Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport

King Faisal Air Base
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
Location

Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport
	IATA: TUU; ICAO: OETB;
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	General Authority of Civil Aviation
Operator	Cluster2 Airports; Royal Saudi Air Force (military)
Serves	Tabuk Province
Location	Tabuk City, Tabuk Province, Saudi Arabia
Elevation AMSL	2,551 ft (778 m)
Coordinates	28°22′23″N 036°37′17″E / 28.37306°N 36.62139°E
Website	Official website
Map
	TUU Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Runways
Statistics (2024)
Passengers
Passengers	2.4 million
Aircraft movements	18,800
	Sources: DoD FLIP, GACA

Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport, more commonly known as Tabuk Airport (IATA: TUU, ICAO: OETB), is a joint civil-military airport located in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. It is operated by Cluster2 Airports. A new passenger terminal of more than 16,000 square metres (170,000 sq ft), with two air bridges and capacity for 1,500 passengers per hour, opened in April 2011 at a cost of 242 million riyals, allowing international flights. In 2024 it handled about 2.4 million passengers.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia	Cairo, Sharjah
Air Cairo	Assiut,^{[citation needed]} Cairo,^{[citation needed]} Sohag^{[citation needed]}
Azimuth	Seasonal: Sochi
flyadeal	Dammam,^{[citation needed]} Riyadh
flydubai	Dubai–International
Flynas	Medina
Qatar Airways	Doha
Saudia	Jeddah, Riyadh

Statistics

Traffic grew from about 686,000 passengers in 2010 to 1.79 million in 2019. It fell by more than half in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and passed its pre-pandemic level in 2023.^{[citation needed]}

Annual passenger traffic
Year	Domestic	International	Total	Change
2010	684,959	748	685,707	N/a
2011	756,896	36,698	793,594	15.7%
2012	902,315	75,130	977,445	23.2%
2013	911,528	81,615	993,143	1.6%
2014	1,000,585	89,581	1,090,166	9.8%
2015	1,126,607	181,272	1,307,879	20.0%
2016	1,105,016	222,313	1,327,329	1.5%
2017	1,195,042	199,087	1,394,129	5.0%
2018	1,413,804	175,484	1,589,288	14.0%
2019	1,600,999	185,961	1,786,960	12.4%
2020	739,647	51,728	791,375	55.7%
2021	1,057,690	49,885	1,107,575	40.0%
2022	1,248,223	180,405	1,428,628	29.0%
2023	1,461,518	399,327	1,860,845	30.3%
2024	N/a		c. 2,400,000	c. 29%

Accidents and incidents

On 10 July 1972, Douglas C-47B HZ-AAK of Saudia was damaged beyond economic repair when it veered off the runway on landing at Tabuk Airport.^{[citation needed]}
On 30 September 2026, Flydubai Flight 1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv, diverted to Tabuk after an altercation between its pilots, in which one pilot was reportedly stabbed. Both pilots were taken to hospital; the airline said all passengers were safe.

Military use

King Faisal Air Base (KFAB) of the Royal Saudi Air Force shares the airport site and boundaries but uses a separate runway for operations.^{[citation needed]}

The base is home to:

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'

References

↑ 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.
1 2 3 "Open Data Library: Airports Traffic". General Authority of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
↑ "Cluster2 Airports Company". CAPA – Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
↑ تشغيل مطار تبوك الجديد الإثنين المقبل برحلة قادمة من جدة [New Tabuk airport to begin operating next Monday]. Al Eqtisadiah (in Arabic). 13 April 2011.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport Welcomes First Seasonal Direct Flight from Russia's Sochi". Saudi Press Agency. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
↑ "flyadeal brings affordable air travel to Tabuk". www.flyadeal.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
↑ "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.
↑ "flydubai adds Tabuk to KSA network". flydubai. 3 October 2012.
↑ "flynas launches Its New Operations Base and the 4th in Saudi at Madinah Airport and reveals its new network of destinations Starting December 1". flynas. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
↑ "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. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.
↑ "Cockpit brawl sparks mid-air emergency on Israel-bound flydubai flight". The Straits Times. 30 September 2026.
↑ "Royal Saudi Air Force - Tabuk/King Faisal Air Base (OETB)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
↑ "Threats to Israel". Jewish Virtual Library.

[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.

[GACA-2] 1 2 3 "Open Data Library: Airports Traffic". General Authority of Civil Aviation. Retrieved 7 October 2026.

[3] "Cluster2 Airports Company". CAPA – Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 30 September 2026.

[4] تشغيل مطار تبوك الجديد الإثنين المقبل برحلة قادمة من جدة [New Tabuk airport to begin operating next Monday]. Al Eqtisadiah (in Arabic). 13 April 2011.

[5] "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.

[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] "Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport Welcomes First Seasonal Direct Flight from Russia's Sochi". Saudi Press Agency. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.

[8] "flyadeal brings affordable air travel to Tabuk". www.flyadeal.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.

[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] "flydubai adds Tabuk to KSA network". flydubai. 3 October 2012.

[11] "flynas launches Its New Operations Base and the 4th in Saudi at Madinah Airport and reveals its new network of destinations Starting December 1". flynas. Retrieved 11 October 2023.

[12] "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. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[13] "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.

[14] "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.

[15] "Cockpit brawl sparks mid-air emergency on Israel-bound flydubai flight". The Straits Times. 30 September 2026.

[16] "Royal Saudi Air Force - Tabuk/King Faisal Air Base (OETB)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

[17] "Threats to Israel". Jewish Virtual Library.

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
Location