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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.

Jizan Regional Airport King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport مطار الملك عبد الله الإقليمي
IATA: GIZ ICAO: OEGN
Summary
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
Map
OEGN Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 3,050 10,006 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

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 respectively. 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]

See also

• List of things named after Saudi Kings
• General Authority of Civil Aviation
• King Fahd International Airport

References

• http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/newairports/jazan-king-abdullah-bin-abdulaziz-airport

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

На других языках

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[de] Flughafen Dschāzān

Der Flughafen Dschāzān (auch Flughafen König Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, arabisch مطار الملك عبد الله بن عبد العزيز, DMG Maṭār al-Malik ʿAbd Allāh b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz, IATA-Code: GIZ[1], ICAO-Code: OEGN[1]) liegt im Südwesten Saudi-Arabiens, etwa 4 Kilometer östlich der Stadt Dschāzān, der Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen Provinz. Es ist der südlichste Flughafen des Königreiches und liegt unweit der Grenze zum Jemen.

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- [en] Jizan Regional Airport

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[fr] Aéroport régional de Jizan

L'aéroport régional de Jizan dessert la ville de Jizan, au sud ouest de l'Arabie saoudite.

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[it] Aeroporto di Jizan-Re Abd Allah bin Abd al-Aziz

L'Aeroporto di Jizan-Re Abd Allāh bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (in arabo: مطار الملك عبد الله الإقليمي‎) (IATA: GIZ, ICAO: OEGN), noto con il nome commerciale di King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Airport, è un aeroporto dell'Arabia Saudita definito come nazionale dalle autorità locali dell'aviazione civile[2] e situato sul Mar Rosso nell'estremo meridione del Paese, nella provincia di Jizan. La struttura sorge presso la città di Jizan ed è intitolata ad Abd Allah dell'Arabia Saudita (1924-2015), sesto Re dello Stato mediorientale.

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