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King Abdulaziz International AirportIATA code JED

King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in Asia. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

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Serves
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Codes
JED · OEJN
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh
Region
Asia
Airport record, updated 4 Sept 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Travelpayouts fares, 5 Oct 2026NASA POWER climate, 2016–2025Terminals and transport checked 5 Oct 2026Where this comes from

King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in Asia. Operating on Asia/Riyadh local time at coordinates 21.670°, 39.150°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Jeddah, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

King Abdulaziz International Airport details

Airport record · 4 Sept 2026
IATA code
JED
ICAO code
OEJN
City
Jeddah
Country
Saudi Arabia
Region
Asia
Time zone
Asia/Riyadh
Coordinates
21.680°, 39.157°
From OurAirports
Official website
kaia.sa (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 4 Sept 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against King Abdulaziz International Airport’s own pages.

JED airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Large airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
15 m (48 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened
1981
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Passengers, 2021
14.1 million
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing gaca.gov.sa (opens in a new tab)
Named after
Ibn Saud, Jeddah
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
Taif International Airport TIF · 145 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at JED

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

3 open runways, all lit. Longest 16C/34C: 4,000 m, asphalt.

Runways at JED: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
16C/34C4,000 m13,123 ft60 masphalt
16L/34R4,000 m13,123 ft60 masphalt
16R/34L3,800 m12,467 ft60 masphalt

Airlines and destinations from JED

Travelpayouts · 5 Oct 2026

Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from JED in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.

Nonstop fares from JED to 73 destinations in 38 countries, on 19 airlines.

Airlines named on the fares

The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.

Destinations by country

Saudi Arabia (10)
Abha, Al Bahah, Al Ula, Bisha, Buraydah, Jazan, Medina, Najran, Riyadh, Sakaka
Egypt (7)
Alexandria, Asyut, Cairo, Hurghada, Luxor, Sharm el Sheikh, Sohag
India (6)
Bengaluru, Kochi, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi
Pakistan (5)
Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar
Turkiye (3)
Ankara, Istanbul, Trabzon
United Arab Emirates (3)
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah
Bangladesh (2)
Chittagong, Dhaka
Italy (2)
Milan, Rome
Morocco (2)
Casablanca, Rabat
Spain (2)
Barcelona, Madrid
Sudan (2)
Khartoum, Port Sudan
Thailand (2)
Bangkok, Phuket
United Kingdom (2)
London, Manchester
Austria (1)
Vienna
Azerbaijan (1)
Baku
Bahrain (1)
Manama
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Sarajevo
Canada (1)
Toronto
China (1)
Guangzhou
Djibouti (1)
Djibouti
Eritrea (1)
Asmara
Ethiopia (1)
Addis Ababa
France (1)
Paris
Georgia (1)
Tbilisi
Germany (1)
Frankfurt
Hungary (1)
Budapest
Indonesia (1)
Jakarta
Kenya (1)
Nairobi
Kuwait (1)
Kuwait City
Malaysia (1)
Kuala Lumpur
Maldives (1)
Male
Mauritius (1)
Mauritius
Netherlands (1)
Amsterdam
Philippines (1)
Manila
Qatar (1)
Doha
Russia (1)
Moscow
Tunisia (1)
Tunis
Uzbekistan (1)
Tashkent

Check schedules with the airline or King Abdulaziz International Airport before you book.

Routes from JED

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from JED yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at JED

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names JED, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where JED is

Calculated

17 km north

King Abdulaziz International Airport lies 17 km north of Jeddah city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at JED

Checked 5 Oct 2026

Terminals

Terminal 1, the airport's main terminal, was officially inaugurated by King Salman on 24 September 2019. Arab News, citing the airport's website, gives it 46 boarding gates, a total area of 810,000 square metres and room for around 30 million passengers a year.[1],[2]

Terminal 4, the redeveloped former South Terminal, began phased operations on 27 September 2026, adding capacity for up to 15 million passengers a year. The airport also has the North Terminal and the Hajj and Umrah Terminals. King Abdulaziz International handled a record 53.4 million passengers in 2025.[3]

Airlines moving to Terminal 4

The airport operator, Jeddah Airports Co. (JEDCO), plans to move all foreign airlines now at the North Terminal, and selected foreign airlines at Terminal 1 and the Hajj and Umrah Terminals, to Terminal 4. The first phase, from 27 September 2026, moved Wizz Air, AJet and SalamAir.[3]

