King Abdulaziz International Airport

This article needs attention from an expert in photography. The specific problem is: Images of the new main Terminal 1 opened in 2019 are needed. WikiProject Photography may be able to help recruit an expert. (December 2023)

King Abdulaziz International Airport مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي Mataar Al-Malik Abdulaziz Al-Duwaly
IATA: JED ICAO: OEJN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Jeddah Airports Company
Serves	Jeddah and Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Location	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Opened	1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Hub for	flyadeal Flynas Saudia
Elevation AMSL	15 m / 48 ft
Coordinates	21°40′46″N 039°09′24″E / 21.67944°N 39.15667°E / 21.67944; 39.15667
Website	jed-airport.com
Maps
JED Location of airport in Saudi Arabia Show map of Saudi Arabia JED JED (Middle East) Show map of Middle East JED JED (Asia) Show map of Asia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 16L/34R 4,000 13,123 Asphalt 16C/34C 4,000 13,123 Concrete 16R/34L 3,800 12,467 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers 42,700,000[1] Traffic movement 250,000[1] Economic impact (2012) $11.5 billion[2] Social impact (2012) 126,700[2]

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 105 square kilometres (41 sq mi). The airport is the busiest in the kingdom and the third-largest by land area. It is also one of the busiest airports in the Middle East. Opened in 1981, it was built to replace the now-demolished Kandara Airport and is named after the founder of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz.

The airport shares its airfield with the RSAF King Abdullah Air Base, and has a royal terminal and three operational passenger terminals, including a Hajj Terminal built exclusively to handle increased traffic during the Islamic Hajj pilgrimage season. It serves as the largest hub for Saudia, the Saudi flag carrier, and as an operating base for national low-cost carriers Flynas and Flyadeal.^[3]

Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).