Al-Jouf International Airport

Al-Jouf International Airport
مطار الجوف الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
Owner/OperatorGeneral Authority of Civil Aviation / Royal Saudi Air Force
ServesAl-Jouf Province
LocationSakaka, Saudi Arabia
Opened1974 (1974) (initial opening), 25 February 2026 (2026-02-25) (current facilities)
Elevation AMSL2,261 ft (689 m)
Coordinates29°47′06″N 040°06′00″E / 29.78500°N 40.10000°E / 29.78500; 40.10000
Map
OESK is located in Saudi Arabia
OESK
OESK
Location of airport in Saudi Arabia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 3,661 12,011 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2]

Al-Jouf International Airport (IATA: AJF, ICAO: OESK) is a joint civil-military airport located in Sakaka, Saudi Arabia, serving Al-Jouf Province.

History

The airport was opened in 1974 to serve Al-Jouf Province in northern Saudi Arabia, and for several decades it operated as a domestic airport. In 2018, it was designated as an international airport, allowing it to handle international flights in addition to domestic services.[3]

A new passenger terminal was constructed as part of aviation infrastructure development in Saudi Arabia to replace the existing facilities. The terminal was inaugurated on 25 February 2026, after which all operations were transferred to the new facility.[4]

Al-Jouf Airport old terminal in 2017

The redevelopment increased the airport’s annual passenger capacity to approximately 1.6 million, compared with about 175,000 previously.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines offering scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah
Air Cairo Assiut,[6] Cairo,[7] Sohag[8]
Flydubai Dubai–International
Flynas Riyadh[9]
Jazeera Airways Kuwait City[10]
Nesma Airlines Cairo[11]
Nile Air Cairo, Sohag
Saudia Jeddah,[12] Riyadh[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport information for OESK[link removed] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ "Airport information for AJF". DAFIF. October 2006 – via Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ "Al-Jouf International Airport". SaudiPedia. Saudi Research and Media Group. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Saudi Arabia Inaugurates New Al-Jouf International Airport". Aviation Week Network. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "New Al-Jouf International Airport begins operations with 1.6 million passenger capacity". Saudi Gazette. 25 February 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Air Cairo Expands Assiut Network in 3Q25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Air Cairo NW24 Saudi Arabia Network Expansion". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "AIR CAIRO NW24 SOHAG NETWORK EXPANSION". aeroroutes.com. 27 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "flynas Adds New Riyadh Routes from Mar 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "JAZEERA AIRWAYS NETWORK EXPANSION FROM LATE-DEC 2022". Aeroroutes. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Nesma Airlines continues Hail service expansion in Dec 2016". airlineroute.
  12. ↑ "Jeddah, Saudi Arabia JED". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 597–600. August 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  13. ↑ "Riyadh, Saudi Arabia RUH". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (2). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1091–1094. August 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.


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