Tabuk Regional Airport

Tabuk Regional Airport
Tabuk Regional Airport
King Faisal Airbase
IATA: TUU – ICAO: OETB
TUU is located in Saudi Arabia
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TUU
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Military of Saudi Arabia
Location Tabuk
Elevation AMSL 2,551 ft / 778 m
Coordinates 28°21′56″N 036°37′08″E / 28.36556°N 36.61889°E / 28.36556; 36.61889
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 10,991 3,350 Asphalt
13/31 10,007 3,050 Asphalt

Tabuk Regional Airport or King Faisal Airbase (IATA: TUU, ICAO: OETB) is a military and civilian airport in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

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Military use

The Royal Saudi Air Force keeps much of its F-15 fighter jets at Tabuk.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Nesma Airlines Cairo
Nile Air Cairo
Saudi Arabian Airlines Abha, Dammam, Gassim, Gurayat, Hail, Jeddah, Jouf, Medina, Riyadh, Taif, Turaif, Wedjh

Accidents and incidents

  • On 11 July 1972, Douglas C-47B HZ-AAK of Saudi Arabian Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Tabuk Airport.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Threats_to_Israel/Saudi_Arabia.html
  2. ^ "HZ-AAK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720710-0. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 

External links

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