Al-Jouf International Airport (, ), formerly Al-Jouf Regional Airport, is an
airport
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in
Sakakah
Sakākā, often spelled Sakakah () is a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia which is the capital of Al-Jawf Province. located just to the north of the An Nafud desert. Sakakah had a population of 204,174 at the 2022 census.
History
Sakakah is an oa ...
, the capital of
Al-Jouf Province
Al-Jawf Province, also known as Al-Jawf Region also spelled Al-Jouf ( Minṭaqat al-Jawf, ), is a province in Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country, partially bordered by Jordan to the west. It is one of the earliest inhabited regions ...
in
Saudi Arabia
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, serving the Province.
Facilities
The airport is at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
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designated 10/28 with an
asphalt
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surface measuring .
Airlines and destinations
Airline
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s offering scheduled passenger service:
See also
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Saudia
Saudia (), formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines (), is the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia based in Jeddah. The airline's main hubs are the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, the ...
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King Khaled International Airport
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List of airports in Saudi Arabia
This is a list of airports in Saudi Arabia, grouped by type and sorted by location.
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Airports in Saudi Arabia
Al-Jawf Province
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