Taif International Airport
Taif Regional Airport مطار الطائف الإقليمي Maṭār al-Ṭā'if al-Iqlīmī | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Military of Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Taif | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Taif, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,848 ft / 1,478 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°29′0.24″N 40°32′29.48″E / 21.4834000°N 40.5415222°E | ||||||||||||||
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Taif Regional Airport (IATA: TIF, ICAO: OETF) is an airport in Taif, Saudi Arabia. The airport is located 30 km to the east of Taif and 70 km from Mecca. The airport is considered important in Saudi aviation history as it witnessed the first landing of Ibn Saud's plane, founder of the Kingdom. It was converted to a regional airport in 2009 when GACA allowed international airlines to operate at the airport as the city's population was increasing and to reduce pressure on the three main airports at the time.[1] Despite being named as a "Regional" airport, the airport actually has international flights destinations in half a dozen countries outside of Saudi Arabia.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia | Alexandria (begins 21 February 2025),[2] Cairo, Sharjah |
| AlMasria Universal Airlines | Cairo |
| flyadeal | Dammam,[3] Riyadh |
| flydubai | Dubai–International |
| Flynas | Dammam, Kuwait City, Muscat, Riyadh |
| Jazeera Airways | Seasonal: Kuwait City[4] |
| Nesma Airlines | Cairo |
| Nile Air | Cairo |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| SalamAir | Seasonal: Muscat[5] |
| Saudia | Abha, Dammam, Jeddah, Jizan, Medina, Riyadh, Sharurah |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul[6] |
Statistics
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See also
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- List of airports in Saudi Arabia
- Saudia
- General Authority of Civil Aviation
- King Abdulaziz International Airport
- List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia
- As-Sayl As-Saghir
- Miqat of Qarnul-Manazil at As-Sayl Al-Kabir
- Regions of Saudi Arabia
References
[edit]- ^ ar:مطار الطائف الإقليمي
- ^ "Air Arabia Egypt Adds Alexandria – Taif Service in 1Q25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Flyadeal expands Dammam network in Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Jazeera Airways Adds Seasonal Taif Flights June - Sep 2016".
- ^ "SalamAir adds seasonal Taif service in May 2018".
- ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
External links
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