Drafted — not technically validated
Record revision 1 · The Strait of Hormuz today, with airbases in Iran, the UAE and Oman.
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DCS: Persian Gulf
- Simulator
- DCS World
- Made by
- Eagle Dynamics
- Setting
- Present day: The present-day Strait of Hormuz [1]
- Area
- About 200,000 km² centred on the Strait of Hormuz: southern Iran, the UAE, northern Oman and Qeshm Island [1]
- Real-world theatre
- Middle East
- Purchase
- DCS WorldDCS: Persian Gulf Map by Eagle DynamicsDCS Store
Store pages checked 2026-10-28. Prices and availability change.
Map
Explore the map or select an airfield. Markers show runway, radio and navigation data. Present-day OpenStreetMap geography; no exact simulator terrain boundary is shown. Airfield markers follow the simulator data, including on historical maps; the basemap does not depict their historical surroundings.
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Airfield overlay: the same versioned simulator data as the table below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL.
Airfields
Every airfield with a runway in Persian Gulf's data from the game: 30 airfields. Names link to this encyclopedia's entry where there is one.
| Airfield | Elevation | Runways | Tower (MHz) | TACAN, VOR and NDB | ILS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi Intl24.4537° N, 54.6543° E | 92 ft | 13L (126°) / 31R (306°), 12,818 ft31L (306°) / 13R (126°), 9,946 ft13R (126°) / 31L (306°), 2,419 ft | VHF 119.2 | DME 119X*, 114.25 MHz (ADV)VOR 114.25 MHz (ADV) | — |
| Abu Musa Island25.8760° N, 55.0329° E | 16 ft | 08 (081°) / 26 (261°), 7,616 ft | VHF 122.9 | DME 101X*, 285 kHz (ABM) | — |
| Al Ain Intl24.2614° N, 55.6092° E | 814 ft | 19 (185°) / 01 (005°), 11,268 ft | VHF 119.85 | VOR-DME 119X*, 112.6 MHz (ALN) | — |
| Al Dhafra AFB24.2483° N, 54.5477° E | 52 ft | 13L (125°) / 31R (305°), 11,404 ft13R (125°) / 31L (305°), 11,531 ft | VHF 126.5 | VORTAC 96X, 114.9 MHz (MA) | 13L: 111.1 (IMA)13R: 108.7 (LMA)31L: 108.7 (RMA)31R: 109.1 (MMA) |
| Al Maktoum Intl24.8971° N, 55.1602° E | 123 ft | 30 (299°) / 12 (119°), 11,501 ft | VHF 118.6 | — | 12: 111.75 (IJEA)30: 109.75 (IJWA) |
| Al Minhad AFB25.0269° N, 55.3658° E | 180 ft | 27 (267°) / 09 (087°), 11,866 ft | VHF 118.55 | TACAN 99X, 115.2 MHz (MIN) | 09: 110.7 (IMNW)27: 110.75 (IMNR) |
| Al-Bateen24.4281° N, 54.4586° E | 12 ft | 13 (126°) / 31 (306°), 6,808 ft | VHF 119.9 | VOR ch 119, 114.0 MHz (ALB) | — |
| Bandar Abbas Intl27.2177° N, 56.3790° E | 17 ft | 03R (025°) / 21L (205°), 11,640 ft | VHF 118.1 | NDB 250 kHz (BND)TACAN 78X* (BND)VOR-DME 119X, 117.2 MHz (BND) | 21L: 109.9 (IBND) |
| Bandar Lengeh26.5323° N, 54.8247° E | 76 ft | 08 (078°) / 26 (258°), 7,626 ft | VHF 121.7 | NDB 408 kHz (LEN)VOR-DME 95X, 114.8 MHz (LEN) | — |
| Bandar-e-Jask25.6547° N, 57.8014° E | 26 ft | 06 (060°) / 24 (240°), 6,843 ft | VHF 118.15UHF 250.5low VHF 38.95 · HF 4.025from pydcs † | NDB 349 kHz (JSK)TACAN 110X* (JSK)VOR-DME 116.3 MHz (KHM) | — |
