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King Fahd International Airport (Arabic: مطار الملك فهد الدولي; abbr. KFIA) (IATA: DMM, ICAO: OEDF), also known as Dammam International Airport or simply Dammam Airport or King Fahd Airport, is the international airport serving Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The airport is located 31 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of downtown Dammam ...
New Madinah airport test operations began on 12 April 2015. A Saudia domestic flight coming from Riyadh landed at 11 a.m. at the new Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, marking the start of the airport's test run operations. Flight SV1435 was the first to land at the airport.
Airport names shown in bold have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines. There are total 29 commercial airports across the kingdom and there are 13 international airports, 2 Regional airports and 14 Domestic airports.
The airport has a logistic location as it links three countries: Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt. Neom Airport is the first airport in the region to use the 5G wireless network service. [5] It is 48 km (30 mi) east from the nearest airport, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport across the Red Sea in Egypt. [6]
In 1945, Al-Ahsa International Airport was originally built as an airstrip. [4] In 1985, the airport was upgraded with a short runway, serving as an alternative landing ground to King Fahd International Airport. [5] During Operation Desert Shield and the Gulf War in 1991, it served as an air base for the French Air Force.
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The arrival of the Sheikh Ahmed's brother resulted in a population boost for Khobar and closer ties with the bigger city of Dammam. When the modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932, the area was the site of several small settlements that depended on fishing and pearls for their survival.
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport, also known as Tabuk Regional Airport (IATA: TUU, ICAO: OETB; Arabic: مطار الأمير سلطان بن عبد العزيز) is an international and public airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Formerly it was an exclusively military airport until its renovation to become a public airport in 2011. Despite being ...