Information of Ali Al Salem Air Base

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Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:OKAS
Longitude/Latitude:E 047° 31' 14.71"/N 29° 20' 48.27"
47.520753/29.346742
Elevation:472 ft / 143.87 m
Location:, Kuwait
Magnetic Variation:E 3°09.7' (2008-04)
Time Zone:UTC+3

Airport Communications

Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Approach Control MOHALAB APP128.3 M351.1 M
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS133.0 M
Ground Control GND250.1 M
Pilot To Metro Service METRO372.725 M
Command Post COMD POST140.85 M253.0 M
Pilot To Dispatcher PTD372.2 M
Tower TWR118.0 M303.0 M

Communication Remarks

  • Command Post - Fone patch avail.

Runway Information

Runway 12L/30R

Dimension:9805 x 132 ft / 2988.6 x 40.2 m
Surface:Part concrete, part asphalt, or part bitumen-bound macadam.
  Runway 12L Runway 30R
Longitude:47.508097 / E 047° 30' 29.15"47.534700 / E 047° 32' 04.92"
Latitude:29.354494 / N 29° 21' 16.18"29.340936 / N 29° 20' 27.37"
End Elevation:449.0 ft470.0 ft
Alignment:117.4297.4
Slope:0.2-0.2
Touchdown Zone Elev.:449.0470.0
Lighting System 1:Sequenced Flashing LightsSequenced Flashing Lights
Lighting System 2:High Intensity Runway LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3:ALSF-1ALSF-1
Lighting System 4:PAPI - Precision Approach Path IndicatorPAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Runway 12R/30L

Dimension:9805 x 146 ft / 2988.6 x 44.5 m
Surface:Part concrete, part asphalt, or part bitumen-bound macadam.
  Runway 12R Runway 30L
Longitude:47.506803 / E 047° 30' 24.49"47.533406 / E 047° 32' 00.26"
Latitude:29.352544 / N 29° 21' 09.16"29.338986 / N 29° 20' 20.35"
End Elevation:447.0 ft472.0 ft
Alignment:117.0297.0
Slope:0.3-0.3
Touchdown Zone Elev.:447.0472.0
Lighting System 1:Sequenced Flashing LightsSequenced Flashing Lights
Lighting System 2:High Intensity Runway LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3:ALSF-1ALSF-1
Lighting System 4:PAPI - Precision Approach Path IndicatorPAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Remarks

A-GEAR - A-G avbl 30 min PN by ctc afld mgr, DSN 318-442-2047. Potential exists for possible hook skip at S Hook MAAS (B) due to uneven pavements on 12R/30L where conc sfc meets asphalt sfc.
Caution - Unlgtd hardened acft shelters 680' SW of rwy cntrln at thld of Rwy 12R/30L. Use ctn for unctl movement area w/hvy veh tfc on C-Loop. Potential FOD haz exists, especially on C-Loop. Aircrews should use extreme ctn and report FOD. Windsocks a
Caution - re not lit. A/D Bcn O/S. Twy have nstd mrk. Acft taxing to the W of hardened acft shelter 2 and 3 must flw displ twy cntrln, twy unuse for acft wingspans larger than a C130, small unlgtd bldg lctd 92 ft W of displ cntrln. See addn arr and d
Caution - ep pro in AP/2. All twy NE of 12L/30R are for C130 acft or smaller. The exception is the turnoff fr apch end 30R to twy Charlie to spots 13A/B and 14A (C-17 or smaller). All taxiways btn the inside and outside rwy are suitable for C-17. Ove
Caution - rhead pat discouraged btn 0400-1100Z Sun-Thur due to lcl trainer tfc. Only one 4 eng acft at a time on taxiways A, B , C and D. 4 eng acft using C Loop will use inboard eng only, outboard eng will be shut down.
Miscellanouis - First 1250' Rwys 12R/L and 30L/R conc, middle 7351' asphalt. No radar apch ctl avbl, fly full apch pro on all inst pro. No COMSEC stor avbl at base OPS. Ali Al Salem Twr should provide QNH altimeter settings to all U.S. acft within their Cl
Miscellanouis - ass D airspace. Ali Al Salem Twr provides QFE altimeter settings to Kuwaiti acft within their class D airspace. Query the twr controller for the appropriate altimeter setting if rqr.
Restricted - PPR 24 hr PN rqr. Send all PPR req via e-mail to 386eoss.doa@asab.afcent.af.mil nlt 24 hrs and no earlier than 5 days prior to sched arrival. Ctc Afld Mgr at DSN 318-442-2047 or Comd Post DSN 318-442-2920 (Opr H24). PPR times are valid +/-
Restricted - 30 min. All US acft rqr to ctc Cornerstone with arr/dep times. Afld rstd to C17 acft or smaller. 48 hr prior coord with host nation and Afld Mgr apvl for larger than C-17 acft. Due to narrow taxiways, C130 and P3 acft will taxi to and fr rw
Restricted - y with only inboard engines. All acft executing 180 turns on either rwy 12R/30/L must perform the manuever on last 1250' (conc ends) of the rwy. Severe rwy sfc damage and FOD will result if rstd is not flw. Acft pkg extremely ltd, deviatio
Restricted - ns over +/- 15 min fr coord ETA and ETD will result in delays. All acft must ctc Cornerstone at least 20 min prior to ldg with ETA, download info, MX status, fuel req, special handling (DV code, MEDEVAC, haz cargo). Backing out of 13B rqr a
Restricted - pvl via Cornerstone due to FOD haz.
Runway - Rwy 12L/30R used as a main parl Twy. Acft arr on 12R/30L must hold short and ctc GND before cros 12L/30R (Main Twy) unless instr otherwise.
Traffic Pattern - All coalition acft will be given QNH alt setting. Lcl training utilizes QFE alt settings. Overhead pat is 3500' QNH/3000' QFE. Downwind/str-in pat is 2000' QNH/1500' QFE.

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