Yanbu Airport
| Yanbu Airport | |||
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IATA: YNB – ICAO: OEYN
 YNB
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Location | Yanbu | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 26 ft / 8 m | ||
| Coordinates | 24°08′39″N 38°03′48″E / 24.14417°N 38.06333°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 10,532 | 3,210 | Asphalt |
Yanbu Airport (IATA: YNB, ICAO: OEYN) is an airport near Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
The airport's is named 'Prince Abdul Mohsin Bin Abdul Aziz Airport'
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[edit] Operations
The airport was upgraded in late 2009 to enable it to operate international flights with newly expanded arrival and departure lounges. The airport features air bridges that link passenger lounges directly with aircraft, a first for regional airports in the Kingdom. The airport only has 2 air-bridges, Gates # 1 and # 2, both of which are used as departure and arrival gates.
The airport has 3 cafes. The first is before passenger check-in/security on the ground floor, the second is directly after check-in/security on the ground floor as well, while the third is on the second floor next to Gate # 2. The airport also features a shopping area on the ground floor before check-in/security, as well as another smaller shopping area directly after check-in/security on the ground floor.
The second floor, where the 2 air-bridge gate entrances are located, also features (in addition to the cafe) a lounge for first and business class Saudi Arabian Airlines passengers, as well as a prayer area.
With passenger terminal areas of 8,500 sq. meters that can take up to 500 passengers an hour, the airport features new control towers, cargo facilities and security and safety systems.
On 24 December 2009 Egypt's AlMasria Universal Airlines became the first international airline to serve the airport (with flights from Cairo International Airport).
The contract for the airport expansion project was signed with a national company in June 2006 at a cost of SR188 million
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia | Sharjah |
| AlMasria Universal Airlines | Cairo |
| Flydubai | Dubai [1] |
| Gulf Air | Bahrain [begins 26 March] |
| Nile Air | Cairo |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Jeddah, Riyadh |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Airport information for OEYN at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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