King Khalid Air Base

King Khalid Air Base
Khamis Mushait, 'Asir Region in Saudi Arabia
King Khalid Air Base Shown within Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	18°18′25″N 42°48′33″E / 18.30694°N 42.80917°E / 18.30694; 42.80917Coordinates: 18°18′25″N 42°48′33″E / 18.30694°N 42.80917°E / 18.30694; 42.80917
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
Operator	Royal Saudi Air Force
Site history
Built	1960 (1960)
In use	1960-present
Garrison information
Garrison	RSAF Wing 5
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: KMX, ICAO: OEKM
Elevation	2,050 metres (6,726 ft) AMSL

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

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.

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.