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Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base

Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Kuwait

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Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base

Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Kuwait

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Kuwaiti military air base with strategic regional significance.

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Southern Kuwait, Kuwait

Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base is a military airfield located in southern Kuwait, operated primarily by the Kuwait Air Force. It serves as a key installation for Kuwaiti defense operations and has historically hosted coalition forces during regional conflicts. The base gained international attention during the Gulf War in 1990-1991, when it was occupied by Iraqi forces and later liberated by coalition troops. It subsequently served as a staging ground for allied military operations in the region. As a military facility, the base is not open to commercial air traffic and has no public passenger terminal infrastructure. Its IATA code XIJ and ICAO code OKAJ are maintained primarily for aviation charting and military flight planning purposes.

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›Occupied by Iraqi forces during the 1990 invasion of Kuwait and liberated during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
›Serves as a primary Kuwait Air Force installation in the southern part of the country.
›Has hosted U.S. and coalition military aircraft during operations in the broader Middle East region.
›Not open to civilian or commercial air traffic.
›Assigned IATA code XIJ and ICAO code OKAJ for official aviation identification purposes.

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Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base is a Kuwait Air Force base that is home to 3 Kuwait Air Force F/A-18 C/D squadrons: 9 Squadron, 25 Squadron, and 61 Squadron. The base also has an area designated for operations by the U.S. Air Force and its allies.

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