Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED) Information

Where is Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport?  

The burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, Medina is the second holiest city in Islam after Mecca.

Similarly to Mecca, entrance to the sacred core of Medina (but not the entire city) is restricted to Muslims only; non-Muslims are permitted neither to enter nor cross through the city centre.

Medina International Airport (IATA: MED, ICAO: OEMA), officially Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport, also known as Prince Mohammad Airport,  Mohammed Airport, Madinah Airport, Medinah Airport, or simply Medina Airport, is located in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The airport is named to honour Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Pilgrims for the annual Hajj ritual in Mecca can enter Saudi Arabia through this airport or through Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (MED) only.

The fourth busiest airport in Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport serves about 1.6 million passengers a year, a quarter of these Hajj charter passengers.

Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport is a hub for Saudi Airlines. Other airlines that fly to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport include Air Arabia, EgyptAir, Emirates, Etihad Airways, flydubai, Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Nas Air, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Falcon, Royal Jordanian and Turkish Airlines.

Cities with flights to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport include Abu Dhabi, Alexandria, Amman, Bahrain, Cairo, Casablanca, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Fez, Istanbul, Jakarta, Jeddah, Karachi, Kuwait, Lahore, Marrakech, Mumbai, Muscat, Kuala Lumpur, Riyadh, Shiraz and Tehran.

Cities with Hajj flights to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport include Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Milan, Penang, Rabat and Rome.

Your best bet for a Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport transfer is a taxi, or a hotel shuttle. There are no other options.

Non-Muslims are strictly prohibited from entering the sacred Central Medina city core. The penalty is deportation from the country. Documentation will be checked upon entry and anyone not showing proof of being Muslim will be denied entry. However, many parts of the city, notably the outksirts and the Medina Airport, are open to all.