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Ali Al Salem Airbase

Ali Al Salem Air Base is a military air base situated in , approximately 37 km from the border, and roughly 15 km west of . The airfield is owned by the Government of Kuwait, and hosted the Royal Air Force, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps personnel and aircraft during Operation Southern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Kuwait
  • Also known as: “Ali Al Salem AB Airport”, “Ali Al Salem Air Base”, “Ali al Salem Airbase”, “KEZ”, and “OKAS”

Ali Al Salem Airbase

Latitude
29.34882° or 29° 20′ 56″ north
Longitude
47.5188° or 47° 31′ 8″ east
Elevation
150 metres (492 feet)
Operator
القوات الجوية الكويتية
ICAO airport code
OKAS
Open location code
7HX98GX9+GG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 112321226
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
393283
Wiki­data ID
Q4115518
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“Ali Al Salem Airbase” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عَلِ اَلسَّلَم أَِرْبَسَة”
  • Arabic: “قاعدة علي السالم الجوية”
  • Asturian: “Base Aérea Ali Al Salem”
  • Chinese: “阿里·萨利姆空军基地”
  • Chinese: “阿里·薩利姆空軍基地”
  • Czech: “Letecká základna Alího al-Salema”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס עלי א-סאלם”
  • Indonesian: “KEZ”
  • Indonesian: “OKAS”
  • Japanese: “アリ・アル・セーラム空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “アリー・サーリム空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Ali Al Salem AB”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی علی السالم”
  • Polish: “Baza lotnicza Ali as-Salim”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Ali Al Salem”
  • Spanish: “Base Aerea Ali Al Salem”
  • Spanish: “Base Aérea Ali Al Salem”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ ъалӣ олсолм”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Али Ал Салом”

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