Tanajib Airport
Encyclopedia
Tanajib Airport is a small airport located in the oil complex of Tanajib
in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
. The airport is 4 km away from the Persian Gulf
and occupies an area of 3 km².
), as logistic support for the remote complex. Nowadays, it serves both Tanajib and the nearby Safaniya. It was also utilized during operation Desert storm in 1991.
support. There are 6 parking/gates for medium-sized airplanes, many helipad
s can be found in the airport.
Tanajib
Tanajib is an oil complex owned by the Saudi Arabian Oil Company , located on the Persian Gulf, about 200 km north of Dammam in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia...
in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. The airport is 4 km away from the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula.The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers...
and occupies an area of 3 km².
Overview
The airport was built and being operated by the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi AramcoSaudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco , officially the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia.Saudi Aramco is the world's largest and most valuable privately-held company, with estimates of its value in 2011 to be $7 trillion USD.Saudi Aramco has both the largest proven crude oil reserves,...
), as logistic support for the remote complex. Nowadays, it serves both Tanajib and the nearby Safaniya. It was also utilized during operation Desert storm in 1991.
Facilities
The airport has one runway, 2,440 meters long and 30 meters wide, with lights and ILSInstrument Landing System
An instrument landing system is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during instrument...
support. There are 6 parking/gates for medium-sized airplanes, many helipad
Helipad
Helipad is a common abbreviation for helicopter landing pad, a landing area for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can safely...
s can be found in the airport.