# Al Dhafra Air Base (DHF / OMAM)

**Al Dhafra Air Base** (IATA: DHF, ICAO: OMAM) is a medium airport in Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates. It opened in 1992. It has 3 runways; the longest is 3,661 m (12,012 ft). It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DHF / OMAM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
- Opened: 1992
- Elevation: 24 m / 77 ft
- Coordinates: 24.2482, 54.5477
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 3,661 m / 12,012 ft
- Time zone: UTC+4 · Asia/Dubai
- Website: https://www.dhafra.af.mil/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Dhafra_Air_Base (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2886453
- Weather station: OMAM
- Ident: OMAM

## Timeline

- 1992: Al Dhafra Air Base opens.
- 1 Sep 2008: French Air Force becomes the operator.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13R/31L | 3,661 m / 12,012 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 127° / 307° | yes |
| 13L/31R | 3,661 m / 12,012 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 127° / 307° | yes |
| 13/31 |  |  |  |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,661 m / 12,012 ft | =300 of 29,858 | #56 in Middle East | #8 in AE |
| Elevation | 24 m / 77 ft | =37,879 of 43,403 | #367 in Middle East | #17 in AE |
| Age | Opened 1992 | =9,995 of 15,079 | #79 in Middle East | #6 in AE |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =2 in Middle East | #1 in AE |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | AL DHAFRA ARR/DEP | 124.500 |
| ACP | DRACO OPS | 123.450 |
| APP | ABU DHABI APP | 124.400 |
| GND | GND | 119.600 |
| OPS | BASS OPS | 26.450 |
| PMSV | PMSV/CP | 30.835 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [OMNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ae-0221.md) Sas Al Nakheel Air Base · 22 km / 13 mi
- [AZI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omad.md) Al Bateen Executive Airport · 22 km / 14 mi
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · 95 km / 59 mi
- [AAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omal.md) Al Ain International Airport · 108 km / 67 mi
- [NHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdm.md) Al Minhad Air Base · 120 km / 74 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/omam/data