# Prince Sultan Air Base (AKH / OEPS)

**Prince Sultan Air Base** (IATA: AKH, ICAO: OEPS) is a medium airport in Al Kharj, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 1951. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 m (13,123 ft). It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AKH / OEPS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Al Kharj, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
- Opened: 1951
- Elevation: 503 m / 1,651 ft
- Coordinates: 24.0627, 47.5805
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,000 m / 13,123 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Riyadh
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Sultan_Air_Base (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4116941
- Weather station: OEPS
- Ident: OEPS

## Timeline

- 1951: Prince Sultan Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17L/35R | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 175° / 355° | yes |
| 17R/35L | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,000 m / 13,123 ft | =111 of 29,858 | =31 in Middle East | =6 in SA |
| Elevation | 503 m / 1,651 ft | =10,859 of 43,403 | #201 in Middle East | #40 in SA |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | =19 in Middle East | =2 in SA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | =2 in SA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | SULTAN APP | 123.425 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 136.975 |
| GND | GND | 119.900 |
| POST | AMC COMD POST | 127.900 |
| TWR | SULTAN TWR | 126.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [OE51](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oe51.md) Al Kharj East Airport · 7.6 km / 4.7 mi
- [OEKJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oe47.md) Al Kharj Airport · 17 km / 11 mi
- [SA-0057](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa-0057.md) Khashm Alan Air Base · 91 km / 57 mi
- [SA-0058](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa-0058.md) Military Airport · 94 km / 59 mi
- [OESN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa-0094.md) King Salman Air Base · 104 km / 64 mi
- [OEPC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oepc.md) Pump Station 3 Airport · 124 km / 77 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/oeps/data