Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport, more commonly known as Tabuk Airport (), is a joint civil-military airport located in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. It is operated by Cluster2 Airports. A new passenger terminal of more than , 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.
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.
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'
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
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. 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.
See also Transport in Saudi Arabia List of airports in Saudi Arabia
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