Saudi Aramco's Boeing 737 visits Dammam the week Ras Tanura loadings resume

Saudi Aramco's Boeing 737-8AL, tail number N801XA, was tracked departing King Fahd International Airport (OEDF) in Dammam on July 1 at 02:09 UTC and returning to the same airport at 09:02 UTC, a six-hour-and-53-minute flight that appears to have been a domestic circuit over the Kingdom. The aircraft, operated by Mukamalah (rebranded Aloula Aviation), reached a max ground speed of 459 knots and a cruising altitude of 33,000 feet.

If Saudi Aramco was aboard, the timing would align with a significant operational milestone at the company's Ras Tanura terminal. Per [cryptobriefing.com](https://cryptobriefing.com/saudi-aramco-ras-tanura-oil-loading-resumes/), crude oil loading resumed at Ras Tanura around June 25, ending a nearly four-month shutdown that began March 2 after debris from intercepted projectiles sparked a fire at the adjacent refinery. The restart comes as the East-West pipeline has been operating at maximum capacity of 7 million barrels per day to reroute exports during the Strait of Hormuz closure, as reported by [thenationalnews.com](https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/2026/05/10/saudi-aramco-posts-q1-profit-rise-as-east-west-pipeline-mitigates-impact-of-hormuz-closure/).

Recent flight data shows Saudi Aramco's fleet making multiple hops between Dammam, Riyadh, and other domestic points in the days prior, consistent with the company's elevated tempo after its first-quarter net profit rose 25% to $32 billion. The Dammam hub, home to the company's general aviation terminal, remains the central node for shuttling executives to key infrastructure sites as the company navigates post-conflict supply normalization.