King Fahd International Airport

King Fahd International Airport مطار الملك فهد الدولي
IATA: DMM ICAO: OEDF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	GACA
Operator	Dammam Airports Company
Serves	Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Location	Northwestern portion of Dammam Governorate; 31 km (19 mi) northwest of downtown Dammam
Opened	28 November 1999; 24 years ago (1999-11-28)
Hub for	Flynas[1] Flyadeal Aramco Aviation (Mukamalah)
Elevation AMSL	72 ft / 22 m
Coordinates	26°28′16.3″N 049°47′54.9″E / 26.471194°N 49.798583°E / 26.471194; 49.798583
Website	kfia.gov.sa
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16R/34L 13,123 4,000 Asphalt 16L/34R 13,123 4,000 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 9,690,000+ Cargo (tons) 138,870 Aircraft movements 90,134

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 and is named after the former King of Saudi Arabia, Fahd ibn Abdulaziz (1921–2005). The airport serves the entire Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and is one of the four primary international airports in the kingdom.

Formerly a US airbase used primarily during the Gulf War, the airport has been overseeing commercial operations since 28 November 1999 and has since expanded to provide connections to 43 destinations. Before King Fahd International, the primary airport serving the region was the much busier Dhahran International Airport, which has since been converted for military use and is now designated the King Abdulaziz Air Base. Since 1 July 2017, the airport has been operated and managed by the Dammam Airports Company (DACO).^[2][3] Commercial transport was only halted once throughout the history of the airport when, on 21 March 2020, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) announced the suspension of all domestic and international travel both within and to and from the kingdom due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] Domestic operations were reinitiated on 31 May 2020,^[5] and international operations resumed on 17 May 2021.^[6]

The third largest airport in the kingdom by passenger volume, more than 10 million passengers use King Fahd International each year, and 37 airlines operate flights in and out of the airport. The airport serves as a hub to Flynas and Flyadeal. It previously served as a hub to Saudia as well as the now defunct Sama airline and SaudiGulf Airlines. In addition to these airlines, Saudi Aramco Aviation, the airline operated by Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil giant, uses it to transport employees in and out of strategic locations such as Yanbu, Tanajib and Shaybah.^[2]

The airport is served by two runways; both 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) long, and consists of three terminal buildings: the Passenger Terminal serves mainstream passengers, the Aramco Terminal is used by Aramco employees to board Saudi Aramco Aviation flights and the Royal Terminal is reserved for use by the Saudi royal family. The busiest route operated between Dammam and another city is to and from Dubai, with 70 weekly flights.