Airports / Saudi Arabia / DHA
King Abdulaziz Air Base
OEDR / DHADhahran, Saudi ArabiaELEV 84 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
King Fahd International Airport (DMM) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
King Abdulaziz Air Base (OEDR / DHA) is a large commercial airport serving Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Field elevation is 84 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list DHA as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are King Fahd International Airport (DMM, 23 nm), Bahrain International Airport (BAH, 26 nm), and Ras Tanura Airport (OERT, 28 nm).
Trip costs from DHA are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Dhahran international Airport and Dhahran Air Base. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from DHA to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
OEDR
IATA
DHA
FAA / Local
OEDR
Elevation
84 ft
Coordinates
26.2654° N · 50.1520° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Saudi Arabia fields
state range 6–6,858 ft
At 84 ft, DHA sits lower than 69% of the 39 Saudi Arabia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmDMMKing Fahd International AirportAd Dammam
- 26nmBAHBahrain International AirportManama
- 28nmOERTRas Tanura AirportRas Tanura
- 32nmOBBSSheik Isa Air BaseSitrah
- 61nmOEJBJubail AirportJubail
- 69nmHOFAl-Ahsa International AirportHofuf
Location
Open the full mapOEDR · King Abdulaziz Air Base · Dhahran, Saudi Arabia