King Khalid Air Base

ICAO OEKM18.2973°N 42.8035°E2,066 m / 6,778 ftMedium airport

King Khalid Air Base (IATA: KMX, ICAO: OEKM) is a medium airport in Khamis Mushait, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 1960. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,800 m (12,467 ft).

Timeline

1 event · 1960–1960

1960

OpenedKing Khalid Air Base opens.

From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap

06/24060° / 240° · LIT

LENGTH3,800 m12,467 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

14/32141° / 321° · LIT

LENGTH3,800 m12,467 ftWIDTH45 m148 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country

Longest runway3,800 m12,467 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=204of 29,823 · =45 Middle East · #8 SA Elevation2,066 m6,778 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#613of 43,341 · #9 Middle East · #2 SA AgeOpened 19602026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,584of 15,079 · =27 Middle East · #4 SA Runways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =13 Middle East · =2 SA

Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

4 channels

APPAPP130.500

DEPDEP125.800

GNDGND127.700

TWRTWR118.900