Sakhir Air Base Explained

Sakhir Air Base
Nativename:Arabic: مطار الصخير الدولي
Iata:KHBr
Icao:OBKH
Type:Public
City-Served:Awali
Location:Bahrain
Elevation-F:49
Elevation-M:15
Coordinates:26.0347°N 50.5244°W
Pushpin Map:Bahrain
Pushpin Label:OBKH
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sakhir Air Base in Bahrain
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:10,500
R1-Length-M:3,200
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Landings.com[1]

Sakhir Air Base is a public-use and military airport located 3 nautical miles (5.5 km) south-southwest of Awali, Bahrain.

The airbase itself was built for the Bahrain International Airshow, held every two years in November. Jets come from multiple countries such as Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, India, and many others to show off to the local community. The airport is also used by VIP visitors, foreign top government officials, visiting heads of states and the king of Bahrain himself.

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  1. http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?OBKH Airport record for Sakhir Air Base