Sheik Isa Air Base

ICAO OBBSMedium airport

Sheik Isa Air Base is a medium airport near Sitrah in Southern Governorate, Bahrain. It is listed as ICAO OBBS. The airport is located at 25.9184° / 50.5906° at an elevation of 41 m (136 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,800 m. The nearest airport is Sheik Isa Air Base Helipad, 3.5 km (2 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Sheik Isa Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Sheik Isa Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`OBBS`
Identifier	`OBBS`
Type	Medium airport
City	Sitrah
Region	Southern Governorate
Country	Bahrain
Coordinates	25.91840, 50.59060
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	25° 55′ 06.24″ N 50° 35′ 26.16″ E
Elevation	41 m (136 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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