Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz İnternational Airport Profile

MED
PRINCE
MOHAMMAD BIN ABDULAZIZ
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
MADINAH’S
BACKGROUND
Madinah, with a population exceeding a million, is located in
Western Saudi Arabia. It is the second holiest city in Islam after
Mecca and the first capital of Islam. The city, hosting the tomb
of Prophet Muhammad, is an important destination for religious
tourism and attracts a large number of pilgrims each year.
Operator of 14 airports worldwide, TAV Airports started its
operations at Madinah’s Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz
International Airport (MED) in June 2012.
MADINAH IS
A HOLY
GATEWAY
Madinah is also known as Madinah An-Nabi (City of the Prophet)
or Madinah Al-Munawwarah (The Enlightened City). Madinah
is home to the three of the oldest mosques in Islam: Al-Masjid
al-Nabawi, Quba Mosque and Masjid al-Qiblatain. Al Masjid
an-Nabawi is also known as the Mosque of the Prophet and is
home to the tomb of Prophet Muhammad. The city is historically
significant for being the home of Prophet Muhammad after
the migration of Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to
Madinah in 622 CE.
Madinah has a great religious importance in Islam and is popular
as a pilgrim destination. The mosques in the city are visited by
millions of pilgrims during the Hajj and Umrah seasons every
year.
MADINAH HAS
A BRAND NEW
AIRPORT
As a part of Tibah Consortium (a joint Venture of TAV, Saudi
Oger and Al Rajhi), TAV built a brand new airport for Madinah
city. The new terminal has an initial capacity to serve 8 million
annual passengers. With its state of the art design, 150,000 m2
terminal area, efficient operations and the latest technologies
applied, the new terminal building will overcome the operational
bottlenecks at Madinah Airport.
Extension of the runway, construction of new taxiways, upgrading
of the fueling and the lighting system and construction of a
number of ancillary buildings such as administrative building,
VIP Terminal and power stations were also a part of the new
Madinah Airport project. The construction work is completed in
early 2015.
New Terminal Building Facts and Figures
Design Capacity
Terminal Area
8,000,000 Ppa
150,000 m2
Check-in Desks
64
Baggage Claim
10
Boarding Bridges
31
Runway (Code F)
4,335 m x 60 m
MADINAH IS
AN EMERGING
MARKET
Apart from airport expansion project, Saudi Arabian Government
has initiated and planned many other new development projects
in Madinah to attract more visitors to the city. New projects
such as capacity expansion of the Holy Mosque to accommodate
a greater number of worshippers at peak times as well as
the construction of a high Speed Railway between Madinah
and Mecca will increase the economic activity, develop the
infrastructure in the city and provide easy access to holy places
by the vast number of pilgrims.
Knowledge Economic City
One of the most notable development projects taking place in
Madinah is the Knowledge Economic City (KEC). KEC is a mega
project to position Madinah as the center of Islamic knowledge,
global knowledge and culture. Schools, colleges, business
centers and residences will be built in an area of 4.8 million m2.
KEC will be an educational, commercial and cultural center to
boost the economy of the city and will take place among the
unique assets of Madinah.
MED HAS
A GROWING
TRAFFIC
MED showed a tremendous growth in 2014, reaching 5.7 million
passengers and 22% traffic growth rate. Two digit passenger
growth figures are expected in 2015 as well.
Madinah Airport (MED) Passenger Statistics
Year
Passengers (in thousands)
2010
3,224
2011
3,549
2012
4,588
2013
4,669
2014
5,703
With its new terminal building MED will meet the growing
traffic demand while providing a higher service quality to its
passengers and airlines.
Despite the growing traffic, MED is capable of providing fast and
efficient airport services with its current facilities as well. About
75% of flights are on time in MED, which is a significant statistic
when the Hajj and Umrah peaks are taken in to consideration.
MED IS
OPERATED BY
EXPERIENCED
MANAGEMENT
WITH REGIONAL
KNOW-HOW
TAV Airports has been operating Madinah Airport since June
2012. Having established itself as an international brand with its
ever increasing business volume and successful projects in the
three continents, TAV Airports serves more than 740 thousand
flights by 300 airline companies and 95 million passengers each
year. TAV Airports is the leader in airport operations in Turkey,
and is becoming a leading operator in the Middle East North
Africa (MENA) region.
TAV deploys an expert management team in charge of
operations in Madinah Airport, ensuring quality airport service
in compliance with international standards, considering the
needs of the business & religious tourism-centric traffic.
Construction and Operation
Construction Only
Airport Commercial Operations
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MADINAH
PRESENTS
POINT OF CONTACT
You will never be ignored or left confused in search of answers
for your operational needs. Madinah Airport’s (MED) marketing
team is fully responsible for ensuring communication and
cooperation with you.
MED’s route development contact:
[email protected]
/TAV airports
02.2015
madinahairport.com