King Abdulaziz Naval Base
| King Abdulaziz Naval Base قاعدة الملك عبدالعزيز البحرية | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: none – ICAO: OEJL | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Royal Saudi Navy | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Saudi Navy | ||||||||||
| Location | Jubail | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°56′29.8″N 49°42′15.0″E / 26.941611°N 49.704167°ECoordinates: 26°56′29.8″N 49°42′15.0″E / 26.941611°N 49.704167°E | ||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
The King Abdulaziz Naval Base (KANB) is a naval base in the Eastern Province Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). It located about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) southeast of Jubail and only 900 metres (0.6 mi) from the shores of the Persian Gulf.
It is home to the Eastern Fleet and the Naval Academy. Their Navy Ratings "SK" (Storekeeper) and "YN" (Yeoman) learned basic skills in this school.
RSNF's Western Province counterpart is in Jeddah. It is King Faisal Naval Base (KFNB).
King Fahad Naval Academy located inside this base.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/14/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.