Red Sea International Airport

Red Sea International Airport مطار البحر الأحمر Maṭār al-Bāḥr al-Aḥmār al-Duwalī
IATA: RSI [1] ICAO: OERS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Red Sea Global
Serves	The Red Sea Destination
Location	Hanak, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Opened	21 September 2023;2 years ago (2023-09-21)
Coordinates	25°37′49″N37°4′42″E / 25.63028°N 37.07833°E / 25.63028; 37.07833
Website	rsiairport.sa/en/
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 3,700 12,139 Concrete

Red Sea International Airport( IATA : RSI, ICAO : OERS) is an international airport in Hanak, Tabuk Province in northwestern Saudi Arabia serving the tourism megaproject in development The Red Sea Destination. Designed by British architects Foster + Partners, the airport began operations on 21 September 2023, and is expected to serve one million passengers per year in 2030. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

The airport is purposely situated 20 km from the coastal lagoons and islands that are also in development as part of The Red Sea Project. The airport will be able to serve amphibious seaplanes with a dedicated water runway. ^[4]

History

On 20 and 21 July 2022, the first flight tests were carried out at the airport. ^[5]

On 21 September 2023, Saudia launched the first regular service between King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Red Sea International, operating twice weekly on Thursdays and Saturdays. ^[6]

On 18 April 2024, Red Sea International Airport welcomed its first international flight from Dubai International Airport via flydubai. ^[7]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
BeOnd	Malé, Milan–Malpensa [8]
flydubai	Dubai–International [9] [10]
Qatar Airways	Doha [11]
Saudia	Jeddah, [12] Riyadh [13]

See also

• List of airports in Saudi Arabia
• List of the busiest airports in the Middle East
• Red Sea Global
• Amaala

References

1. Red Sea Global [@RedSeaGlobal] (3 June 2014). "We're delighted to announce that our Red Sea International Airport has been officially registered with @IATA with the location indicator RSI - the code you will find on your future air tickets. Thanks to @Saudi_Airlines for assisting us with this process!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. Ravenscroft, Tom (26 February 2021). "Construction begins on Foster + Partners' Red Sea International Airport in Saudi Arabia". Dezeen. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
3. Radwan, Rawan (11 February 2021). "Red Sea Project set to secure new financing, launch off-plan sales: CEO". Arab News. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
4. Godinho, Varun (21 September 2022). "John Pagano details the development plans for the Red Sea Project in Saudi Arabia". Business Trveller. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
5. Mahdi, Wael (31 July 2022). "'Send my bags to the resort please': Welcome to TRSDC's new airport". Arab News. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
6. Saunders, Eddie (21 September 2023). "Red Sea Global celebrates first flight to new airport". Airlinergs. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
7. "FlyDubai to service Red Sea airport, marks first intl. flight to Saudi destination". Al Arabiya. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
8. "Beond Airlines Launches Quirky Flights To Red Sea, Saudi Arabia". onemileatatime.com. 11 November 2025.
9. "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.
10. Corder, Josh (29 March 2024). "Flydubai Launches Flights to Saudi's The Red Sea – $850 Round Trip". Skift. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
11. Bandyopadhyay, Bahni (4 September 2025). "Qatar Airways announces flights to Red Sea thrice a week from October". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
12. "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.
13. "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.

External links

• Red Sea International Airport page on Red Sea Global Website (in Arabic and English)