Prince Sultan Air Base
Prince Sultan Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة الأمير سلطان الجوية) (IATA: AKH, ICAO: OEPS) (PSAB) is a military air base located in the closed-city of Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
| Prince Sultan Air Base | |||||||||
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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. | |||||||||
The emblem of Prince Sultan Air Base | |||||||||
Prince Sultan AB Location in Saudi Arabia | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°03′19″N 047°33′49″E | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Saudi Air Force base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Saudi Air Force | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1951 | ||||||||
| In use | 1951 – present | ||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: AKH, ICAO: OEPS | ||||||||
| Elevation | 503.2 metres (1,651 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Sources: World Aero Data | |||||||||
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