King Abdulaziz International Airport

King Abdulaziz International Airport
King Abdulaziz International Airport; Mataar Al-Malik Abdulazīz Ad-Dowaliy; مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي
	IATA: JED; ICAO: OEJN;
Summary
Airport type	Military/Public
Operator	General Authority of Civil Aviation
Serves	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Location	Al Madinah Al Munawwarah Road
Hub for	flyadeal; Flynas; Saudia; Nesma Airlines;
Elevation AMSL	15 m / 48 ft
Coordinates	21°40′46″N 039°09′24″E / 21°40′46″N 039°09′24″E /
Statistics (2015)
Passengers	30,000,000+
Traffic movement	208,209
Economic impact (2012)	$11.5 billion
Social impact (2012)	126.7 thousand

King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) (Arabic: مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي‎) (IATA: JED, ICAO: OEJN) is an airport located 19 km to the north of Jeddah. Named after King Abdulaziz Al Saud and inaugurated in 1981, the airport is the busiest airport of Saudi Arabia and the third-largest airport in the kingdom. The airport is known for its Hajj terminal, which is specially built for Muslim pilgrims going to Mecca annually and can handle 80,000 passengers at the same time.

It can accommodate more aircraft than any other airport in the world. It is claimed that the new phase of the airport will make it the largest airport in the world and the busiest of all airports during the Hajj.^{[citation needed]}

Description

The airport occupies an area of 15 square kilometres (5.8 square miles).^[3] Beside the airport proper, this includes a royal terminal, facilities of Prince Abdullah Air Base for the Royal Saudi Air Force, and housing for airport staff. Construction work on KAIA airport began in 1974, and was finalized in 1980. Finally, on 31 May 1981, the airport opened for service after being officially inaugurated in April 1981.^[3]

Other Languages

العربية: مطار الملك عبد العزيز الدولي

авар: Къирал ГІабдул ГІазиз (аэропорт)

বাংলা: বাদশাহ আব্দুলআজিজ আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর

català: Aeroport de Jiddah Rei Abdulaziz

Cebuano: Jeddah King Abdul Aziz International Airport

čeština: Mezinárodní letiště Krále Abda al-Azíze

dansk: Jeddah International Airport

Deutsch: Internationaler König-Abd-al-Aziz-Flughafen

eesti: Kuningas Abdulazizi rahvusvaheline lennujaam

español: Aeropuerto Internacional Rey Abdulaziz

euskara: Abdulaziz Erregea nazioarteko aireportua