| Dubai Intl25.2564° N, 55.3653° E | 16 ft | 30R (299°) / 12L (119°), 10,990 ft30L (299°) / 12R (119°), 11,018 ft | VHF 118.75 | — | 12L: 110.1 (IDBR)12R: 109.5 (IDBW)30R: 111.3 (IDBE)30R: 110.9 (IDBL) |
| Fujairah Intl25.1109° N, 56.3274° E | 102 ft | 29 (290°) / 11 (110°), 9,437 ft | VHF 124.6 | VOR-DME 85X, 113.8 MHz (FJV) | 29: 111.5 (IFJR) |
| Havadarya27.1582° N, 56.1720° E | 51 ft | 26 (256°) / 08 (076°), 7,301 ft | VHF 123.15 | TACAN 47X, 111.0 MHz (HDR) | 08: 108.9 (IBHD) |
| Jiroft28.7235° N, 57.6751° E | 2,664 ft | 13 (126°) / 31 (306°), 9,160 ft | VHF 136.0 | NDB 276 kHz (JIR) | — |
| Kerman30.2731° N, 56.9516° E | 5,746 ft | 34 (335°) / 16 (155°), 11,982 ft | VHF 118.25 | DME 290.0 MHz (KER)TACAN 97X*, 122.5 MHz (KER)VOR-DME 57X, 112.0 MHz (KER) | — |
| Khasab26.1698° N, 56.2402° E | 74 ft | 19 (191°) / 01 (011°), 7,513 ft | VHF 124.35 | — | 19: 110.3 (IBKS) |
| Kish Intl26.5281° N, 53.9810° E | 115 ft | 10L (092°) / 28R (272°), 10,617 ft10R (092°) / 28L (272°), 10,288 ft | VHF 121.65 | NDB 201 kHz (KIH)TACAN 112X* (KIH) | — |
| Lar27.6747° N, 54.3831° E | 2,636 ft | 09 (086°) / 27 (266°), 9,601 ft | VHF 127.35 | NDB 224 kHz (OISL)VOR-DME 117.9 MHz (LAR) | — |
| Lavan Island26.8111° N, 53.3533° E | 75 ft | 11 (108°) / 29 (288°), 8,234 ft | VHF 128.55 | NDB ch 0, 310 kHz (LVA)VOR-DME 115Y, 116.85 MHz (LVA) | — |
| Liwa AFB23.6508° N, 53.8244° E | 400 ft | 13 (129°) / 31 (309°), 10,769 ft | VHF 119.3 | VORTAC 121X, 117.4 MHz (OMLW) | — |
| Qeshm Island26.7547° N, 55.9024° E | 17 ft | 23 (227°) / 05 (047°), 13,288 ft | VHF 118.05 | NDB 233 kHz (KHM)VOR-DME 117.1 MHz (KHM) | — |
| Quasoura_airport22.7761° N, 55.0633° E | 330 ft | 27 (267°) / 09 (087°), 9,323 ft | — | — | — |
| Ras Al Khaimah Intl25.6135° N, 55.9388° E | 71 ft | 35 (343°) / 17 (163°), 8,407 ft | VHF 121.6 | VOR-DME 83X, 113.6 MHz (OMRK) | — |
| Sas Al Nakheel24.4411° N, 54.5170° E | 10 ft | 16 (159°) / 34 (339°), 5,387 ft | VHF 128.9 | VOR-DME 119X*, 128.925 MHz (SAS) | — |
| Sharjah Intl25.3307° N, 55.5183° E | 98 ft | 30R (300°) / 12L (120°), 10,389 ft30L (300°) / 12R (120°), 10,535 ft | VHF 118.6 | — | runway not given: 108.55 (ISRE)30R: 111.95 (ISHW) |
| Shiraz Intl29.5409° N, 52.5911° E | 4,879 ft | 29R (291°) / 11L (111°), 13,271 ft29L (291°) / 11R (111°), 13,206 ft | VHF 121.9 | NDB 205 kHz (SR)TACAN 94X, 114.7 MHz (SYZ1)VOR-DME 125X, 117.8 MHz (SYZ) | 29L: 108.5 (ISYZ) |
| Sir Abu Nuayr25.2169° N, 54.2336° E | 25 ft | 28 (276°) / 10 (096°), 2,230 ft | UHF 250.8 | — | — |
| Sirri Island25.9096° N, 54.5393° E | 14 ft | 30 (304°) / 12 (124°), 7,444 ft | VHF 135.05 | NDB 300 kHz (SIR)VOR-DME 113.75 MHz (SIR) | — |
| Tunb Island AFB26.2589° N, 55.3158° E | 43 ft | 03 (025°) / 21 (205°), 6,100 ft | — | — | — |
| Tunb Kochak26.2433° N, 55.1456° E | 16 ft | 26 (258°) / 08 (078°), 2,482 ft | — | TACAN 89X, 114.2 MHz (KCK) | — |
