Medal - Inauguration of King Abdulaziz International Airport and Hajj Terminal Happy Trip

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Airport terminal scene

Lettering:
مبنى الحج
رحلة سعيدة
HAJ TERMINAL

Translation:
Haj Terminal
Happy Trip

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King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) (Arabic: مطار الملك عبدالعزيز الدولي‎‎) (IATA: JED, ICAO: OEJN) is an aviation facility located 19 km to the north of Jeddah. Named after King Abdulaziz Al Saud and inaugurated in 1981, the airport is the busiest airport of Saudi Arabia and is third largest airport in the kingdom. The airport is known for its Hajj terminal, which is specially built for Islamic pilgrims going to Mecca annually and can handle 80,000 passengers at the same time.