Dukhan / Tamim Airbase

Dukhan / Tamim Airbase is a new air base built for the Qatar Emiri Air Force in 2018 near Dukhan.^[1] The facility's name is in honour of the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. It is the country's third and newest air base. The facility is not Dukhan Airport, a civilian airport built in 1930 and made obsolete in 1959 when Doha International Airport was opened.

Dukhan / Tamim Airbase
Dukhan, Al-Shahaniya in Qatar
Site information
Owner	Qatar Armed Forces
Operator	Qatar Emiri Air Force
Location
Dukhan / Tamim Airbase Shown within Qatar
Coordinates	25°28′02″N 51°00′05″E
Site history
Built	2018 (2018)
In use	2019 - present
Airfield information
Runways Direction Length and surface 16L/34R 3,750 metres (12,303 ft) Concrete 16R/34L 3,750 metres (12,303 ft) Concrete

The airbase received five of the air force's order of 36 Dassault Rafale jet fighters in June 2019,^[2] though the base was not completely operational at the time.^[3]