Dukhan / Tamim Airbase Explained

Dukhan / Tamim Airbase
Ensign:Air Force Ensign of Qatar.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Dukhan, Al-Shahaniya
Country:Qatar
Pushpin Map:Qatar
Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Qatar
Ownership:Qatar Armed Forces
Operator:Qatar Emiri Air Force
Used:2019 - present
R1-Number:16L/34R
R1-Length:3750m (12,300feet)
R1-Surface:Concrete
R2-Number:16R/34L
R2-Length:3750m (12,300feet)
R2-Surface:Concrete

Dukhan / Tamim Airbase is a new air base built for the Qatar Emiri Air Force in 2018 near Dukhan.[1] The facility's name is in honour of the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. It is the country's third and newest air base. The facility is not Dukhan Airport, a civilian airport built in 1930 and made obsolete in 1959 when Doha International Airport was opened.

The airbase received five of the air force's order of 36 Dassault Rafale jet fighters in June 2019,[2] though the base was not completely operational at the time.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qatar to establish Tamim Air Base . 27 August 2018 .
  2. Web site: Qatar takes delivery of first Five Dassault Rafale fighter jets from France . 10 June 2019 .
  3. Jennings . Gareth . First batch of Rafales arrive in Qatar . Jane's Defence Weekly . 12 June 2019 . 56 . 24 . 18 . Jane's . Coulsdon . 2399-8334.