Neom Bay Airport مطار خليج نيوم | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Commercial | ||||||||||
| Serves | Neom,Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||
| Location | Neom Bay | ||||||||||
| Opened | 30 June 2022; 3 years ago (2022-06-30) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Saudi Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°55′30″N35°17′24″E / 27.92500°N 35.29000°E /27.92500; 35.29000 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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Neom Bay Airport (IATA:NUM,ICAO:OENN) is aninternational airport located inNeom,Saudi Arabia.[1]
The airport is located at Neom Bay, the first area to be constructed in the framework of the project.[2] It is one of the four-airport network that is projected in the city, one of which is to be international.[3] TheInternational Air Transport Association (IATA) has classified the airport as a commercial hub.[4] The length of the airport's runway is 3,757 metres (12,323 ft).[4] The airport has a logistic location as it links three countries: Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt. Neom Airport is the first airport in the region to use the 5G wireless network service.[5] It is 48 km (30 mi) east from the nearest airport,Sharm El Sheikh International Airport across theRed Sea inEgypt.[6]
In January 2019, the airport received 130Saudia passengers, who were employees in Neom; this was their first visit to the project.[7] The airport received its first commercial flight on 30 June 2019, when aSaudia aircraft landed fromRiyadh.[8]
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