# King Khalid Air Base (KMX / OEKM)

**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).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KMX / OEKM
- Type: Medium airport
- Owner: Saudi Arabian Armed Forces
- Serves: Khamis Mushait, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia
- Opened: 1960
- Elevation: 2,066 m / 6,778 ft
- Coordinates: 18.2973, 42.8035
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,800 m / 12,467 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Riyadh
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Khalid_Air_Base (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11297921
- Weather station: OEKM · WMO 41114
- Ident: OEKM

## Timeline

- 1960: King Khalid Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 060° / 240° | yes |
| 14/32 | 3,800 m / 12,467 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 141° / 321° | 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 | #8 in SA |
| Elevation | 2,066 m / 6,778 ft | #614 of 43,403 | #9 in Middle East | #2 in SA |
| Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =27 in Middle East | #4 in SA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | =2 in SA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 130.500 |
| DEP | DEP | 125.800 |
| GND | GND | 127.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [AHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeab.md) Abha International Airport · 17 km / 10 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/oekm/data