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Prince Sultan Air Base
قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية
Al-Kharj, Riyadh Province in Saudi Arabia
A US Air Force E-3 Sentry deployed to the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing takes off from Prince Sultan AB during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
A US Air Force E-3 Sentry deployed to the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing takes off from Prince Sultan AB during 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The emblem of Prince Sultan Air Base
Prince Sultan AB is located in Saudi Arabia
Prince Sultan AB
Prince Sultan AB
Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates24°03′19″N 047°33′49″E / 24.05528°N 47.56361°E / 24.05528; 47.56361
TypeRoyal Saudi Air Force base
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defense
OperatorRoyal Saudi Air Force
Site history
Built1951 (1951)
In use1951 – present
Garrison information
Garrison
  • Wing 6 (Royal Saudi Air Force)
  • 378th Air Expeditionary Wing (US Air Force)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: AKH, ICAO: OEPS
Elevation503.2 metres (1,651 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
17L/35R 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) Asphalt
17R/35L 4,000 metres (13,123 ft) Asphalt
Sources: World Aero Data[1][2]

Prince Sultan Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية) (IATA: AKH[3], ICAO: OEPS) (PSAB) is a military air base located in the closed-city of Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.[1]

  1. ^ a b Airport information for OEPS[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ Airport information for AKH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search (AKH: Prince Sultan AB, Al Kharj)". International Air Transport Association (IATA). Retrieved 29 September 2012.

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