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Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport

Tabuk International Airport Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport مطار الأمير سلطان بن عبد العزيز
IATA: TUU ICAO: OETB
Summary
Airport type	Public and Military
Operator	Saudi Ground Services (SGS)
Serves	Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Location	King Abdulaziz Road
Elevation AMSL	2,551 ft / 778 m
Coordinates	28°22′23″N 036°37′17″E / 28.37306°N 36.62139°E / 28.37306; 36.62139
Website	Prince 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
Sources: DoD FLIP[1]

Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport, also known as Tabuk Regional Airport (IATA: TUU, ICAO: OETB; Arabic: مطار الأمير سلطان بن عبد العزيز) 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. 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 Sultan bin Abdulaziz.

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King Faisal Air Base
قاعدة الملك فيصل الجوية
Tabuk in Saudi Arabia
AnEnglish Electric Lightning gate guardian at King Faisal AB
Type	Air base
Site information
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:^[2][3]

• 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'

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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 three 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.

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.

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• 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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