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SUBJECT:  SITE SURVEY, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES


             17 ADP//LG//
             ANGB WASHINGTON DC//CCS/LG//
             HQ AFRES ROBINS AFB GA//DO/LG//
             INFO HQ SAC OFFUTT AFB NE//LGM/LGL/DOO/SBS//
             8AF BARKSDALE AFB LA//LG/LRC/DOO//
             15AF MARCH AFB CA//LG/DO/LRC/CAT//
             1701 AREFWP/CC/MA//
             1709 AREFWP/CC/MA//
             171 AREFW PITTSBURGH PA//CC/DO/MA//
             134 AREFW MCGEE TYSON TN//CC/DO/MA//
             160 AREFW RICKENBACKER OH//CC/DO/MA//
             126 AREFW CHICAGO IL//CC/DO/MA//

SUBJECT:  SITE SURVEY, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (U)
1.    GENERAL COMMENTS:  A SITE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED ON 22
DECEMBER 1990 AT ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES.  CURRENT BEDDOWN PLANS CALL FOR FOUR KC-135E TANKER
AIRCRAFT TO BE DEPLOYED TO THIS LOCATION ON OR ABOUT 28  DECEMBER
1990.  SIX ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AROUND 6 TO 8
JANUARY 1991.  AN ADDITIONAL SIX AIRCRAFT (FOR A TOTAL OF 16 KC-
135E) WILL DEPLOY TO THIS AIRFIELD PRIOR TO 15 JANUARY 1991.  THE
INITIAL FOUR AIRCRAFT ON OR ABOUT 28 DECEMBER 1990 IS TENTATIVE BUT
NOT UNREALISTIC.  ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY
THE AIRPORT AUTHORITIES THAT THEY EXPECT GULF AIR (CIVILIAN
AIRLINE) TO EVACUATE MOST OF THEIR AIRCRAFT FROM [(b)(1) Sec 3.4 (b)(6)]
WHEN HOSTILITIES BEGIN.  THIS WOULD CREATE ADDITIONAL COMPETITION FOR THE PARKING SPOTS SELECTED FOR MILITARY USE.  THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR UNIT DEPLOYMENT PLANNING:
2. (U)  POL CAPABILITIES:
A. (U) 3,170,000 U.S. GALLONS COMMERCIAL TYPE JET A-1 FUEL STORAGE
CAPACITY.
3. (U) MINIMUM QUANTITY OF FUEL EVER STOCKED ON BASE IS 60 PERCENT
OF AIRFIELD STORAGE AND ARE CONTINUALLY ROTATED.
C. (U) LIQUID OXYGEN AND ENGINE OILS AVAILABLE THROUGH GULF AIR
MAINTENANCE COMPANY (GAMCO), ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC)
OPERATION.
D. (U) POL SYSTEM  DATA:
(1).  (U)   FUEL RESUPPLY VIA 10" PIPELINE FROM THE REFINERY LOCATED
18 KILOMETERS AWAY INTO THE AIRPORT'S 2.4 MILLION GALLON FUEL
STORAGE FARM.
(2). (U) JET A-1 FUEL VIA PIPELINE FLOW RATE IS 1,248,000 GAL/DAY.


  [(b)(2)]

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