AirportsPrince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport is a large airport serving Medina, in Al Madinah Region, Saudi Arabia. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MED.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MED
- ICAO code
- OEMA
- City
- Medina
- State or region
- Al Madinah Region
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 24.5534° N, 39.7051° E
- Elevation
- 656 m (2,151 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,335 m (14,222 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MED means Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OEMA. 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 24.5534° N, 39.7051° E. It stands 656 metres (2,151 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
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,335 metres (14,222 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,335 m 14,222 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 3,060 m 10,039 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz International AirportYanbu | YNB | 172 km |
| Al-Ula International AirportAl-Ula | ULH | 267 km |
| Red Sea International AirportHanak | RSI | 289 km |
| King Abdulaziz International AirportJeddah | JED | 324 km |
| Taif International AirportTaif | TIF | 352 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,731 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,468 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,581 km | 2 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,526 km | 5 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,036 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,112 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,356 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,292 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,404 km | 16 h 40 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.
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