Neom Bay Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Sharma, Tabuk Region (Saudi Arabia)

IATA: NUM ICAO: OENN

Longest Active Runway

12,326 ft

3,757 meters

Field Elevation

29 ft

9 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

27.9243°, 35.2936°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#145 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#227 of 7558

Top 3.0% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Saudi Arabia)

#5 of 16 in SA

#7 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+23.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 NUM in numbers: 12,326 ft longest runway · #145 of 650 published · #227 of 7,558 worldwide (top 3.0%) · #5 in Saudi Arabia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

NUM lies at 9 m (29 ft), #561 of 650 published airports by elevation and 13.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,021 ft below the Saudi Arabia median (2,050 ft, 16 airports); AHB is highest at 6,858 ft, 6,829 ft higher than NUM.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (SSH), 47.8 NM, 10,108 ft. Next: TUU 75.4 NM, HRG 91.5 NM. HRG has the radius's longest runway, 845 ft more than NUM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,326 ft (3,757 m)

NUM runway: 15/33 12,326 × 164 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #5 of 16 in Saudi Arabia; MED leads by 1,896 ft (14,222 ft). +23.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15/33	12,326 ft (3757 m / 3.757 km)	164 ft (50m)	`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
Sharm El Sheikh International Airport (Sharm El Sheikh)	`SSH`	47.8 NM (88.5 km)	10,108 ft	✅ Lighted
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Tabuk)	`TUU`	75.4 NM (139.6 km)	10,991 ft	✅ Lighted
Hurghada International Airport (Hurghada)	`HRG`	91.5 NM (169.5 km)	13,171 ft	✅ Lighted

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