Prince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Yanbu, Al Madinah Region (Saudi Arabia)

IATA: YNB ICAO: OEYN

Longest Active Runway

10,532 ft

3,210 meters

Field Elevation

26 ft

8 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

24.1442°, 38.0634°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #442 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#710 of 7558

Top 9.4% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Saudi Arabia)

#12 of 16 in SA

#18 of 34 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+5.3%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 YNB in numbers: 10,532 ft longest runway · tied #442 of 650 published · #710 of 7,558 worldwide (top 9.4%) · #12 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)

YNB lies at 8 m (26 ft), #569 of 650 published airports by elevation and 12.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,024 ft below the Saudi Arabia median (2,050 ft, 16 airports); AHB is highest at 6,858 ft, 6,832 ft higher than YNB.

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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: Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED), 93.1 NM, 14,222 ft. MED has the radius's longest runway, 3,690 ft more than YNB.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,532 ft (3,210 m)

YNB runway: 10/28 10,532 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #12 of 16 in Saudi Arabia; MED leads by 3,690 ft (14,222 ft). +5.3% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10/28	10,532 ft (3210 m / 3.210 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
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (Medina)	`MED`	93.1 NM (172.4 km)	14,222 ft	✅ Lighted

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