AirportsJizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jizan, in Jlzan Region, Saudi Arabia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GIZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GIZ
- ICAO code
- OEGN
- City
- Jizan
- State or region
- Jlzan Region
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 16.9011° N, 42.5858° E
- Elevation
- 6 m (20 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,050 m (10,006 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GIZ means Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OEGN. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 16.9011° N, 42.5858° E. It stands 6 metres (20 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Riyadh, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,050 metres (10,006 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 29 airports of Saudi Arabia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 26.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,050 m 10,006 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Abha International AirportAbha | AHB | 149 km |
| Najran Domestic AirportNajran | EAM | 210 km |
| Sanaa International AirportSanaa, Yemen | SAH | 236 km |
| Bisha AirportBisha | BHH | 343 km |
| King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) AirportAl-Baha | ABT | 391 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,752 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,208 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,617 km | 2 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,390 km | 7 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,858 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 14,014 km | 17 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 6,929 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,552 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,737 km | 15 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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