Tabuk Regional Airport
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| Tabuk International Airport | |||
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IATA: TUU – ICAO: OETB
 TUU
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public and Military | ||
| Operator | Saudi Ground Services (SGS) | ||
| Location | Tabuk | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,551 ft / 778 m | ||
| Coordinates | 28°21′56″N 036°37′08″E / 28.36556°N 36.61889°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 10,991 | 3,350 | Asphalt |
| 13/31 | 10,007 | 3,050 | Asphalt |
Tabuk International Airport (IATA: TUU, ICAO: OETB) is a international and public airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. It was a former military airport until its recent renovation to become a public airport, but it still has military defenses against Israel and its neighboring countries. Despite being an international airport, it only serves one foreign destination, Cairo, Egypt. It has future plans to further their international destinations to Jordan and other neighboring countries.
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[edit] Military use
The Royal Saudi Air Force keeps much of its F-15 fighter jets at Tabuk.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AlMasria Universal Airlines | Cairo |
| Nesma Airlines | Cairo |
| Nile Air | Cairo |
| Egyptair | Cairo |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Abha, Dammam, Gassim, Gurayat, Hail, Jeddah, Jouf, Medina, Riyadh, Taif, Turaif, Wedjh |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 11 July 1972, Douglas C-47B HZ-AAK of Saudi Arabian Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Tabuk Airport.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Threats_to_Israel/Saudi_Arabia.html
- ^ "HZ-AAK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720710-0. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
[edit] External links
- Airport information for OETB at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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