Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base

OKAJ · Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait

About Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base

ICAO OKAJ
IATA XIJ
FIR Kuwait FIR
Region Al Aḩmadī
Country Kuwait
Runways 15R/33L
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 28.9348, 47.7919   285605N 0474731E
Variation 3.8° E (2024)
Timezone Kuwait (+3 h)
Local time Apr 27, 2024 23:53

Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base

Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base is a midsized airport in Al Aḩmadī, Kuwait. The airport is located at latitude 28.93480 and longitude 47.79190. The airport has 2 runways: 15L/33R and 15R/33L. The ICAO airport code of this field is OKAJ. The airport's IATA code is XIJ. Nearby other airfields are Al Abdaliyah Highway Strip, Kuwait, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Skydive Kuwait Airport and Udairi Army Air Field.

Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Kuwait, which is 37 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Kuwait.

Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base is in the timezone of Asia/Kuwait. Difference with UTC is +3 h. Today the sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:22. This applies to Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
15L 152° 148° 28.9236 47.8004 3,007 m
33R 332° 328° 28.9473 47.7857
15R 152° 148° 28.9224 47.7981 3,019 m
33L 332° 328° 28.9463 47.7834

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Al Abdaliyah Highway Strip KW-0021 12 km 359°
KOC Heliport KW-0002 29 km 061°
Old Ahmadi Hospital Heliport 2 KW-0005 31 km 055°
Old Ahmadi Hospital Heliport 1 KW-0004 31 km 055°
New Ahmadi Hospital Heliport KW-0003 33 km 056°
Patton Army Heliport KW-0020 36 km 102°
Al Adan Heliport KW-0007 37 km 052°
Kuwait OKKK 37 km 029°
Police Officers Club Heliport KW-0001 43 km 046°

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