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Sakhir Air Base

ICAO OBKHSmall airfield

Sakhir Air Base is a small airfield near Zallaq in Southern Governorate, Bahrain. It is listed as ICAO OBKH. The airport is located at 26.0345° / 50.5245° at an elevation of 15 m (49 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,200 m. The nearest airport is Bahrain International Circuit Heliport, 1.4 km (1 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Map detail of Sakhir Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Sakhir Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`OBKH`
Identifier	`OBKH`
Type	Small airfield
City	Zallaq
Region	Southern Governorate
Country	Bahrain
Coordinates	26.03453, 50.52454
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	26° 02′ 04.32″ N 50° 31′ 28.36″ E
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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