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Jizan Regional Airport

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport

مطار الملك عبد الله الإقليمي
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 / 16.90111°N 42.58583°E
Map
	OEGN Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
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King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport (IATA: GIZ^[3], ICAO: OEGN), also known as Jizan Regional Airport, is an airport serving Jizan (also spelled Gizan), the capital city of the Jizan Province in Saudi Arabia. It is named after King Abdullah.

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. 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	Cairo, Sharjah
Air Cairo	Cairo,^[4] Sohag^[5]
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.