King Faisal Naval Base

King Faisal Naval Base (ICAO: OEJF; Arabic: قاعدة الملك فيصل البحرية) is a Royal Saudi Navy base located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is home to the navy's Western Fleet which operates in the Red Sea, one of the two main formations of the Saudi navy.^[2]

King Faisal Naval Base
قاعدة الملك فيصل البحرية
Jeddah in Saudi Arabia
Site information
Owner	Royal Saudi Navy
Controlled by	Western Fleet
Location
King Faisal Naval Base Shown within Saudi Arabia
Coordinates	21°20′33″N 039°10′36″E
Airfield information
Identifiers	ICAO: OEJF
Elevation	7 feet (2 m) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 15/33 8,999 feet (2,743 m) Asphalt
Sources: DoD FLIP[1]

The base was used by the United States Air Force after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and in the leadup to the subsequent Gulf War of 1991.

See also

• List of things named after Saudi kings
• List of military installations in Saudi Arabia