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
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 Flightsedit
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.
Historyedit
Some Yemeni rebels attempted to attack the airport and other airports in the region. It failed. [4]
Statisticsedit
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Annual passenger traffic at GIZ airport. See Wikidata query.
jizan, regional, airport, iata, icao, oegn, airport, serving, jizan, also, spelled, gizan, capital, city, jizan, province, saudi, arabia, also, known, king, abdullah, abdulaziz, airport, arabic, مطار, الملك, عبد, الله, الإقليمي, named, after, king, abdullah, a. 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 Jizan Regional AirportKing Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airportمطار الملك عبد الله الإقليميIATA GIZICAO OEGNSummaryAirport typePublic MilitaryOperatorGeneral Authority of Civil Aviation amp Military of Saudi ArabiaServesJizan Gizan LocationJizan Province Saudi ArabiaElevation AMSL20 ft 6 mCoordinates16 54 04 N 042 35 09 E 16 90111 N 42 58583 E 16 90111 42 58583MapOEGNLocation of airport in Saudi ArabiaRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft15 33 3 050 10 006 AsphaltSources 1 2 Contents 1 Facilities 2 Airlines and destinations 3 Replacement 4 International Flights 5 History 6 Statistics 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksFacilities editThe 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 EgyptAirlines and destinations editAirlines offering scheduled passenger service AirlinesDestinationsAir ArabiaSharjahFlyadealDammam Jeddah RiyadhflydubaiDubai InternationalFlyEgyptCairoFlynasAbha Dammam Jeddah RiyadhNile AirCairoSaudiaDammam Jeddah Riyadh Tabuk TaifReplacement editThe 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 editThe 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 editSome Yemeni rebels attempted to attack the airport and other airports in the region It failed 4 Statistics editGraphs are unavailable due to technical issues There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki org Annual passenger traffic at GIZ airport See Wikidata query See also edit nbsp Saudi Arabia portalList of airports in Saudi Arabia List of things named after Saudi Kings General Authority of Civil Aviation King Fahd International AirportReferences edit a b 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 http centreforaviation com profiles newairports jazan king abdullah bin abdulaziz airportExternal links editAeronautical chart and airport information for OEGN at SkyVector Current weather for OEGN at NOAA NWS Accident history for GIZ at Aviation Safety Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jizan Regional Airport amp oldid 1184560616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
