Isa Air Base

Isa Air Base, formerly known as Shaikh Isa Air Base, is on the shore of the in southern . It hosts the Royal Bahraini Air Force Fighter Wing and the two squadrons that comprise it.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport
  • Also known as: “Base Aerea de Isa”, “ISA Air Base”, “OBBS”, “Shaikh Isa Airport”, “авиабаза Шейх Иса”, “シェイク・イサ空軍基地”, and “シャイフ・イーサー空軍基地”
  • Historically known as: “Shaikh Isa Air Base”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southern Governorate.

The has the largest area of the four governorates of Bahrain.

Isa Air Base

Latitude
25.91665° or 25° 55′ north
Longitude
50.59136° or 50° 35′ 29″ east
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
ICAO airport code
OBBS
UN/LOCODE
BH ISA
Open location code
7HQGWH8R+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 51568129
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
11550666
Wiki­data ID
Q82928
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Tajik—“Isa Air Base” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قاعدة الشيخ عيسى الجوية”
  • Croatian: “Zrakoplovna baza Šeik Isa”
  • Dutch: “Sheik Isa Luchthaven”
  • French: “Cheikh Isa Air Base”
  • Japanese: “イサ空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Shaikh Isa”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی شیخ عیسی”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Szejk Isa”
  • Russian: “Авиабаза Шейх Иса”
  • Russian: “Шейх Иса (авиабаза)”
  • Spanish: “Base aérea de Isa”
  • Spanish: “Base Aérea de Isa”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ шийх ъесо”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Шайх Исо”

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