Neom Bay Airport

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Neom Bay Airport

مطار خليج نيوم
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Airport typeCommercial
Serves Neom, Saudi Arabia
LocationNeom Bay
Coordinates 27°55′30″N35°17′24″E / 27.92500°N 35.29000°E / 27.92500; 35.29000
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15/333,75712,323 Asphalt

Neom Bay Airport( IATA : NUM, ICAO : OENN) is a international airport located in Neom, Saudi Arabia. [1]

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Background

The airport is located at Neom Bay, the first area to be constructed in the framework of the project. [2] It is one of the four-airport network that is projected in the city, one of which is to be international. [3] The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has classified the airport as a commercial hub. [4] The length of the airport's runway is 3,757 metres (12,323 ft). [4] The airport has a logistic location as it links three countries: Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt. Neom Airport is the first airport in the region to use the 5G wireless network service. [5] It is 48 km (30 mi) east from the nearest airport, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport across the Red Sea in Egypt. [6]

History

In January 2019, the airport received 130 Saudia passengers, who were employees in Neom; this was their first visit to the project. [7] The airport received its first commercial flight on 30 June 2019, when a Saudia aircraft landed from Riyadh. [8]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
flyadeal Dammam
flydubai Dubai–International [9]
Nile Air Cairo (begins 31 March 2025) [10]
Qatar Airways Doha [11]
Saudia Cairo, [12] Dammam, Dubai–International, [13] Istanbul, [14] Jeddah, London–Gatwick (begins 30 March 2025), [15] London–Heathrow (ends 29 March 2025), [16] Riyadh [8]

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