King Abdulaziz International Airport
مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي
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The International King Abd -al- Aziz Airport, also known as King Abdulaziz International Airport and Jeddah airport known, is a Saudi Arabian international commercial airport near the Pilgertorstadt Jeddah with over three and a half million inhabitants.
History
Construction of the airport, which is named after the former king and the founder of Saudi Arabia, Abd al - Aziz ibn Saud, was begun in 1974 and completed in 1980. He was the first new airport building from a series of several international airports that Saudi Arabia has taken the late 20th century in attack. The opening took place in April 1982. The airport has 3 start and runways, 2010 more than 15 million passengers. The airport, with its area of 105 square kilometers, is home next to the civil part with his staff settlements also a military section and has sufficient reserves space for future expansion.
Noteworthy are the larger than average shelves for charter flights for pilgrims. In addition to the pilgrims of the airport handles flights from numerous throughout the year -powered flight connections.
Hajj Terminal
The Jeddah airport is located 80 kilometers from the Muslim pilgrimage of Mecca. Almost all pilgrims guests with the goal of Mecca travel a through this airport. This means that the King Abd -al- Aziz Airport is disproportionately frequented the Hajj season. During the pilgrimage season airlines perform almost all over the world by flights out of this airport, where they also rely on charter aircraft of other airlines. Therefore, the airline Alwafeer Air was founded.
Only for the additional passengers, a terminal was built, which is only six weeks a year in operation, and the rest of the year remains closed. Designed by Fazlur Khan and completed in 1982, received the Hajj Terminal 1983 Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2010 and the Twenty -five Year Award from the American Institute of Architects ( AIA). The American travel guide Frommer's praised the Hajj terminal of King Abd -al- Aziz Airport in January 2012 as one of the best in the world.
King Abdulaziz International Airport, Hajj Terminal