| King Khalid Air Base | |
| Location: | Khamis Mushait, 'Asir Region |
| Country: | Saudi Arabia |
| Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia |
| Pushpin Label: | King Khalid Air Base |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Shown within Saudi Arabia |
| Type: | Air Base |
| Ownership: | Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces |
| Operator: | Royal Saudi Air Force |
| Used: | 1960-present |
| Garrison: | RSAF Wing 5 |
| Elevation: | 2050m (6,730feet) |
| Iata: | KMX |
| Icao: | OEKM |
| R1-Length: | 12400feet |
King Khalid Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة الملك خالد الجوية) (KKAB) is an airbase of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) sited in the south-west of Saudi Arabia, near Khamis Mushait.
The airbase, with code KMX, has a 12400feet paved runway without customs facilities. The base was designed and built by the Dutch company Ballast Nedam for BAE in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and has McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle service facilities.[1]
During the Gulf War in 1991, the USAF had a base here from which they launched F-117 stealth fighter from the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing on Baghdad, and other high priority targets in Iraq.[2] On the opening night of the war Vickers VC10 tankers from No. 101 Squadron RAF launched here refueled Royal Air Force Panavia Tornado GR1s.[3]
The RSAF forces included the newly formed 66th Squadron with Tornado GR1 aircraft and immediately post Gulf war 1 they took delivery of the RSAF GR1a Reconnaissance versions supported by the 66th Squadron Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (RIC).
Later in the 1990s a second Tornado GR1 Squadron formed - 83rd Squadron.