Kandara Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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 A Saudia Boeing 747 at Kandara Airport in 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Jeddah and Mecca | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Kandara, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 50 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°28′24″N 39°13′06″E / 21.47333°N 39.21833°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Kandara Airport (IATA: XZF ICAO: OEJD) was the first airport of Saudi Arabia located within Jeddah. It was the original airport serving the cities Jeddah and Mecca in the kingdom before the construction of King Abdulaziz International Airport. It also operated the 8 wing of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and its Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The airport handled Haji traffic alongside regular scheduled flights, and Air France had a facility at Kandara Airport for its international operations.[1][2]
- ^ Airways: A Global Review of Commercial Flight. Airways International, Incorporated. 2008.
- ^ "| Pilot Nav | Browse all airports in SAUDI ARABIA". www.pilotnav.com. Retrieved 2024-07-03.