Jizan Regional Airport King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport مطار الملك عبد الله الإقليمي | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | General Authority of Civil Aviation & Military of Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||
| Serves | Jizan (Gizan) | ||||||||||
| Location | Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 16°54′04″N 042°35′09″E / 16.90111°N 42.58583°E | ||||||||||
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  OEGN Location of airport in Saudi Arabia | |||||||||||
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Jizan Regional Airport (IATA: GIZ[3], ICAO: OEGN), is an airport serving Jizan (also spelled Gizan), the capital city of the Jizan Province in Saudi Arabia. It is also known as King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport (Arabic: مطار الملك عبد الله الإقليمي), named after King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,050 by 45 metres (10,007 ft × 148 ft).[1] The airport has one main terminal with two different sectors, one for departures and one for arrivals. The airport also has another small terminal for short haul international arrivals and departures to near countries such as Emirates and Egypt
Airlines and destinations
Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Arabia | Sharjah |
| Flyadeal | Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh |
| flydubai | Dubai–International |
| FlyEgypt | Cairo |
| Flynas | Abha, Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh |
| Nile Air | Cairo |
| Saudia | Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh, Tabuk, Taif |
Replacement
The Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia has confirmed and released a short trailer of the new airport that will replace the current airport. It will be named King Abdullah International Airport Jizan. According to the Centre Of Aviation's official website, the airport project, estimated at SR 2.5 billion (US$667 million), will feature a single passenger terminal with 10 aircraft gates and a VIP lounge, cargo facilities and a control tower. The airport is predicted to have the capacity to handle 2.4 million passengers p/a.
International Flights
The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) started operations of international flights to and from King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Jazan on April 9, 2015,
The airport received the first international flight from Cairo International Airport with over 100 passengers on board.
Director General of the airport Hamid Hammad Al-Ghareebi and other officials received the first international flight.
History
Some Yemeni rebels attempted to attack the airport and other airports in the region. It failed. [4]
Statistics
See also
References
- 1 2 Airport information for OEGN[usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ↑ Airport information for GIZ at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (GIZ: Gizan)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ↑ "Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Saudi Arabia's Jizan airport". Reuters. 20 June 2019.
External links
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for OEGN at SkyVector
- Current weather for OEGN at NOAA/NWS
- Accident history for GIZ at Aviation Safety Network