# Al-Jawf International Airport (AJF / OESK)

**Al-Jawf International Airport** (IATA: AJF, ICAO: OESK) is a large airport in Al-Jawf, Al Jawf Region, Saudi Arabia. It opened on 25 Feb 1974. It has one runway, 3,661 m (12,011 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 393 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oesk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AJF / OESK
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Al-Jawf, Al Jawf Region, Saudi Arabia
- Opened: 25 Feb 1974 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 689 m / 2,261 ft
- Coordinates: 29.7833, 40.1009
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,661 m / 12,011 ft
- Passengers: 393,456 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Riyadh
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jouf_International_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875755
- Weather station: OESK · WMO 40361
- Ident: OESK

## Timeline

- 25 Feb 1974: Al-Jawf International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 3,661 m / 12,011 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 100° / 280° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 280,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 309,000 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 327,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 331,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 343,000 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 451,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 571,528 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 606,233 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 594,341 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 595,343 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 263,150 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 393,456 | Wikidata |

## Routes

8 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 764 km / 475 mi · Jazeera Airways
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 839 km / 521 mi · Air Cairo, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 844 km / 524 mi · Flynas, Saudia
- [HMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesg.md) Suhaj International Airport · Egypt · 905 km / 562 mi · Air Cairo, Nile Air
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 906 km / 563 mi · Saudia
- [ATZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heat.md) Asyut International Airport · Egypt · 939 km / 583 mi · Air Cairo
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,586 km / 985 mi · flydubai
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,597 km / 992 mi · Air Arabia

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AJF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (8)

- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 3
- NP [Nile Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nile-air) · 2
- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 2
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 1
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1
- NE [Nesma Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nesma-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 393K (2021) | #1,220 of 3,974 | #50 in Middle East | #12 in SA |
| Longest runway | 3,661 m / 12,011 ft | =302 of 29,858 | #57 in Middle East | #14 in SA |
| Elevation | 689 m / 2,261 ft | #7,760 of 43,403 | #157 in Middle East | #19 in SA |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =48 in Middle East | =9 in SA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =12 in SA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.800 |
| EMR | CRASH SVC | 133.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.900 |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 mi.

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Al-Jouf International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Jouf_International_Airport&oldid=1371388657), revision of 26 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oesk/data