Yanbu Airport is an

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near

Yanbu Yanbu ( ar, ينبع, lit=Spring, translit=Yanbu'), also known simply as Yambu or Yenbo, is a city in the Al Madinah Province of western Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 300 kilometers northwest of Jeddah (at ). The population is 222,360 (2 ...

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. It offers both domestic and international service. The airport's full name is Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz International Airport.

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The airport was upgraded in late 2009 to enable it to operate international flights with newly expanded arrival and departure lounges. The contract for the airport expansion project was signed with a national company in June 2006 at a cost of SR188 million. The airport features air bridges that link passengers directly with aircraft, a first for regional airports in the Kingdom. The airport only has 2 air-bridges, Gates 1 and 2. With passenger terminal areas of 8,500 sq. meters, the airport can take up to 500 passengers an hour. The airport also features new control towers, cargo facilities, and security and safety systems. The ground floor features shopping areas as well as cafes offering a variety of hot and cold sandwiches, pastries, ice-cream, and other desserts. Both the first cafe and shopping area are to open to the general public. Passengers proceed through an entrance area past the shopping area and cafe to enter the ticketing area, featuring four ticket counters. Once passengers are done with ticketing, they then proceed to the left of the ticketing area to security. Security also features customs and immigration for passengers departing to international destinations. There is also another cafe and a smaller shopping area directly after check-in/security, but these are open only to ticketed departing passengers. Passengers then proceed to the second floor (via stairs and escalators). The second floor is where the 2 air-bridge gates are located. The second floor also features a third cafe (located next to Gate #2), as well as a lounge for first and business class

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passengers only (located between Gates #1 and #2). Both a prayer area and public toilet facilities are located on the second floor. Upon disembarkation, the passengers exit the plane via the air-bridge and then proceed downstairs to the

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. For those passengers arriving on an international flight, immigration and customs are located adjacent to the baggage carousel. The exit of the airport is also on the ground floor. Counters for car rental companies are also located here. Smoking is completely prohibited inside the terminal building. On 24 December 2009,

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became the first international airline to serve the airport (with flights from

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Airlines and destinations

Domestic carriers

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and

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only serve the domestic destinations listed below, while domestic carrier

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serves one international destination. All other international destinations are served by non-Saudi airlines.

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