergency landing at riyadh air base oery
Riyadh Air Base (ICAO: OERY, Arabic: قاعدة الرياض الجوية) is an airport near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
K. Faisal Academy is on the air base and uses Pilatus PC-9's for pilot training. The air base served commercial airline flights before the King Khalid International Airport was opened in 1982.
OERY has two crossing runways. 19-01 is the alpha and 15-30 is the bravo. It is home to the Civil Defense fleet as well.
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