Prince Sultan Air Base METAR OEPS

VFRMedium AirportElev. 503 m (1651 ft)

Prince Sultan Air Base is situated in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia. The ICAO code of Prince Sultan Air Base is OEPS and the IATA code is AKH.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 17L/35R with a length of 4,000 m, Asphalt runway 17R/35L with a length of 4,000 m.
The elevation is 503 m (1651 ft). Its coordinates are:

2026-08-23 14:55 UTC

Wikipedia

Flight Cat

VFR

Temp

42°C

Wind

11kt

Visibility

> 10km

QNH

1006hPa

Raw METAR

METAR OEPS 231455Z 03011G17KT 9999 CLR 42/M02 A2970 RMK AO2A SLPNO WND DATA ESTMD

Decoded

Wind: From 030° (NNE) at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt
Visibility: > 10 km
Temp / DP: 42°C (108°F) · Dew point -2°C (28°F)
QNH: 1006 hPa · 29.71 inHg

TAF

Valid 23 Aug 09:00 UTC – 24 Aug 15:00 UTC

Raw TAF

TAF OEPS 230900Z 2309/2415 04012G20KT 9000 HZ SCT200 QNH2972INS BECMG 2315/2316 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SCT200 QNH2970INS BECMG 2407/2408 03012KT 9999 BKN200 QNH2969INS TX44/2312Z TN31/2402Z

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

09:0015:0021:0003:0009:0015:00NOW

Sun 23 Aug

BASE09:00 – 15:00 UTC

040° / 12 G20 kt9 kmHazeSCT 20,000ft

VFR

BECMG15:00 – 07:00 UTC

VRB / 6 kt> 9.7 kmSCT 20,000ft

VFR

Mon 24 Aug

BECMG07:00 – 15:00 UTC

030° / 12 kt> 9.7 kmBKN 20,000ft

VFR

Forecast via NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Runways

Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed

Runway	Heading	Length	Surface	Wind Offset	Headwind	Crosswind
17L	175°	4,000 m	Asphalt	145°	↓ 9 kt	6 kt L
35R ★ best	355°	4,000 m	Asphalt	35°	↑ 9 kt	6 kt R

Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind

Sunrise & Sunset

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Sunrise02:26 UTC

Sunset15:17 UTC

Daylight:12h 51m

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

DaytimeNow

Nearby Weather

ICAO	Airport	Distance	Category	Wind	Visibility	Sky	Temp
OERK	—	134 km	VFR	010° 6 kt	> 10 km	—	40°C

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