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Hello, I am debating whether should I change the name for the former Kandara Airport into Jeddah Airport, or keep it the same. The term “Kandara Airport” was probably coined by the former airport’s location to the area, and that people didn’t want to confuse it with the newer King Abdulaziz International Airport (nicknamed Jeddah Airport). And also, before 1981 when the new one was built, the former one was officially named Jeddah Airport according to historical documents and videos. If I changed it, it would have been more historically accurate. Any thoughts? Bollardant (talk) 15:24, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Bollardant: the name of the article should reflect what reliable English language sources call the subject or if there are no English language sources, what reliable foreign language sources call it. I have found two articles on other Wikipedias that seem to be about the same airport, so the Wikidata items should probably be merged
A few Saudi Arabian news articles name it Abbas Ibn Firnas Airport, while others name it Jeddah Airport or Old Jeddah Airport. I am still looking for sources that say that Kandara Airport was officially named Abbas Ibn Firnas Airport. Bollardant (talk) 02:06, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I’ve found an official map from 1970 that shows Jeddah and the airport. It was officially named Jiddah International Airport (now known as Jeddah). Abbas Ibn Firmas Airport may have been locally known as a nickname for the airport. Bollardant (talk) 04:04, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
