King Salman Air Base
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Saudi Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 635 m / 2,083 ft | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°42′35″N 46°43′31″E / 24.70972°N 46.72528°E | ||||||||||||||
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Riyadh Air Base (ICAO: OERY) (Arabic: قاعدة الرياض الجوية) is an airport near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The K. Faisal Academy is located on the air base and uses Pilatus PC-9's for pilot training. The air base previously served commercial airline flights before the King Khalid International Airport was opened in 1982.
OERY has two crossing runways. 19-01 is the alpha and 15-30 is the bravo. It is home to the Civil Defense fleet as well.
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