Arar Domestic Airport ( ar, مطار عرعر المحلي, ) is an airport serving
Arar Arar or Ar-Ar may refer to:
Geography and history
* Arar, Saudi Arabia, the capital of Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (The Northern Border) province
** Arar border crossing, a Saudi-Iraqi border crossing near Arar, Saudi Arabia and Nukhayb, Iraq
* Arar, ...
(also spelled ʿArʿar), the capital of
Northern Borders Province
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in
Saudi Arabia
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. It began operations on 1 June 1981.
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 as 10/28 with an
asphalt
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surface measuring .
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
See also
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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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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 Abdulaziz International Airport
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References
External links
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1981 establishments in Saudi Arabia
Airports established in 1981
Airports in Saudi Arabia
Arar, Saudi Arabia
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