Al-Jawf Regional Airport ( ar, مطار الجوف الأقليمي, ) is an
airport
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serving
Sakakah
Sakākā () is a city in northwestern Saudi Arabia which is the capital of Al Jawf Province. It is located just to the north of the An Nafud desert. Sakakah had a population of 242,813 at the 2010 census.
History
Sakakah is an oasis town on an a ...
(also known as Al-Jawf or Al-Jouf), a city in
Al Jawf Province
Al-Jawf Province ( ar, منطقة الجوف Minṭaqat al-Jawf pronounced lˈdʒoːf, also spelled Al-Jouf, is one of the provinces of Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country, containing its only international border with Jor ...
,
Saudi Arabia
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. The nearest airport is
Gurayat Domestic Airport
Gurayat Domestic Airport ( ar, مطار القريات المحلي, ) is an airport serving Gurayat (also spelled Guriat or Qurayyat), a city in Al Jawf Province, Saudi Arabia. It provides facilities for Saudia scheduled services to both Jeddah ...
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Facilities
The airport resides at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
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designated 10/28 with an
asphalt
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surface measuring .
Airlines and destinations
Airline
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s offering scheduled passenger service:
See also
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Saudia
Saudia ( ar, السعودية '), formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines (), is the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. The airline's main operational base is at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. King Khalid Internati ...
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King Khaled International Airport
King Khalid International Airport ( ar, مطار الملك خالد الدولي ', ) is located north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by the architectural firm HOK (firm), HOK, and Arabian Bechtel Company Limited served as the constructio ...
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List of airports in Saudi Arabia
This is a list of airports in Saudi Arabia, grouped by type and sorted by location.
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References
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Airports in Saudi Arabia
Al-Jawf Province
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