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King Fahd International Airport

ICAO OEDF26.4691°N 49.7982°E22 m / 72 ftLarge airport
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King Fahd International Airport (IATA: DMM, ICAO: OEDF) is a large airport in Ad Dammam, Ash Sharqiyah Region, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 1999. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 m (13,124 ft). It is operated by General Authority of Civil Aviation. In 2021 it handled 6.0 million passengers.

Timeline

1 event · 1999–1999
1999
OpenedKing Fahd International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
مطار الملك فهد الدوليRoyal TerminalAramco Departure Terminal
16R/34L165° / 345° · LIT
LENGTH4,000 m13,124 ftWIDTH60 m197 ftSURFACEAsphalt
16L/34R165° / 345° · LIT
LENGTH4,000 m13,124 ftWIDTH60 m197 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Passengers per year

2010–2021
4.8M
5.5M
6.4M
7.3M
8.2M
9.4M
9.7M
10.1M
10.5M
11.2M
4.2M
6.0M
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Routes

38 destinations · 19 countries
2,500 km5,000 km7,500 km2,500 mi5,000 miBAH · Bahrain International Airport · 87 km / 54 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 225 km / 140 miRUH · King Khalid International Airport · 353 km / 219 miKWI · Kuwait International Airport · 355 km / 221 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 537 km / 334 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 574 km / 357 miSHJ · Sharjah International Airport · 586 km / 364 miMCT · Muscat International Airport · 912 km / 567 miJED · King Abdulaziz International Airport · 1,204 km / 748 miYNB · Prince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz International Airport · 1,207 km / 750 miRSI · Red Sea International Airport · 1,273 km / 791 miTUU · Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport · 1,317 km / 818 miMHD · Mashhad International Airport · 1,431 km / 889 miAMM · Queen Alia International Airport · 1,461 km / 908 miDAM · Damascus International Airport · 1,493 km / 928 miGYD · Heydar Aliyev International Airport · 1,557 km / 967 miKHI · Jinnah International Airport · 1,747 km / 1,086 miCAI · Cairo International Airport · 1,844 km / 1,146 miATZ · Asyut International Airport · 1,865 km / 1,159 miHBE · Alexandria International Airport · 2,019 km / 1,255 miADD · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · 2,264 km / 1,407 miISB · Islamabad International Airport · 2,347 km / 1,458 miLHE · Allama Iqbal International Airport · 2,452 km / 1,524 miSAW · Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · 2,472 km / 1,536 miBOM · Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · 2,499 km / 1,553 miDEL · Indira Gandhi International Airport · 2,696 km / 1,675 miLKO · Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport · 3,083 km / 1,916 miCNN · Kannur International Airport · 3,140 km / 1,951 miBLR · Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · 3,260 km / 2,026 miVGA · Vijayawada International Airport · 3,382 km / 2,101 miTRZ · Tiruchirappalli International Airport · 3,498 km / 2,174 miMAA · Chennai International Airport · 3,501 km / 2,175 miKTM · Tribhuvan International Airport · 3,511 km / 2,182 miFRA · Frankfurt Main Airport · 4,368 km / 2,714 miPKX · Beijing Daxing International Airport · 6,239 km / 3,877 miMNL · Ninoy Aquino International Airport · 7,451 km / 4,630 miSLL · Salalah International Airport · 1,138 km / 707 miTZX · Trabzon International Airport · 1,859 km / 1,155 miMNLPKXFRAKTMMAAVGADELBOMSAWISBADDHBEATZTZXKHIGYDDAMMHDYNBSLLMCTKWIRUHTRZCNNLKOLHEAMMTUUJEDAUHBLRCAIRSISHJDOHBAHDMM
Year-round36
BAHBahrain International AirportBahrain · Gulf Air87 km54 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways225 km140 miRUHKing Khalid International AirportSaudi Arabia · Saudia353 km219 miKWIKuwait International AirportKuwait · Jazeera Airways355 km221 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Etihad Airways537 km334 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · flydubai, Emirates574 km357 miSHJSharjah International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Air Arabia586 km364 miMCTMuscat International AirportOman · SalamAir912 km567 miJEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · Saudia1,204 km748 miYNBPrince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · flyadeal1,207 km750 miRSIRed Sea International AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas1,273 km791 miTUUPrince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · flyadeal1,317 km818 miMHDMashhad International AirportIran · Iran Air1,431 km889 miAMMQueen Alia International AirportJordan · Royal Jordanian1,461 km908 miDAMDamascus International AirportSyria · Flynas1,493 km928 miGYDHeydar Aliyev International AirportAzerbaijan · Flynas, Azerbaijan Airlines1,557 km967 miKHIJinnah International AirportPakistan · flyadeal1,747 km1,086 miCAICairo International AirportEgypt · Nesma Airlines, EgyptAir, Air Arabia1,844 km1,146 miATZAsyut International AirportEgypt · Air Cairo1,865 km1,159 miHBEAlexandria International AirportEgypt · EgyptAir, Air Arabia2,019 km1,255 miADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportEthiopia · Ethiopian Airlines2,264 km1,407 miISBIslamabad International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah2,347 km1,458 miLHEAllama Iqbal International AirportPakistan · airblue2,452 km1,524 miSAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportTürkiye · Pegasus Airlines2,472 km1,536 miBOMChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportIndia · Air India Express, Air India2,499 km1,553 miDELIndira Gandhi International AirportIndia · Air India Express2,696 km1,675 miLKOChaudhary Charan Singh International AirportIndia · IndiGo, Flynas3,083 km1,916 miCNNKannur International AirportIndia · Air India Express3,140 km1,951 miBLRKempegowda International Airport BengaluruIndia · Air India Express3,260 km2,026 miVGAVijayawada International AirportIndia · Jazeera Airways3,382 km2,101 miTRZTiruchirappalli International AirportIndia · Air India Express3,498 km2,174 miMAAChennai International AirportIndia · Air India Express3,501 km2,175 miKTMTribhuvan International AirportNepal · Himalaya Airlines3,511 km2,182 miFRAFrankfurt Main AirportGermany · Lufthansa4,368 km2,714 miPKXBeijing Daxing International AirportChina · Saudia6,239 km3,877 miMNLNinoy Aquino International AirportPhilippines · Kuwait Airways7,451 km4,630 mi
Most destinationsAir India Express 6Flynas 4Saudia 3Air Arabia 3flyadeal 3Jazeera Airways 2

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from DMM. Dashed: seasonal or charter. From the Wikipedia article “King Fahd International Airport” (revision of 14 Aug 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers6.0M (2021)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#303of 3,974 · #18 Middle East · #4 SALongest runway4,000 m13,124 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=102of 29,823 · =26 Middle East · =4 SAElevation22 m72 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=38,019of 43,341 · =373 Middle East · #65 SAAgeOpened 19992026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=11,036of 15,079 · =87 Middle East · #20 SARunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =13 Middle East · =2 SA
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

6 channels
A/DDAMMAM ARR/DEP125.000
APPDAMMAM APP126.300
GNDWest121.750
TWRTWR124.350
ATIS128.050
GNDEast121.650