Airports / Saudi Arabia / KMX
King Khalid Air Base
OEKM / KMXKhamis Mushait, Saudi ArabiaELEV 6,778 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Abha International Airport (AHB).
Overview
Located in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia, King Khalid Air Base (OEKM / KMX) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 6,778 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KMX for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Abha International Airport (AHB, 9 nm), Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport (GIZ, 85 nm), and Najran Domestic Airport (EAM, 101 nm).
Charter pricing from KMX depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Khamis Mushait.
Field capability
ICAO
OEKM
IATA
KMX
FAA / Local
OEKM
Elevation
6,778 ft
Coordinates
18.2973° N · 42.8035° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Saudi Arabia fields
state range 6–6,858 ft
At 6,778 ft, KMX sits higher than 95% of the 39 Saudi Arabia fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmAHBAbha International AirportAbha
- 85nmGIZJizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz AirportJizan
- 101nmEAMNajran Domestic AirportNajran
- 102nmBHHBisha AirportBisha
- 137nmABTKing Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) AirportAl-Baha
- 188nmSAHSanaa International AirportSanaa
Location
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