Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport

Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport — Madinah's airport, 15 km north-east of the city, used by many pilgrims to arrive or depart.

• Where: about 14.3 km from Masjid an-Nabawi in a straight line, on its north-east side (24.55362, 39.71613)
• City: Madinah

History

The present terminal opened on 2 July 2015 (trial operation from April 2015), built by TAV Airports with Al Rajhi and Saudi Oger under Saudi Arabia's first airport public-private partnership. Its 156,940 m² main hall stands on steel "palm tree" columns on a 27 m grid, 18 m high inside, and it was the first airport terminal in the Middle East and North Africa to earn LEED Gold. A long pier holds 18 gates with 31 boarding bridges; six tensile-fabric pavilions beside the terminal shelter pilgrim groups at Hajj peaks. An expansion with a new domestic terminal is under way.

What to do there

• Taxis and ride-hailing pick up at the kerb under the palm-column canopy; Madinah Bus 400 stops beside it.
• Explore the terminal, every gate and the Hajj pavilions in 3D before you fly: Places → Madinah Airport in 3D.
• Arriving in Madinah first, you put on ihram later at Dhul Hulayfah (Abyar Ali) on the way to Makkah.

Tips for pilgrims

• The airport is small and calm compared with Jeddah; immigration takes longer when several Umrah flights land together.

Nearby places

• Haramain Railway Station — 9.0 km away
• Mount Uhud — 9.8 km away
• Martyrs of Uhud (Sayyid ash-Shuhada) — 11.9 km away
• Archers' Hill (Jabal ar-Rumah) — 12.0 km away

Sources

• Tibah Airports
• Airport Technology (new terminal figures)
• Scott Brownrigg (palm-tree columns, 27 m grid)
• Passenger Terminal Today (Hajj pavilions, 18 contact stands)

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Text by the UmrahMap content team from the sources listed; updated 2026-10-28. This text is still being reviewed by scholars. Visiting rules and opening hours can change — check locally.

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