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Taif International Airport

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Taif International Airport
مطار الطائف الدولي
Maṭār al-Ṭā'if al-Duwali
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OperatorMilitary of Saudi Arabia
ServesTaif and Mecca
LocationTaif, Saudi Arabia
Elevation AMSL4,848 ft / 1,478 m
Coordinates21°29′0.24″N 40°32′29.48″E / 21.4834000°N 40.5415222°E / 21.4834000; 40.5415222
Map
TIF is located in Saudi Arabia
TIF
TIF
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 12,254 3,735 Asphalt
17/35 10,991 3,350 Asphalt

Taif International Airport (IATA: TIF, ICAO: OETF), formerly Taif Regional Airport, 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]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah[2]
Air Arabia Egypt Alexandria[3][better source needed], Cairo[4]
AlMasria Universal Airlines Cairo
EgyptAir Cairo
Flyadeal Dammam,[5] Riyadh
Flydubai Dubai–International[6]
Flynas Dammam, Kuwait City, Muscat, Riyadh
Jazeera Airways Seasonal: Kuwait City[7]
Nesma Airlines Cairo
Nile Air Cairo
Qatar Airways Doha
SalamAir Seasonal: Muscat[8]
Saudia Abha, Dammam, Jeddah, Jizan, Medina, Riyadh,[9] Sharurah
Turkish Airlines Istanbul[10]

Statistics

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PassengersYear200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001,400,000200820102012201420162018PassengersAnnual passenger traffic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ar:مطار الطائف الإقليمي
  2. ^ "Sharjah, United Arab Emirates SHJ". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1056–1057. May 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  3. ^ "Air Arabia Egypt Adds Alexandria – Taif Service in 1Q25". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  4. ^ "Cairo, Egypt CAI". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 198–201. May 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  5. ^ Liu, Jim. "Flyadeal expands Dammam network in Dec 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 337–343. May 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  7. ^ "Jazeera Airways Adds Seasonal Taif Flights June - Sep 2016".
  8. ^ "SalamAir adds seasonal Taif service in May 2018".
  9. ^ "Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RUH". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1091–1094. August 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  10. ^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)". 9 April 2019.
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