AirportsKing Abdulaziz International Airport is a large airport serving Jeddah, in Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JED.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JED
- ICAO code
- OEJN
- City
- Jeddah
- State or region
- Makkah Region
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 21.6802° N, 39.1574° E
- Elevation
- 15 m (48 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,123 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JED means King Abdulaziz International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OEJN. 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 21.6802° N, 39.1574° E. It stands 15 metres (48 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
King Abdulaziz International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,123 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 29 airports of Saudi Arabia on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16C/34C | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16L/34R | 4,000 m 13,123 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16R/34L | 3,800 m 12,467 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Taif International AirportTaif | TIF | 145 km |
| Prince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz International AirportYanbu | YNB | 296 km |
| King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) AirportAl-Baha | ABT | 300 km |
| Port Sudan New International AirportPort Sudan, Sudan | PZU | 320 km |
| Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz AirportMedina | MED | 324 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,879 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,519 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,699 km | 2 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,748 km | 6 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,225 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,390 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,360 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,527 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,309 km | 16 h 30 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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