Drone / missile attack

Airport / Air Base

Najran Airport — attack causes damage

5 October 2026 · Monday evening

Najran, Saudi Arabia

17.6114, 44.4192

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What happened

Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said Najran Airport and King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport in Jazan were hit in two attacks on Monday evening, causing material damage and three minor injuries across the two sites. The authority said the injured were taken to hospital and specialist teams were assessing damage. It did not allocate the casualties between the airports, identify the weapons or name the attacker. The confirmation followed a Houthi announcement claiming missile-and-drone attacks against Saudi airports and other sites, so Houthi responsibility remains an attributed claim rather than a finding in the civil-aviation statement. No timestamped public security-warning or all-clear notice corresponding to this attack was located; Saudi Arabia does not provide a complete public alert archive, so that absence does not establish that no alert was issued. This record is distinct from earlier unconfirmed Houthi claims involving Najran Airport and does not infer fuel-facility damage, a prolonged closure or a precise impact point.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.

Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Infrastructure
Airport / Air Base
Weather context
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Latitude
17.6114°
Longitude
44.4192°

Attribution

Claimed by Yemen’s Houthis🇾🇪

The Houthi target announcement preceded Saudi confirmation of damage at Najran and Jazan airports. Saudi civil-aviation authorities did not identify the attacker or weapon in the reviewed statement.

Sources

  1. Saudi Arabia says two airports were hit in renewed fighting with HouthisAssociated Press, citing Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation · Incident reporting