King Khalid Military City Air Force Base
Saudi Arabia /
as-Sarqiyah /
Hhafar al-Batin /
World
/ Saudi Arabia
/ as-Sarqiyah
/ Hhafar al-Batin
, 64 km from center (حفر الباطن, حفر البطن)
World / Saudi Arabia
airport, military
King Khalid Air Base
King Khalid Air Base, located south of KKMC was used during the 1991 Gulf War as a fighter base. F-117 Nighthawks from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional), operated from the airfield from early August 1990 until April 1991. Also E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft from the 552d Airborne Warning and Control Wing (Provisional); KC-135 Stratotankers and B-52D Stratofortess bombers of the 1700th Strategic Wing (Provisional) along with Military Airlift Command VIP executive aircraft for senior coalition leaders operated from the facility.
King Khalid Air Base, located south of KKMC was used during the 1991 Gulf War as a fighter base. F-117 Nighthawks from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional), operated from the airfield from early August 1990 until April 1991. Also E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft from the 552d Airborne Warning and Control Wing (Provisional); KC-135 Stratotankers and B-52D Stratofortess bombers of the 1700th Strategic Wing (Provisional) along with Military Airlift Command VIP executive aircraft for senior coalition leaders operated from the facility.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Khalid_Military_City
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 27°54'16"N 45°31'3"E
- Airport 195 km
- Basra Airbase 316 km
- King Khalid International Airport (IATA: RUH, ICAO: OERK) 339 km
- Imam Ali Base (formerly Talil Airbase) 345 km
- King Abdul Aziz Airbase 488 km
- Muharaq Governorate 531 km
- Dukhan ( Khawzan) Air Base 603 km
- Al Udeid Air Base 650 km
- Eghlid Airport 783 km
- Al Dhafra Air Base - Abu Dhabi 984 km
- KKMC - King Khalid Military City 3 km
- ضلع محقبه 36 km
- Om Glaib 46 km
- رؤضة العوشزيه العوده 78 km
- دكيكة فيصل 85 km
- جو عويشزان 95 km
- رجم الاشعل 101 km
- جو صغيره 102 km
- جو صعب 107 km
- حستا السبق 118 km