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Kandara Airport was an airport located within Jeddah. It was the original airport serving the cities Jeddah and Meccah in Saudi Arabia before the construction of King Abdulaziz International Airport. The airport handled Haji traffic alongside regular scheduled flights.

Reason For Closure
Kandara Airport was located in the neighborhood of Kandara, close to the city center. The proximity to the city center limited the airport’s ability to expand infrastructure. Due to the airport’s deficient capacity, it experienced heavy congestion during Haji seasons peaking 600 aircraft movements per day.

History
In 1946, Saudia was set up as an agency of the Ministry of Defense in Kandara Airport.

In 1958, the airport served as the headquarters for the Royal Saudi Air Force.

In 1971, Kandara Airport was fitted with a new runway parallel to the pre-existing NW - SE runway.

In May 1981, the completion of King Abdulaziz International Airport led to the closure of Kandara Airport. The site of the former airport was later redeveloped for housing.

Layout
Before the 1960s, the airfield originally had two asphalt runways NW/SE 10,000 feet long and 150 feet wide (1048 and 46 m) E/W 6,000 feet long and 150 feet wide (1828 and 46 m).