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Dukhan / Tamim Airbase is a new air base built for the Qatari 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
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Qatar Air Force
Operator	Qatar Air Force
Location	Dukhan, Qatar
Coordinates	25°27′16.8″N 050°59′18.6″E
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Dukhan / Tamim Airbase
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m Asphalt

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]

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