Riyadh Air Base
King Salman Air Base is a Royal Saudi Air Force base located south of Riyadh. It is aimed at relocating RSAF operations from the old Riyadh Air Base to the new site, which was demolished between 2021 and 2022 for Saudi Vision 2030.- Type: Airport
- Description: airport in Saudi Arabia
- Also known as: “King Salman Air Base”, “OERY”, “OESN”, “Riyadh AB Airbase”, “XWM”, and “مطار الرياض القديم”
Places of Interest
Highlights: King Salman Park and Prince Sultan Military Medical City.
King Fahad Medical City
Hospital
King Fahad Medical City is a public medical complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. King Fahad Medical City is situated 3 km southwest of Riyadh Air Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al Rabwah and Jarir.
Al Rabwah
Suburb
Al Rabwah, pronounced as ar-Rabwah, is a residential… Al Rabwah is situated 4 km southeast of Riyadh Air Base.
Jarir
Suburb
Jarir or Jareer is an affluent residential… Jarir is situated 4½ km southeast of Riyadh Air Base.
Thulaim
Suburb
Thulaim is a commercial and residential neighborhood… Thulaim is situated 8 km south of Riyadh Air Base.
Riyadh Air Base
- Categories: airbase and transport
- Location: Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.70983° or 24° 42′ 35″ north
Longitude
46.72517° or 46° 43′ 31″ east
Elevation
634 metres (2,080 feet)
ICAO airport code
OERY
Open location code
7HP8PP5G+W3
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Riyadh Air Base” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قاعدة الرياض الجوية”
- Arabic: “قاعدة الملك سلمان الجوية”
- Cebuano: “Riyadh Air Base”
- Chinese: “利雅得空軍基地”
- Finnish: “Riadin lentotukikohta”
- French: “base aérienne de Riyadh”
- French: “Base aérienne de Riyadh”
- Japanese: “リヤド空軍基地”
- Malay: “Pengkalan Udara Riyadh AB”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی ریاض”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ реёз”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Риад”
- Ukrainian: “Ер-Ріяд (авіабаза)”
- Ukrainian: “Ер-Ріяд”
- Urdu: “ریاض ایئر بیس”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Al Malik ‘Abd al ‘Azīz and Az Zahra‘.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: King Salman Airbase and Hyatt Place Riyadh Al Sulaimania.
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