# Ali Al Salem Air Base (OKAS)

**Ali Al Salem Air Base** (ICAO: OKAS) is a medium airport in Al Damaikhi, Al Jahra Governorate, Kuwait. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,989 m (9,805 ft). It is operated by Kuwait Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / OKAS
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Kuwait Air Force
- Serves: Al Damaikhi, Al Jahra Governorate, Kuwait
- Elevation: 144 m / 472 ft
- Coordinates: 29.3469, 47.5201
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,989 m / 9,805 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Kuwait
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Al_Salem_Air_Base (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4115518
- Weather station: OKAS
- Ident: OKAS

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12R/30L | 2,989 m / 9,805 ft | 45 m / 146 ft | Paved | 120° / 300° | yes |
| 12L/30R | 2,989 m / 9,805 ft | 40 m / 132 ft | Paved | 120° / 300° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,989 m / 9,805 ft | #1,438 of 29,858 | #159 in Middle East | #2 in KW |
| Elevation | 144 m / 472 ft | =27,631 of 43,403 | #277 in Middle East | #1 in KW |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | #2 in KW |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | MOHALAB APP | 128.300 |
| GND | GND | 25.010 |
| PMSV | METRO | 37.272 |
| POST | COMD POST | 25.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · 46 km / 28 mi
- [XIJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okaj.md) Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base · 53 km / 33 mi
- [ABD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiaa.md) Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport · 133 km / 82 mi
- [BSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ormm.md) Basra International Airport · 134 km / 83 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/okas/data