King Abdulaziz International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Jeddah, Makkah Region (Saudi Arabia)

IATA: JED ICAO: OEJN

Longest Active Runway

13,123 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

48 ft

15 m MSL

Runway Inventory

3 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

21.6802°, 39.1574°

LARGE AIRPORT

🏆

Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #56 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#129 of 7558

Top 1.8% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Saudi Arabia)

#4 of 16 in SA

#5 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 JED in numbers: 13,123 ft longest runway · tied #56 of 650 published · #129 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.8%) · #4 in Saudi Arabia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

⛰️

Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

JED lies at 15 m (48 ft), #518 of 650 published airports by elevation and 18.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,002 ft below the Saudi Arabia median (2,050 ft, 16 airports); AHB is highest at 6,858 ft, 6,810 ft higher than JED.

🧭

Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Taif International Airport (TIF), 78.3 NM, 12,254 ft. JED has the longest runway in this radius, 869 ft over TIF.

✈️

Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,123 ft (4,000 m)

JED runways: 16C/34C 13,123 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 16L/34R 13,123 × 197 ft asphalt (asp); 16R/34L 12,467 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #4 of 16 in Saudi Arabia; MED leads by 1,099 ft (14,222 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
16C/34C	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16L/34R	13,123 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
16R/34L	12,467 ft (3800 m / 3.800 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Taif International Airport (Taif)	`TIF`	78.3 NM (145 km)	12,254 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →