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King Abdulaziz Air Base

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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DHA

Location

Dhahran · 04 · Saudi Arabia

Position

26.265°, 50.152° · 84 ft elev.

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Historic Saudi military air base with dual civilian use.

Opened

1952

Location

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

King Abdulaziz Air Base, designated IATA code DHA and ICAO code OEDR, is located in Dhahran in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It is primarily a Royal Saudi Air Force installation but has historically served limited civilian aviation functions in the oil-rich Eastern Province region. The base gained international prominence during the Gulf War of 1990–1991, when it served as a key staging point for coalition air operations. Its proximity to Saudi Aramco's headquarters and the major petroleum industry infrastructure of the Eastern Province has made it strategically significant. Commercial air traffic in the Dhahran area is now largely handled by King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, which opened in 1999. King Abdulaziz Air Base continues to operate primarily as a military facility.

Notable facts

›Primarily operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force as a military installation.
›Served as a major coalition air base during the 1990–1991 Gulf War.
›Located adjacent to Saudi Aramco's global headquarters in Dhahran.
›Commercial traffic in the region shifted to King Fahd International Airport (DMM) in Dammam after 1999.
›The Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, where the base is located, contains some of the world's largest oil reserves.

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King Abdulaziz Air Base, also known as Dhahran Air Base and formerly Dhahran International Airport, Dhahran Airport and Dhahran Airfield, is a Royal Saudi Air Force base located in Dhahran in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. Located west of Thuqbah and 7 km (4 mi) southeast of the Saudi Aramco Dhahran Camp, the airbase was the first Saudi Arabian airport to be constructed, in 1961, and is under the command of Air vice-marshal Prince Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

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