Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport,also known asTabuk Regional Airport(IATA:TUU,ICAO:OETB;Arabic:مطار الأمير سلطان بن عبد العزيز) is an international and public airport inTabuk,Saudi Arabia.Formerly it was an exclusivelymilitary airportuntil its renovation to become a public airport in 2011. Despite being an international airport, it only serves a few foreign destinations. There are plans to increase the number of international destinations to neighboring countries. The airport has a singleterminalbuilding which uses air bridges for planes to disembark and load passengers. The airport was named after the late minister of Defence and crown princeSultan bin Abdulaziz.
Tabuk International Airport Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport مطار الأمير سلطان بن عبد العزيز | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public and Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Saudi Ground Services (SGS) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Tabuk,Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||
| Location | King Abdulaziz Road | ||||||||||||||
| ElevationAMSL | 2,551 ft / 778 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°22′23″N036°37′17″E/ 28.37306°N 36.62139°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Airport | ||||||||||||||
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  TUU Location of airport in Saudi Arabia | |||||||||||||||
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Military use
editKing Faisal Air Base | |
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قاعدة الملك فيصل الجوية | |
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| Type | Air base |
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| Operator | Royal Saudi Air Force |
King Faisal Air Base(KFAB) of theRoyal Saudi Air Forceshares the airport site and boundaries but uses a separate runway for operations.
- RSAF 7 Wing
- No. 2 Squadron RSAFwith theMcDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagleand the F-15D
- No. 21 Squadron RSAFwith theBAE Systems Hawk165
- No. 29 Squadron RSAFwith the F-15SA
- No. 37 Squadron RSAFwith the Hawk 65
- No. 79 Squadron RSAFwith the Hawk 165
- No. 88 Squadron RSAFwith the Hawk 65 and the Hawk 65A which is known as the 'Saudi Falcons'
Terminal
editThis sectionpossibly containsoriginal research.(April 2012) |
The airport has one terminal serving both international and domestic destinations. The airport has two levels, a ground level and an upper level. A royal terminal also exists next to the main airport building where heads of state and other high-ranking VIP visitors are received.
On the ground level, before security check and outside of the arrivals area, there are two coffee shops and a small gift shop. The shops open during flight operation hours. There are seven check-in/ticketing desks. After passengers go through check-in/ticketing, they proceed through security. Following security, they head to the upper level.
The upper level connects the departing and arriving passengers to the airplane via three air bridges. If an unoccupied air bridge is not available, passengers head to the ground level and onto a bus to take them to the waiting aircraft. The upper level also has a gift shop and a coffee shop, serving coffee and snacks. The upper level is divided into two sections, a domestic flights section and an international flights section, which are divided by the immigration officers desk.
Upon disembarkation, the passengers proceed downstairs, through immigration if they are on an international flight, to thebaggage carousel,where they collect their baggage. The exit of the airport is also on the ground floor.
The mosque
editNext to the airport a mosque was built to accommodate for passengers and airport staff. The mosque is located to the right of the airport.
Airlines and destinations
editStatistics
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Accidents and incidents
edit- On 11 July 1972,Douglas C-47BHZ-AAK ofSaudiawas damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Tabuk Airport.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) – Supplement Europe, North Africa and Middle East.St. Louis, Missouri:National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.2021. pp. B-419–B-420.
- ^"Royal Saudi Air Force - Tabuk/King Faisal Air Base (OETB)".Scramble.nl.Retrieved15 November2023.
- ^"Threats to Israel"jewishvirtuallibrary.org
- ^"Air Arabia Resumes Tabuk Service From Nov 2022".Aeroroutes.Retrieved6 March2023.
- ^"Air Cairo NW24 Saudi Arabia Network Expansion".Aeroroutes.Retrieved29 July2024.
- ^"AIR CAIRO NW24 SOHAG NETWORK EXPANSION".aeroroutes.27 August 2024.
- ^"flyadeal brings affordable air travel to Tabuk".flyadeal.Retrieved20 April2018.
- ^"flydubai adds Tabuk to KSA network".
- ^"flynas launches Its New Operations Base and the 4th in Saudi at Madinah Airport and reveals its new network of destinations Starting December 1".Retrieved11 October2023.
- ^"Qatar Airways Expands Its Presence in Saudi Arabia With the Opening of Two New Gateways: Al Ula, Tabuk and The Reopening of Yanbu".qatarairways.Retrieved5 October2023.
- ^"HZ-AAK Accident description".Aviation Safety Network.Retrieved5 September2010.