Source: dcs-world-schema reference data: PersianGulf airbases, beacons and navaids, dcs-world-schema, open-source data extracted by running DCS World 2.9.30.28536 (extracted 2026-10-04), at commit c3091e6. † Where that data gives an airfield no tower radio, the frequencies come from pydcs terrain data: persiangulf airports (airports.py), an open-source library whose terrain data mirrors the game's. Runway headings are magnetic, as the game computes them; lengths and elevations are converted from metres. The game gives TACAN and DME channels no X or Y band. Where a beacon’s listed frequency is the reply or paired VHF frequency of one band (ICAO Annex 10 channel plan), that band is shown. * marks an assumed X: the game lists no frequency that settles it, and every ground TACAN whose frequency does settle it is X. A dash means the game gives none.
Airfield coverage
| Airfield | On this map | Name in the sim | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Udeid Air Base | Confirmed absent | — | 2026-10-27 |
| Al Dhafra Air Base | Represented | Al Dhafra AFB | 2026-10-28 |
| Al Minhad Air Base | Represented | Al Minhad AFB | 2026-10-28 |
| Khasab Airport | Represented | Khasab | 2026-10-28 |
| Fujairah International Airport | Represented; 1 known difference | Fujairah Intl | 2026-10-28 |
| Dubai International Airport | Represented | Dubai Intl | 2026-10-28 |
| Sharjah International Airport | Represented; 1 known difference | Sharjah Intl | 2026-10-28 |
| Bandar Abbas International Airport | Represented; 1 known difference | Bandar Abbas Intl | 2026-10-28 |
| Bandar Lengeh Airport | Represented | Bandar Lengeh | 2026-10-28 |
| Larestan International Airport | Represented | Lar | 2026-10-28 |
| Qeshm International Airport | Represented | Qeshm Island | 2026-10-28 |
| Kish International Airport | Represented; 1 known difference | Kish Intl | 2026-10-28 |
| Sirri Island Airport | Represented; 1 known difference | Sirri Island | 2026-10-28 |
Each airfield's page cites the sources for its entry. Airfields not listed have not been checked against this map.
Coverage
The map centres on the Strait of Hormuz, the choke point between the Persian Gulf and the rest of the world, with Iran to the north and the UAE and Oman to the south. [1] It includes southern Iran with the naval port of Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, northern Oman and wide stretches of sea for carrier operations, and airbases in Iran, the UAE and Oman. [1] Its airfield list has 29 fields, none of them in Qatar, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia. [2]
Sources
- DCS: Persian Gulf Map. Eagle Dynamics (product page). https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/shop/terrains/persiangulf_terrain/ (accessed 2026-10-28).
- pydcs terrain data: Persian Gulf airports (airports.py). pydcs, an open-source Python library for building DCS World missions, whose terrain data mirrors the game's. https://github.com/pydcs/dcs/blob/5ddcc63a2dcd661e16b14f7aa43219b93044855d/dcs/terrain/persiangulf/airports.py (accessed 2026-10-27). 29 airfields in Iran, the UAE and Oman.
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