Kandara Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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 A Saudia Boeing 747 at Kandara Airport in 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Jeddah and Mecca | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kandara, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 50 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°28′24″N 39°13′06″E / 21.47333°N 39.21833°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kandara Airport (IATA: XZF) was the first airport of Saudia Arabia located within Jeddah. It was the original airport serving the cities Jeddah and Meccah in the kingdom before the construction of King Abdulaziz International Airport. It also operated the 8 wing of the RSAF. The airport handled Haji traffic alongside regular scheduled flights.[1][2]
- ^ Airways: A Global Review of Commercial Flight. Airways International, Incorporated. 2008.
- ^ "| Pilot Nav | Browse all airports in SAUDI ARABIA". www.pilotnav.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
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