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Khamis Mushayt or Khamis Mushait (Arabic: خميس مشيط, Ḫamīs Mušayṭ Arabic pronunciation: [xamiːs muʃajtˤ], locally: [xamiːs‿ɪmʃeːtˤ]) is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia, located east of Abha, the provincial seat of the 'Asir Province, 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) 650 nautical miles from Dhahran and 884 kilometres (549 mi) from the national capital of Riyadh. [2]
King Khalid Air Base (Arabic: قاعدة الملك خالد الجوية) (KKAB) is an airbase of Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) in the south-west of Saudi Arabia, near Khamis Mushait. History [ edit ]
Satellite photo of King Khalid Military City, captured on June 30, 2002. King Khalid Military City (KKMC) (Arabic: مدينة الملك خالد العسكرية; transliterated: Medinat Al-Malek Khaled Al-Askariyah) is a cantonment in northeastern Saudi Arabia, approximately 60 km (37 mi.) south of Hafar al-Batin city.
Khamis Mushait 'Asir Province: OEKM KMX King Khalid Air Base: Jubail: Eastern: OEJL King Abdulaziz Naval Base: Ras Mishab: Eastern: OERM Ras Mishab Airport: Tabuk: Tabuk: OETB TUU King Faisal Air Base: Ta'if: Makkah (Mecca) OETF TIF King Fahad Air Base: Aramco airports Abqaiq: Eastern: OEBQ Abqaiq Airport: Abu Ali, Jubail: Eastern: OEAA Abu Ali ...
Shahran's largest and main city is Khamis Mushayt (The largest city in ‘Asir, and the 8th largest in Saudi Arabia with an estimated population of 1,100,000). Khamis Mushayt is noted for being the fourth largest trading center in Saudi Arabia, and is famous for its world-class military airbase.
The aircraft were delivered to No. 6 Squadron at Khamis Mushayt Airbase in May 1966. Although the Hunters were operational, following attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Egyptian Air Force they were not a success as interceptors as they lacked any ground control but were used for ground attack.
Sarat Abidah, an affiliated Saudi province of Asir Emirate, is located on the Khamis Mushayt international road in southwestern Saudi Arabia. Sarat Abidah is north of the border with Yemen; it is 93 kilometres (58 miles) from the city of Abha and 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the city of Dhahran Aljanoub.
The site was a new construction area between the cities of Khamis Mushait and Abha, and served both equally. Construction of the airport started in mid-1975 by Laing Wimpey Alireza. Earlier, domestic flights had been handled at the military airport near Khamis Mushait. The airport became operational in 1977. [4]