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Isa Air Base

Isa Air Base, formerly known as Shaikh Isa Air Base, is located 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: “ISA Air Base”, “OBBS”, and “Shaikh Isa Airport”
  • 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. It includes parts of 's old municipalities – Al Mintaqah al Gharbiyah, Ar Rifa' wa al Mintaqah al Janubiyah, and .

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
United Nations Location Code
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”
  • Indonesian: “OBBS”
  • Japanese: “イサ空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “シェイク・イサ空軍基地”
  • Japanese: “シャイフ・イーサー空軍基地”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Shaikh Isa”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی شیخ عیسی”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Szejk Isa”
  • Russian: “авиабаза Шейх Иса”
  • Russian: “Авиабаза Шейх Иса”
  • Russian: “Шейх Иса (авиабаза)”
  • Spanish: “Base Aerea de Isa”
  • Spanish: “Base aérea de Isa”
  • Spanish: “Base Aérea de Isa”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ шийх ъесо”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Шайх Исо”

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