OEMA
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
VFR
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Name
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
OEMA / MED / OEMA
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:02 pm (AST)
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Municipality
Medina
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Coordinates
24° 33′ 12″ N 39° 42′ 18″ E
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Elevation
2’134 ft (650 m MSL)
About Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Arabic: مطار الأمير محمد بن عبد العزيز الدولي) or Medina Airport (IATA: MED, ICAO: OEMA) is a regional airport in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Opened in 1950, it handles domestic flights, while it has scheduled international services to regional destinations such as Cairo, Dubai, Istanbul and Kuwait City. Medina Airport also handles charter international flights during the Hajj and Umrah seasons. The Pilgrims for Hajj and Umrah can enter Saudi Arabia through this airport or through Jeddah Airport only. It is the fourth busiest airport in Saudi Arabia and one of the busiest airports in the Middle East, handling 8,144,790 passengers in 2018.