Neom Bay Airport | |
Nativename-A: | Arabic: مطار خليج نيوم |
Iata: | NUM |
Icao: | OENN |
Type: | Commercial |
City-Served: | Neom, Saudi Arabia |
Location: | Neom Bay |
Coordinates: | 27.925°N 35.29°W |
Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia#Middle East#West Asia#Asia#Afro-Eurasia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Saudi Arabia |
Pushpin Label: | NUM |
Metric-Elev: | y |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 15/33 |
R1-Length-F: | 12,323 |
R1-Length-M: | 3,757 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Neom Bay Airport is a commercial airport located in Neom, Saudi Arabia.[1] It is 48 km (30 mi) east from the nearest airport, Sharm El Sheikh International Airport across the Red Sea in Egypt.[2] It is one of the four-airport network that is projected in the city, one of which is to be international.[3] In January 2019, the airport received 130 Saudia passengers, who were employees in Neom; this was their first visit to the project.[4] The airport is located at Neom Bay, the first area to be constructed in the framework of the project.[5] The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has classified the airport as a commercial hub.[6] The length of the airport's runway is 3,757 metres (12,323 ft). The airport has a logistic location as it links three countries: Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt. Neom Airport is the first airport in the region to use the 5G wireless network service.[7]
The airport received its first flight on 30 June 2019, when a Saudia aircraft landed from Riyadh.[8]