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Riyadh Air Base

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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.

References

Riyadh Air Base Wikipedia