Thumamah Airfield is one of a very few airfields that allow light civil aviation to operate and fly within Saudi airspace.in the last few years the Ministry of Aviation is beginning to encourage recreational flying and 2 flying clubs were established here at Thumamah. Saudi Private Aviation and Land & Space .Also set up here is the Saudi Flight Academy which operate a mixture of DA4O and DA42NG Diamond aircraft .Thumamah Airfield is situated 70 km north of Riyadh City sited inside a wild life sanctuary ( 25° 12′ 47″ N, 46° 38′ 28″ E ) or SBS co-ordinates ( 25.213056, 46.641111 ).
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Cirrus Design SR-22 G4 N999KS c/n 3507 |
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Avtek VL-3 F-JUJY |
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Gyrocopter HZ-G003 |
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MD 900 Explorer N911AC c/n 900-00108 was a former Medical Saudi Red Crescent Society helicopter which as you can see is left abandoned in 3 sections and were replaced by Bell 212,s. |
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HZ-SBS5 |
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Here is a view of the Saudi Flight Academy fleet parked up on the flightline with DA40,s in the foreground and DA42NG Twin Stars in the background. |
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HZ-LS3 Maule MXT-7C c/n 141080 operated by Land and Space Flying Club |
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HZ-KME Maule M-7C c/n 251010C operated by land and Space Flying Club |
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I-B367 Corvus Fusion c/n CM-11-001 |
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HZ-LAS1 Rider M3 operated by Land and Space Flying Club |
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HZ-LS5 Tecnam operated by Land and Space Flying Club |
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HZ-ASA1 Aeroprat A-22LS operated by Land and Space Flying Club |
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HZ-NJ1 Cessna 172 S c/n 172S10469 operated by Wallan Flying Club and operate 2 other C.172S HZ-NJ2 and N5030B |
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