Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport, more commonly known as Tabuk Airport (IATA: TUU, ICAO: OETB), is a public and military airport located in Tabuk City, Saudi Arabia. Originally operated exclusively as a military facility, it was renovated and upgraded to international status in 2011. The airport features a single terminal equipped with air bridges for passenger boarding. It is named in honor of the late Crown Prince and Minister of Defense, Sultan bin Abdulaziz.
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport مطار الأمير سلطان بن عبد العزيز | |||||||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public and Military | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | General Authority of Civil Aviation | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | General Authority of Civil Aviation And Royal Saudi Air Force | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Tabuk Province | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Tabuk City, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,551 ft / 778 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°22′23″N 036°37′17″E / 28.37306°N 36.62139°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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TUU Location of airport in Saudi Arabia | |||||||||||||||
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| Sources: DoD FLIP | |||||||||||||||
Military use
| King Faisal Air Base | |
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قاعدة الملك فيصل الجوية | |
| Tabuk in Saudi Arabia | |
An English Electric Lightning gate guardian at King Faisal AB | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air base |
| Operator | Royal Saudi Air Force |
King Faisal Air Base (KFAB) of the Royal Saudi Air Force shares the airport site and boundaries but uses a separate runway for operations.
The base is home to:
- RSAF 7 Wing
- No. 2 Squadron RSAF with the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle and the F-15D
- No. 21 Squadron RSAF with the BAE Systems Hawk 165
- No. 29 Squadron RSAF with the F-15SA
- No. 37 Squadron RSAF with the Hawk 65
- No. 79 Squadron RSAF with the Hawk 165
- No. 88 Squadron RSAF with the Hawk 65 and the Hawk 65A which is known as the 'Saudi Falcons'
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia | Cairo, Sharjah |
| Air Cairo | Assiut, Cairo, Sohag |
| EgyptAir | Cairo |
| flyadeal | Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh |
| flydubai | Dubai–International |
| Flynas | Abha, Dammam, Medina, Jeddah, Riyadh |
| Nesma Airlines | Cairo |
| Nile Air | Cairo |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| Saudia | Jeddah, Riyadh |
Statistics
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.
See also
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