Red Sea International Airport (IATA: RSI, ICAO: OERS) (Arabic: مطار البحر الأحمر الدولي) is an international airport in Hanak, Tabuk in northwestern Saudi Arabia serving the tourism megaproject in development The Red Sea Project. Designed by British architects Foster Partners, the airport began operations on September 21, 2023, and is expected to service one million passengers in 2030.[2][3]
Red Sea International Airport مطار البحر الأحمر Maṭār al-Bāḥr al-Aḥmār al-Duwalī | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Red Sea Global | ||||||||||
| Serves | The Red Sea Project | ||||||||||
| Location | Hanak, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia | ||||||||||
| Opened | 21 September 2023 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°37′49″N 37°4′42″E / 25.63028°N 37.07833°E | ||||||||||
| Website | RSI on Red Sea Global | ||||||||||
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Background
editThe airport is purposely situated 20 km from the coastal lagoons and islands that are also in development as part of The Red Sea Project. The airport will be able to serve amphibious seaplanes with a dedicated water runway.[4]
History
editOn 20 and 21 July 2022, the first flight tests were carried out at the airport.[5]
On 21 September 2023, Saudia launched the first regular service between King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Red Sea International, operating twice weekly on Thursdays and Saturdays.[6]
On 18 April 2024, Red Sea International Airport welcomed its first international flight from Dubai International Airport via flydubai.[7]
Airlines and destinations
editPassenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Flydubai | Dubai–International[8] |
| Saudia | Jeddah,[9] Riyadh[9] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Red Sea Global [@RedSeaGlobal] (3 June 2014). "We're delighted to announce that our Red Sea International Airport has been officially registered with @IATA with the location indicator RSI - the code you will find on your future air tickets. Thanks to @Saudi_Airlines for assisting us with this process!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Ravenscroft, Tom (26 February 2021). "Construction begins on Foster Partners' Red Sea International Airport in Saudi Arabia". Dezeen. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Radwan, Rawan (11 February 2021). "Red Sea Project set to secure new financing, launch off-plan sales: CEO". Arab News. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Godinho, Varun (21 September 2022). "John Pagano details the development plans for the Red Sea Project in Saudi Arabia". Business Trveller. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Mahdi, Wael (31 July 2022). "'Send my bags to the resort please': Welcome to TRSDC's new airport". Arab News. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Saunders, Eddie (21 September 2023). "Red Sea Global celebrates first flight to new airport". Airlinergs. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "FlyDubai to service Red Sea airport, marks first intl. flight to Saudi destination". Al Arabiya. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Corder, Josh (29 March 2024). "Flydubai Launches Flights to Saudi's The Red Sea – $850 Round Trip". Skift. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim. "Saudia Inaugurates Red Sea International Airport Service in late-Sep 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
edit- Red Sea International Airport page on Red Sea Global Website (in Arabic and English)
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