King Abdulaziz International Airport
King Abdulaziz International Airport مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي Mataar Al-Malik Abdulaziz Al-Duwaly | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Jeddah Airports Company / Royal Saudi Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Jeddah and Mecca, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 15 m / 48 ft | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°40′46″N 039°09′24″E / 21.67944°N 39.15667°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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King Abdulaziz International Airport (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 112 square kilometres (43 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.