Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait

OKAS
Ali Al Salem Air Base
, Kuwait
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Location & QuickFacts
Airport Codes
OKAS (ICAO)
Location , Kuwait
Airport Type C
Longitude/Latitude
N 29° 20' 48.27" / E 047° 31' 14.71"
29.346742, 47.520753
Elevation 472 feet (144 meters)
Magnetic Variation E003097 0408
Communications
Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Approach Control MOHALAB APP 128.3 351.1
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS 133.0
Ground Control GND 250.1
Pilot To Metro Service METRO 372.725
Command Post COMD POST 140.85 253.0
Pilot To Dispatcher PTD 372.2
Tower TWR 118.0 303.0

Communication Remarks

  • Fone patch avail.
Runway Information
Runway 12L/30R
Dimensions 9,805 x 132 ft (2989 x 40 m)
Surface Part concrete, part asphalt, or part bitumen-bound macadam.
PCN 048RBWT
12L 30R
Heading (Mag/True) 117.4° / 120.2° 297.4° / 300.2°
Latitude N 29° 21' 16.18" N 29° 20' 27.37"
Longitude E 047° 30' 29.15" E 047° 32' 04.92"
Elevation / TDZE 449 ft / 449.0 ft 470 ft / 470.0 ft
Displaced Threshold 0 ft 0 ft
Slope 0.2° -0.2°
Declared Distances Takeoff: 10135 ft
Landing: 9805 ft
Takeoff: 10135 ft
Landing: 9805 ft
Lighting System 1 Sequenced Flashing Lights Sequenced Flashing Lights
Lighting System 2 High Intensity Runway Lights High Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3 ALSF-1 ALSF-1
Lighting System 4 Type 50 Type 50
Runway 12R/30L
Dimensions 9,805 x 146 ft (2989 x 45 m)
Surface Part concrete, part asphalt, or part bitumen-bound macadam.
PCN 047RBWT
12R 30L
Heading (Mag/True) 117.0° / 120.0° 297.0° / 300.0°
Latitude N 29° 21' 09.16" N 29° 20' 20.35"
Longitude E 047° 30' 24.49" E 047° 32' 00.26"
Elevation / TDZE 447 ft / 447.0 ft 472 ft / 472.0 ft
Displaced Threshold 0 ft 0 ft
Slope 0.3° -0.3°
Declared Distances Takeoff: 10775 ft
Landing: 9805 ft
Takeoff: 10775 ft
Landing: 9805 ft
Lighting System 1 Sequenced Flashing Lights Sequenced Flashing Lights
Lighting System 2 High Intensity Runway Lights High Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 3 ALSF-1 ALSF-1
Lighting System 4 Type 50 Type 50
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.
  • [MISC]
    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
  • [MISC]
    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.
  • [RSTD]
    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 +/-
  • [RSTD]
    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
  • [RSTD]
    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
  • [RSTD]
    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
  • [RSTD]
    pvl via Cornerstone due to FOD haz.
  • [RWY]
    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.
  • [TFC PAT]
    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.