Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia
Khamis Mushait is a city in south-west Saudi Arabia.
Airport and airbase
King Khalid Air Base airport (KMX) has a 12,400ft paved runway without customs facilities[1]. The base was designed and built by US Army and Air Force engineers in the 1960s and 70s[2].
Khamis Mushait is one of the 6 main Saudi Air Force bases (the others are Taif, Jeddah, Dahran, Riyadh and Tabuk). At Khamis Mushait are F-15C/D, F-15S (a slightly downgraded F-15E strike variant[3]), Tornado IDS, F-5[4].
During the Gulf War of 1990, US F-117A aircraft were based here[5][6].
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