Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport

Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport مطار الأمير سلطان بن عبد العزيز
IATA: TUU ICAO: OETB
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	General Authority of Civil Aviation
Operator	General Authority of Civil Aviation And Royal Saudi Air Force
Serves	Tabuk Province
Location	Tabuk City, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Elevation  AMSL	2,551 ft / 778 m
Coordinates	28°22′23″N036°37′17″E / 28.37306°N 36.62139°E / 28.37306; 36.62139
Website	Official website
Map
TUU Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 10,991 3,350 Asphalt 13/31 10,007 3,050 Asphalt
Sources: DoD FLIP [1]

Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport, more commonly known as Tabuk Airport (IATA : TUU, ICAO : OETB), is a public and military airport located in Tabuk City, Saudi Arabia. Originally operated exclusively as a military facility, it was renovated and upgraded to international status in 2011. The airport features a single terminal equipped with air bridges for passenger boarding. It is named in honor of the late Crown Prince and Minister of Defense, Sultan bin Abdulaziz.

Military use

King Faisal Air Base
قاعدة الملك فيصل الجوية
Tabuk in Saudi Arabia
An English Electric Lightning gate guardian at King Faisal AB
Site information
Type	Air base
Operator	Royal Saudi Air Force

King Faisal Air Base (KFAB) of the Royal Saudi Air Force shares the airport site and boundaries but uses a separate runway for operations.

The base is home to: ^{[2] [3]}

• RSAF 7 Wing
  • No. 2 Squadron RSAF with the McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle and the F-15D
  • No. 21 Squadron RSAF with the BAE Systems Hawk 165
  • No. 29 Squadron RSAF with the F-15SA
  • No. 37 Squadron RSAF with the Hawk 65
  • No. 79 Squadron RSAF with the Hawk 165
  • No. 88 Squadron RSAF with the Hawk 65 and the Hawk 65A which is known as the 'Saudi Falcons'

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia	Cairo, [4] [5] Sharjah [6]
Air Cairo	Assiut, [7] Cairo, [8] Sohag [9]
EgyptAir	Cairo
flyadeal	Dammam, [10] Jeddah, Riyadh [11]
flydubai	Dubai–International [12] [13]
Flynas	Abha, Dammam, Medina, [14] Jeddah, Riyadh
Nesma Airlines	Cairo
Nile Air	Cairo
Qatar Airways	Doha [15]
Saudia	Jeddah, [16] Riyadh [17]

Statistics

Accidents and incidents

• On 11 July 1972, Douglas C-47B HZ-AAK of Saudia was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Tabuk Airport. ^[18]

See also

• List of airports in Saudi Arabia

References

1. DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) – Supplement Europe, North Africa and Middle East. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2021. pp. B-419 –B-420.
2. "Royal Saudi Air Force - Tabuk/King Faisal Air Base (OETB)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
3. "Threats to Israel" www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org
4. "Cairo, Egypt CAI". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 198–201. May 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
5. "Air Arabia Resumes Tabuk Service From Nov 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
6. "Sharjah, United Arab Emirates SHJ". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1056–1057. May 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
7. "Air Cairo Expands Assiut Network in 3Q25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
8. "Air Cairo NW24 Saudi Arabia Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
9. "AIR CAIRO NW24 SOHAG NETWORK EXPANSION". aeroroutes.com. 27 August 2024.
10. "Flyadeal Expands Dammam Network In 1Q25". 14 November 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
11. "flyadeal brings affordable air travel to Tabuk". www.flyadeal.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
12. "Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 26 (11). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 337–343. May 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
13. "flydubai adds Tabuk to KSA network".
14. "flynas launches Its New Operations Base and the 4th in Saudi at Madinah Airport and reveals its new network of destinations Starting December 1" . Retrieved 11 October 2023.
15. "Qatar Airways Expands Its Presence in Saudi Arabia With the Opening of Two New Gateways: Al Ula, Tabuk and The Reopening of Yanbu". www.qatarairways.com. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
16. "Jeddah, Saudi Arabia JED". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 597–600. August 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
17. "Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RUH". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1091–1094. August 2025. ISSN   1466-8718. OCLC   41608313.
18. "Aviation Safety Network – Accident entry 330447". Aviation Safety Network. 10 July 1972. Retrieved 4 December 2025.