King Abdulaziz International Airport guide

King Abdulaziz International Airport lies 19 kilometres north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's second-largest city on the Red Sea coast. It is the busiest airport in Saudi Arabia and the main air entry point for pilgrims travelling to Mecca, roughly 70 kilometres inland to the east, and Medina further north.

Terminal 1 opened in 2019 and replaced the airport's original South Terminal, which had operated since 1981. Saudia moved its full domestic and international operations into the new terminal, followed by Etihad Airways as the first foreign carrier to relocate there. The North Terminal continues to host most other non-Saudi airlines. A branch line of the Haramain High Speed Railway runs directly into Terminal 1, connecting arriving passengers to Mecca and Medina by train.

The airport's Hajj Terminal, built separately to handle the seasonal surge of pilgrims during the annual Hajj, is known for its tent-like roof of Teflon-coated fiberglass modules designed by Fazlur Rahman Khan. The design won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983.