Dhahran International Airport
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| Dhahran International Airport | |||
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| IATA: DHA - ICAO: OEDR | |||
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| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | Ministry of Defence and Aviation | ||
| Serves | Dhahran | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 84 ft (26 m) | ||
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| 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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