King Abdulaziz International Airport
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| King Abdulaziz International Airport مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي |
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| IATA: JED – ICAO: OEJN | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military/Public | ||
| Operator | General Authority Of Civil Aviation | ||
| Location | Jeddah | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 48 ft / 15 m | ||
| Coordinates | 21°40′46″N 039°09′24″E / 21.67944°N 39.15667°ECoordinates: 21°40′46″N 039°09′24″E / 21.67944°N 39.15667°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16L/34R | 12,106 | 3,690 | Asphalt |
| 16C/34C | 10,825 | 3,299 | Concrete |
| 16R/34L | 12,467 | 3,800 | Concrete |
KAIA - King Abdulaziz International Airport (Arabic: مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي) (IATA: JED , ICAO: OEJN) is an aviation facility located to the north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Named after King Abdulaziz Al Saud, the airport is Saudi Arabia's third largest air facility.
Construction work of KAIA airport began in 1974, and was finalized in 1980. Finally, on May 31, 1981, the airport opened for service.
Because of Jeddah's closeness to Islam's holy city of Mecca/Makkah, the airport stands for one feature in particular :: the Hajj Terminal specially built to handle foreign pilgrims destined for Makkah to take part in the rituals associated with the annual Hajj. Many airlines from Muslim and non-Muslim countries have used the Hajj Terminal, providing the capacity needed to carry pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. It was designed by the architectural firm S.O.M.
The North Terminal at Jeddah airport is used by all foreign airlines. The South Terminal was reserved for the exclusive use of Saudi Arabian Airlines until 2007 when also the privately owned Saudi carriers Nas Air and Sama Airlines were given permission to use this terminal. Jeddah-KAIA airport serves as a major hub for Saudi Arabian Airlines.
The Jeddah airport Hajj Terminal is estimated to be, at five million square feet (465,000 m²), the world's fourth largest air terminal after Hong Kong International Airport, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, and Seoul-Incheon. It covers over 100 acres (405,000 m²) and is known for its tent-shaped roof. Terminal 3's roof is not actually a tent, but a white colored fiberglass. The Hajj Terminal offers pilgrims many facilities, including a mosque, and can accommodate 80,000 travelers at the same time.
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[edit] Statistics
Over 10 million passengers use Jeddah-KAIA airport every year.
| Year | Total Passengers | Total Aircraft Movements |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10,149,000 | 73,747 |
| 2000 | 10,465,000 | 72,702 |
| 2001 | 10,037,000 | 70,232 |
| 2002 | 10,349,000 | 70,932 |
| 2003 | 10,848,000 | 72,384 |
| 2010 ESTIMATE | 15,248,000 | 100,384 |
[edit] New Jeddah International Airport
The new development will take place in three stages starting in September 2006, the first of which could be completed in five years. Four new terminal buildings, a high-speed rail link and a capacity for up to 80 million passengers a year are among the targets proposed for the new Jeddah international airport. The project is designed to increase the airport’s capacity initially from 13 million passengers by 30 million passengers each year. The expansion includes airfield hard standing and paved areas, lighting, fuel network systems and storm water drainage network. There will also be a newly constructed support services building, renovation of the existing South and North Terminals and upgrades to the existing runway and airfield systems to accommodate the Airbus A380. The three stages, according to GACA - the Civil Aviation Authority of Saudi Arabia, will be marked by staged capacity increase to 30mn / 60mn and 80mn passengers per year. Based on current traffic increases, the existing South Terminal will need to serve about 21 million passengers per year over the next 20 years to meet growing demand. The project has reached the final stages of planning and design, and King Abdullah, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques has approved a budget of SR4 billion to build the futuristic new airport to international standards.
Abdullah Al-Rehaimy, president of the Civil Aviation Authority, has said that the project will be built by local companies.
