# Sheik Isa Air Base (OBBS)

**Sheik Isa Air Base** (ICAO: OBBS) is a medium airport in Sitrah, Southern Governorate, Bahrain. It has one runway, 3,800 m (12,467 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Royal Bahraini Air Force.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbs

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / OBBS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Royal Bahraini Air Force
- Serves: Sitrah, Southern Governorate, Bahrain
- Elevation: 42 m / 136 ft
- Coordinates: 25.9184, 50.5906
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,800 m / 12,467 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Bahrain
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isa_Air_Base (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82928
- Weather station: OBBI · WMO 41150
- Ident: OBBS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 154° / 334° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | =204 of 29,858 | =45 in Middle East | #2 in BH |
| Elevation | 42 m / 136 ft | =35,708 of 43,403 | #334 in Middle East | #1 in BH |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =2 in BH |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACP | COMD POST | 32.137 |
| APP | APP | 124.950 |
| GND | GND | 125.950 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.450 |

## Nearby airports

- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · 39 km / 24 mi
- [DHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedr.md) King Abdulaziz Air Base · 58 km / 36 mi
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · 100 km / 62 mi
- [OERT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oert.md) Ras Tanura Airport · 105 km / 66 mi
- [XJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/otbh.md) Al Udeid Air Base · 115 km / 71 mi
- [DIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/otbd.md) Doha International Airport · 122 km / 76 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbs/data