Tabuk Regional Airport

Tabuk Regional (Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz ) Airport (Arabic: مطار الأمير سلطان بن عبد العزيز‎) (IATA: TUU, ICAO: OETB) is an international and public airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. It was a former military airport until its renovation to become a public airport in 2011, however it still has military defenses against Israel and its neighboring countries.[1] Despite being an international airport, it only serves a few foreign destinations. There are plans to increase the number of international destinations to other neighboring countries. The airport has a single terminal building which uses air bridges for planes to disembark and load passengers. The airport was named after the late minister of Defence and crown prince Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz.

Tabuk Regional Airport (Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport )

مطار الأمير سلطان بن عبد العزيز
Summary
Airport typePublic and Military
OperatorSaudi Ground Services (SGS)
ServesTabuk, Saudi Arabia
LocationKing Abdulaziz Road
Elevation AMSL2,551 ft / 778 m
Coordinates28°22′23″N 036°37′17″E
WebsitePrince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Airport
Map
TUU
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 10,991 3,350 Asphalt
13/31 10,007 3,050 Asphalt

Military use

King Faisal Air Base (KFAB) shares the airport site and boundaries but uses a separate runway for operations. No. 2 Squadron RSAF flew the English Electric Lightning at Tabuk, up until at least 1985.[2]

KFAB is home to the Royal Saudi Air Force Hawk training aircraft squadrons, as well as 88th Squadron - 'The Saudi Hawks' aerobatic display team. KFAB also operates the F-15 Eagle aircraft at Tabuk.[3]

Terminal

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 two 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 the baggage carousel, where they collect their baggage. The exit of the airport is also on the ground floor.

The Mosque

Next 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
AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Egypt Cairo[4]
flyadealJeddah, Riyadh[5]
flydubai Dubai–International[6]
Flynas Jeddah, Riyadh
Nesma Airlines Cairo, Ha'il[7]
Nile Air Cairo
Qatar Airways Doha (suspended)[8]
Saudia Abha, Dammam, Jeddah, Jizan, Medina, Riyadh

Accidents and incidents
  • On 11 July 1972, Douglas C-47B HZ-AAK of Saudia was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Tabuk Airport.[9]
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See also

References
  1. "New Tabuk airport ready to receive flights". Arab News. 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. Orbis, "Warplane" partwork, Issue 20 (1985), p388.
  3. "Threats to Israel" www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
  4. "Flights to cairo". airarabia.com.
  5. "flyadeal brings affordable air travel to Tabuk". www.flyadeal.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  6. "flydubai adds Tabuk to KSA network".
  7. 2018, UBM (UK) Ltd. "Nesma Airlines begins domestic Saudi Arabia service from Oct 2016".CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "Qatar Airways to launch Yanbu and Tabuk services". 23 February 2017.
  9. "HZ-AAK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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