Dhahran International Airport

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Dhahran International Airport
IATA: DHA - ICAO: OEDR
Summary
Airport type Military
Operator Ministry of Defence and Aviation
Serves Dhahran
Elevation AMSL 84 ft (26 m)
Coordinates 26°15′55″N, 50°09′07″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16R/34L 12,008 3,660 Asphalt
16L/34R 11,811 3,600 Asphalt

Dhahran International Airport (IATA: DHA, ICAO: OEDR) in Dhahran serves the Ash Sharqiyah Province (Eastern Province) in Saudi Arabia. It is one of the architectural works of Minoru Yamasaki, and was completed in 1961.

The architecture is a blending of traditional islamic forms with modern technology, for example the flight control tower has the appearance of a minaret. Images of the terminal have been used on Saudi banknotes. The terminal is viewed as having influenced the design of a number of important buildings throughout the Middle East.[citation needed]

After opening King Fahd International Airport near Dammam, Dhahran Air Terminal has been shifted to a major Royal Saudi Air Force base and is now called King Abdulaziz Air Base.


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