King Salman Air Base

King Salman Air Base
IATA: none ICAO: OERY
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia
Operator	Royal Saudi Air Force
Location	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Opened	1946
Passenger services ceased	1983
Elevation AMSL	635 m / 2,083 ft
Coordinates	24°42′35″N 46°43′31″E / 24.70972°N 46.72528°E / 24.70972; 46.72528
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 01/19 4,050 13,287 Asphalt 15/33 3,045 9,990 Asphalt

King Salman Air Base (ICAO: OERY, Arabic: قاعدة الملك سلمان الجوية), formerly known as Riyadh Air Base until 2015 with the commencement of "Decisive Storm" and formerly known as Riyadh International Airport from its opening in 1946 until 1983, was a military air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It was originally used by Saudia as an airline hub before King Khalid International Airport opened in 1983.^[1]