Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Tabuk, Tabuk Region (Saudi Arabia)

IATA: TUU ICAO: OETB

Longest Active Runway

10,991 ft

3,350 meters

Field Elevation

2,551 ft

778 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

28.3711°, 36.6249°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #380 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#609 of 7558

Top 8.1% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Saudi Arabia)

tied #10 of 16 in SA

same length as AHB · #17 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+9.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 TUU in numbers: 10,991 ft longest runway · tied #380 of 650 published · #609 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.1%) · tied #10 in Saudi Arabia.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

TUU lies at 778 m (2,551 ft), #107 of 650 published airports by elevation and 83.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 501 ft above the Saudi Arabia median (2,050 ft, 16 airports); AHB is highest at 6,858 ft, 4,307 ft higher than TUU.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Neom Bay Airport (NUM), 75.4 NM, 12,326 ft. NUM has the radius's longest runway, 1,335 ft more than TUU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,991 ft (3,350 m)

TUU runways: 06/24 10,991 × 148 ft asphalt (asp); 13/31 10,007 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #10 of 16 in Saudi Arabia with AHB at 10,991 ft; MED leads by 3,231 ft (14,222 ft). +9.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06/24	10,991 ft (3350 m / 3.350 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
13/31	10,007 ft (3050 m / 3.050 km)	148 ft (45m)	`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
Neom Bay Airport (Sharma)	`NUM`	75.4 NM (139.6 km)	12,326 ft	✅ Lighted

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