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Taif International Airport is an international airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located in Taif Governorate in Makkah Province. It was established in 1976, five years before the establishment of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. The airport is situated approximately twenty-seven km northeast of the city center of Taif. Taif International Airport serves both domestic and international flights within the Kingdom. It serves as the air gateway to Taif, a popular summer de...

Prince Abdulmajeed Bin Abdulaziz Airport in AlUla is one of the airports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was established in 2011 as a domestic airport, and was transformed into an international airport in 2021. It is located in AlUla Governorate in the northern part of the Medina Province, west of the Kingdom. It serves fifteen administrative centers affiliated with the governorate. It is supported by Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in al-Madina al-Munawwarah, Prince Abdu...

Arar Airport is a domestic airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Located in Arar City, the administrative capital of the Northern Borders Province, north of the Kingdom, it is the third domestic airport established to serve the province in 1981. The airport underwent renovation and expansion works by the General Authority of Civil Aviation and partially started operating its new facilities at the end of 2019. Arar Airport flights Arar Airport ranks third in terms of air traffic density among ...

Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (IATA: MED) is an international airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located in al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, the administrative capital of Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah province, west of the Kingdom. Also known as Madinah Airport, it is the aerial gateway to the Prophet’s Mosque and is the second-most important airport for receiving Hajj and Umrah pilgrims after the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. Establishment of Prince Moh...

Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (IATA: TUU, ICAO: OETB) is an international airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, located in the city of Tabuk, the administrative capital of Tabuk Province, north of the Kingdom, about five km from the center of Tabuk City. Establishment of Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Airport Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Airport was built in the early 1970s as a dirt airstrip, until it was developed in 1978, when it was and converte...

Abha International Airport, one of the international airports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is located in the city of Abha, the administrative capital of Aseer Province, southwest of the Kingdom. Establishment of Abha International Airport The Abha International Airport was established in 1977 as the international airport in Aseer Province, supported by the Bishah domestic airport. It covers an area of 3,547 m 2 . The airport serves domestic and international flights in the Kingdom, serving a...

Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (IATA: ELQ, ICAO: OEGS) is an international airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located to the west of Buraydah City, the administrative capital of Qassim Province. The airport was built in 1971 and is the only airport serving the province. Management of Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz International Airport Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz International Airport is managed by the General Authority of Civil Aviation. It can be accessed from inside Bur...

King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Airport or al-Bahah Airport, referred to by the abbreviation; ABT, is an internal airport, located in al-Aqiq Governorate in al-Bahah region, southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was established in 1983, and it is the only air outlet in the al-Bahah region. Air Traffic at King Saud Airport King Saud Airport ranks second in air traffic density among domestic airports in the Kingdom, following Najran Airport. In 2022, it recorded a total of 3,856 incoming and outgo...

Al Jawf International Airport is one of the international airports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is located in al-Jawf Province, north of the Kingdom, approximately twenty-three km from the city of Sikaka, the administrative capital of the province. The airport was established as a domestic airport in 1974, coinciding with the establishment of Hail International Airport. 1 2 3 4 Significance of al-Jawf International Airport Al-Jawf Airport serves as the primary air gateway for al-Jawf Prov...

King Abdulaziz International Airport (IATA: JED), is located north of Jeddah City in Makkah al-Mukarramah Province. It is one of the major airports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It receives 70 percent of the annual Hajj and Umrah pilgrims. King Abdulaziz International Airport Facilities The new terminal, Terminal 1, at King Abdulaziz International Airport, occupies an area of 810,000 m 2 and serves more than thirty million passengers annually. The airport boasts the world's second-talles...

Highway Forty is one of the vital arteries in the Saudi land transport network and one of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's primary roads. It serves more than 66 percent of the Kingdom’s population as it connects its western and eastern parts. The route passes through three provinces: Makkah al-Mukarramah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province. Highway Forty starts from its intersection with Highway Five in Jeddah Governorate on the Red Sea coast. It proceeds eastward via Makkah al-Mukarramah, as...

The Transport General Authority (TGA) is the competent entity for regulating the rail, sea, and land transport industries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 2012 as the Public Transport Authority (PTA). On August 22, 2017, the PTA’s organization was amended such that it became under the Prime Minister’s remit and is run by a board whose chair is appointed by a Royal Decree. The PTA changed its name to the TGA in 2019. The TGA issues licenses for transport activities, service ...