The four new crescent-shaped passenger halls will be located to the south of the current international terminal which will be undergoing renovation at the same time. Talal Saaty, speaking at a presentation of the project to Jeddah Governor Prince Mishaal ibn Majed, said that work on the improvements could start as early as this coming September. Operational capacity for the airport, he said, would increase, and denied that upgrading work would hamper traffic throughput. Work on renewing and upgrading the facilities, he said, would be timed to avoid peak traffic flow. Access to the new terminals is still in the planning and purchasing stage. An extension of Prince Majed Street will make access direct and easy; the municipality is currently investigating the location of land needed for the proposed extension and is addressing the problem of the compulsory purchase of property and compensation.
Southward, Prince Majed Street will connect to the Al-Laith Highway, forming a fast north-south transit route. As well as much improved road access, plans have been made for a high-speed rail link serving the airport. Starting at Prince Majed Street, the link will run into the airport and hook up with terminals.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] North Terminal
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Aeroflot | Moscow-Sheremetyevo |
| Afriqiyah Airways | Tripoli |
| Air Algérie | Algiers, Oran |
| Air Arabia | Sharjah |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air India | Calicut, Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai |
| Alexandria Airlines | Alexandria |
| AMC Airlines | Alexandria |
| Austrian Airlines | Vienna |
| Bahrain Air | Bahrain |
| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Dhaka, Chittagong |
| bmi | London-Heathrow |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow |
| Cyprus Airways | Larnaca |
| EgyptAir | Alexandria-El Nouzha, Cairo |
| EgyptAir operated by EgyptAir Express | Sharm el-Sheikh |
| Emirates | Dubai |
| Eritrean Airlines | Asmara |
| Etihad Airways | Abu Dhabi |
| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa |
| Garuda Indonesia | Jakarta |
| Gulf Air | Bahrain |
| Hellenic Imperial Airways | Athens |
| Iran Air | Tehran-Imam Khoemeini |
| Jet Airways | Mumbai |
| Jubba Airways | Mogadishu |
| Kuwait Airways | Kuwait |
| Libyan Airlines | Tripoli |
| Lufthansa | Asmara, Frankfurt |
| Mahan Air | Tehran-Imam Khomeini |
| Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumpur |
| Middle East Airlines | Beirut |
| Nasair | Asmara[1] |
| Oman Air | Muscat |
| Orient Thai Airlines | Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Male |
| Pakistan International Airlines | Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca |
| Royal Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Royal Jordanian | Amman |
| Singapore Airlines | Abu Dhabi, Singapore |
| Sri Lankan Airlines | Colombo |
| Swiss International Air Lines | Zürich |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk |
| Yemenia | Aden, Riyan/Mukallah, Sana'a, Taiz |
[edit] South Terminal
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Nas Air (Saudi Arabia) | Abu Dhabi, Alexandria, Beirut, Gassim, Riyadh, Sharjah |
| Sama Airlines | Alexandria, Dammam, Sharjah |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Abha, Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Alahsa, Al Baha, Alexandria, Algiers, Amman, Arar, Asmara, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing-Capital, Beirut, Bisha, Cairo, Casablanca, Chennai, Colombo, Damascus, Dammam, Dawadmi, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Gassim, Geneva, Gurayat, Hafr Al-Batin, Hail, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jakarta, Jizan, Johannesburg, Jouf, Kano [begins 3 October], Karachi, Kochin, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lahore, London-Heathrow, Madinah, Malaga, Manchester, Manila, Milan-Malpensa, Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, Najran, Nairobi, New York-JFK, Nice, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Peshawar, Qaisumah, Rafha, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Sanaa, Sharjah, Sharurah, Singapore, Tabuk, Taif, Tehran-Imam Khoemeini, Tunis, Turaif, Vienna, Wadi al Dawasir, Washington-Dulles, Wedjh, Yanbu |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- King Abdulaziz International Airport
- Accident history for JED at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport information for OEJN at Great Circle Mapper. Data current as of October 2006.
- Current weather for OEJN at NOAA/NWS
- Airport information for OEJN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
