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Aerial view with old South Terminal, the new Terminal 1 can be seen in the background. King Abdulaziz International Airport [a] (IATA: JED, ICAO: OEJN, colloquially referred to as Jeddah Airport, Jeddah International Airport, or KAIA), is a major international airport serving the cities of Jeddah and Mecca in Saudi Arabia, located 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Jeddah and covering an area of ...
Flight SV1435 was the first to land at the airport. Another aircraft, flight SV1476, then took off at 11:45, the first ever to take off from the new facility. [6] Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport was officially inaugurated by King Salman on 2 July 2015. [7]
It will be named King Abdullah International Airport Jizan. According to the Centre Of Aviation's official website, the airport project, estimated at SR 2.5 billion (US$667 million), will feature a single passenger terminal with 10 aircraft gates and a VIP lounge, cargo facilities and a control tower.
King Khalid International Airport: Ta'if: Makkah (Mecca) OETF TIF Taif International Airport: Yanbu: Al Madinah: OEYN YNB Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz International Airport: Hanak Tabuk: OERS RSI Red Sea International Airport: Regional airports Jizan: Jizan: OEGN GIZ King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport: Tabuk: Tabuk: OETB TUU Prince Sultan ...
Transport in Saudi Arabia is facilitated through a relatively young system of roads, railways and seaways.Most of the network started construction after the discovery of oil in the Eastern Province in 1952, with the notable exception of Highway 40, which was built to connect the capital Riyadh to the economically productive Eastern Province, and later to the Islamic holy city of Mecca and the ...
The airbase was initially built and operated by the United States Air Force from 1945 until 1962 and was known as the Dhahran Airfield. [1] After use by the USAF, it was converted for commercial use and was known as the Dhahran International Airport, and was shared with the King Abdulaziz Air Base of the Royal Saudi Air Force.
It was renamed Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport by royal decree by King Abdullah on 5 July 2012 in memory of former Crown Prince Naif who died in June 2012. [ 4 ] [ 3 ] Prince Sultan , then crown prince and minister of defense and aviation, launched an expansion project of the royal terminal at the airport in 2003.
The contract for the airport expansion project was signed with a national company in June 2006 at a cost of SR188 million. [1] The airport features air bridges that link passengers directly with aircraft, a first for regional airports in Saudi Arabia. [2] The airport only has 2 air-bridges, Gates 1 and 2.