JEDCO's schedule for the following week: Fly Jinnah from the Hajj and Umrah Terminals' B3 facility and Nesma Airlines from the North Terminal on 28 September; Akasa Air from B3 on 29 September; SyrianAir and Pegasus from the North Terminal on 1 October; and Azerbaijan Airlines and Tunisair two days later. More airlines are to follow, so check the terminal on your booking before you travel.[3]

Getting to and from the city

The airport has a station on the Haramain High Speed Railway, connected to Terminal 1. Saudi Gazette described it in December 2019 as a six-storey, 99,000-square-metre station with ticket vending machines and electronic gates, linking the airport with the Haramain train network to Madinah.[4]

An express bus, run by the Jeddah Transport Company with Jeddah Airports Company and SAPTCO since April 2022, links Terminal 1 and the North Terminal with the SAPTCO station in Al-Balad. Stops on the way are near Flamingo Mall on Prince Majed Street, near Al-Andalus Mall, and Baghdadiya 7 on Madinah Road. In February 2023 the fare was SR20; tickets are sold at points inside the airport and in the SAPTCO app.[5]

Checked against King Abdulaziz International Airport’s and the transport operators’ own pages on 5 Oct 2026. Fares, timetables and facilities change; confirm on the linked source before you travel.

Climate at JED, month by month

NASA POWER · 2016–2025

Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 21.67°, 39.15° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.

Warmest: June (average high 42°C). Coolest: January (29°C high, 19°C low). Wettest: November (21 mm); driest: July (1 mm).

Average daily high and low temperature and average monthly precipitation at JED, 2016–2025
MonthHighLowRain
Jan29°C19°C11 mm
Feb30°C19°C4 mm
Mar33°C22°C5 mm
Apr36°C25°C13 mm
May40°C27°C4 mm
Jun42°C29°C2 mm
Jul41°C29°C1 mm
Aug41°C30°C5 mm
Sep41°C29°C4 mm
Oct38°C27°C6 mm
Nov34°C25°C21 mm
Dec31°C22°C16 mm

Airports near Jeddah

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

King Abdulaziz International Airport: common questions

Where is King Abdulaziz International Airport?

King Abdulaziz International Airport serves Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 21.680°, 39.157°.

What are the airport codes for King Abdulaziz International Airport?

The IATA code is JED and the ICAO code is OEJN.

What time zone is JED in?

King Abdulaziz International Airport is in the Asia/Riyadh time zone.

What is the official website of King Abdulaziz International Airport?

The airport’s official website is kaia.sa. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does King Abdulaziz International Airport have?

OurAirports lists 3 open runways at JED: 16C/34C (4,000 m (13,123 ft), asphalt); 16L/34R (4,000 m (13,123 ft), asphalt); 16R/34L (3,800 m (12,467 ft), asphalt).

Where can you fly nonstop from JED?

Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from JED to 73 destinations in 38 countries, the most in Saudi Arabia (10), Egypt (7) and India (6). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.

When did King Abdulaziz International Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1981 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use King Abdulaziz International Airport?

Wikidata records 14.1 million passengers for 2021, the latest year it holds.

Which airlines have a hub at JED?

Wikidata lists JED as a hub of Air Atlanta Europe, Air Atlanta Icelandic, Mahfooz Aviation, Mid East Jet and Saudia.

How far is JED from Jeddah city centre?

King Abdulaziz International Airport is about 17 km north of Jeddah city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.

Which terminal is my flight at Jeddah airport?

It depends on the airline, and it is changing: since 27 September 2026 foreign airlines have been moving to the new Terminal 4 in phases, from the North Terminal and some from Terminal 1 and the Hajj and Umrah Terminals. Check the terminal on your booking.

Is there a train from Jeddah airport?

Yes. The airport has a Haramain High Speed Railway station connected to Terminal 1.

Sources

Terminals, transport and parking were checked by hand against the numbered sources below on 5 Oct 2026. Every other section comes from the dataset listed, with its date where the dataset has one.

  1. [1]Jeddah’s new airport terminal: Saudi Arabia’s latest landmark — Arab News (arabnews.com), 2019-09-24
  2. [2]Dubai’s Emirates becomes first airline to operate A380 to new Jeddah airport terminal — Arab News (arabnews.com), 2021-03-30
  3. [3]Jeddah airport’s Terminal 4 begins phased operations, adding 15m passenger capacity — Arab News (arabnews.com), 2026-09-27
  4. [4]Haramain train starts service from Jeddah airport station — Saudi Gazette (saudigazette.com.sa), 2019-12-11
  5. [5]Jeddah public bus service extends to airport north terminal — Saudi Gazette (saudigazette.com.sa), 2023-02-22

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