Airports / Kuwait / OKAS
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
25 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kuwait International Airport (KWI) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Ali Al Salem Air Base (OKAS) is a mid-sized airport serving Al Damaikhi, Kuwait. Field elevation is 472 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list OKAS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kuwait International Airport (KWI, 25 nm), Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base (XIJ, 29 nm), and Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD, 72 nm).
Trip costs from OKAS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as The Rock. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from OKAS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
OKAS
IATA
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FAA / Local
OKAS
Elevation
472 ft
Coordinates
29.3469° N · 47.5201° 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
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 25nmKWIKuwait International AirportKuwait City
- 29nmXIJAhmed Al Jaber Air BaseAhmed Al Jaber AB
- 72nmABDAbadan Ayatollah Jami International AirportAbadan
- 73nmBSRBasra International AirportBasra
- 86nmIQ-0024Jalibah Southeast Air BaseJalibah
- 95nmAQIQaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International AirportQaisumah
Location
Open the full mapOKAS · Ali Al Salem Air Base · Al Damaikhi, Kuwait