Airports / Saudi Arabia / AKH
Prince Sultan Air Base
OEPS / AKHAl Kharj, Saudi ArabiaELEV 1,651 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
King Salman Air Base (SA-0094).
Overview
Prince Sultan Air Base, listed as OEPS / AKH, is a mid-sized airport in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia. Field elevation is 1,651 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list AKH as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are King Salman Air Base (SA-0094, 56 nm), King Khalid International Airport (RUH, 72 nm), and Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF, 127 nm).
Trip costs from AKH are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as OEKH. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from AKH to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
OEPS
IATA
AKH
FAA / Local
OEPS
Elevation
1,651 ft
Coordinates
24.0627° N · 47.5805° 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 1,651 ft, AKH sits lower than 49% 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.
- 56nmSA-0094King Salman Air BaseRiyadh
- 72nmRUHKing Khalid International AirportRiyadh
- 127nmHOFAl-Ahsa International AirportHofuf
- 188nmDMMKing Fahd International AirportAd Dammam
- 191nmDWDDawadmi Domestic AirportDawadmi
- 192nmDHAKing Abdulaziz Air BaseDhahran
Location
Open the full mapOEPS · Prince Sultan Air Base · Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia