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Prince Sultan Air Base

Prince Sultan Air Base
قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية
Al Kharj Air Base
Summary
Airport type Military
Owner Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia
Operator Royal Saudi Air Force
Location Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
Elevation AMSL 1,651 ft / 503 m
Coordinates 24°03′19″N 047°33′49″E / 24.05528°N 47.56361°E / 24.05528; 47.56361Coordinates: 24°03′19″N 047°33′49″E / 24.05528°N 47.56361°E / 24.05528; 47.56361
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Prince Sultan Air Base is located in Saudi Arabia
Prince Sultan Air Base
Prince Sultan Air Base
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17L/35R 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
17R/35L 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
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Prince Sultan Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية‎‎) (IATA: AKHICAO: OEPS) (PSAB) is a military air base located in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.

There was formerly a large United States presence there during Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The U.S. presence was predominantly that of multiple United States Air Force (USAF) flying units, augmented by a United States Navy (USN) or United States Marine Corps (USMC) Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler squadron, a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter squadron with Panavia Tornado F.3s and a French Air Force fighter squadron with Dassault Mirage 2000s, Mirage F1 CR plus a Boeing C-135RF Stratotanker air refueling aircraft. Following the attack on USAF facilities at Khobar Towers in Dharan in 1996, all USAF activities at that location were relocated to PSAB.


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